This week's jobs report will be delayed by government shutdown

The Department of Labor won't contented its study connected U.S. hiring successful January connected Friday arsenic planned due to the fact that of the partial authorities shutdown.

"The Employment Situation merchandise for January 2026 volition not beryllium released arsenic scheduled connected Friday, February 6, 2026. The merchandise volition beryllium rescheduled upon the resumption of authorities funding," a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the portion that compiles the monthly unemployment report, told CBS News successful an email. 

The disruption successful jobs information comes amid questions astir the spot of the labour market, with ample corporations specified arsenic Amazon and UPS announcing major occupation cuts successful caller weeks. 

At the aforesaid time, the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark involvement complaint steady astatine its gathering past month, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell citing an betterment successful the unemployment complaint and a pickup successful economical growth. 

The interruption successful hiring figures follows major delays successful authoritative national economical information past fall, erstwhile a 43-day shutdown pushed backmost releases of the monthly Consumer Price Index and labour marketplace reports.

— This is breaking quality and volition beryllium updated.

Edited by Alain Sherter

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