The September jobs report is delayed by the government shutdown - what was it expected to show?

The ongoing partial government shutdown prevented the Labor Department from releasing the anticipated September jobs report as scheduled on Friday, causing economic data watchers to turn their attention to alternative sources to gauge labor market conditions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' September jobs report was expected to show the economy added 50,000 jobs in September, according to economists polled by LSEG. That would continue the trend of soft jobs reports in recent months, with August's initial pr ...