We won't get an October jobs report because of the government shutdown

Core Points - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will not release the October jobs report due to a lack of data collection during the government shutdown [1] - The collection period for November 2025 data will be extended, with the new release date set for December 16 instead of December 5 [2] - The Federal Reserve will lack timely jobs data before its last meeting of the year on December 9 and 10, as the last full jobs report was released in early September [3] - Following the BLS announcement, the prediction of a hold in the December Federal Reserve meeting increased from approximately 50% to 66% [4] - The BLS will not publish a separate Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for September, including that data in the October report scheduled for December 9 [4] - The government shutdown lasted for a record 43 days, affecting funding and operations across all agencies [4]