Government Shutdown Chaos: Here’s When to Expect Your Delayed Economic Data
Brace for impact—Washington's gridlock just froze your economic compass.
No CPI? No jobs report? Markets flying blind while politicians play chicken. Here's the damage timeline.
• Inflation data: MIA until 2026 (but hey, who's counting?)
• Retail sales: Lost in bureaucratic limbo
• GDP revisions: Pencils down until further notice
Pro tip: When traditional data fails, decentralized oracles keep working. Just saying.
Closing thought: Maybe if lawmakers got paid in volatile tokens, they'd fix this faster.
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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that it WOULD release September’s jobs report on November 20 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The report, which includes nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate, was originally scheduled for release on October 3.
Economic Reports Stall as Shutdown Disruptions Drag On
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Friday that October’s jobs report, excluding the unemployment rate, will still be released. He didn’t immediately provide a timetable.
It remains unknown when the BLS will release October’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), which it had originally scheduled for November 13. CPI last tallied at 3.0% year-over-year in September. The status of jobless claims during the shutdown, which the Department of Labor usually releases every Thursday, is still up in the air as well, with the next release scheduled for November 20.
