Group 1 - The White House warns that the government shutdown may prevent the release of October's Consumer Price Index (CPI) and employment data, leaving the Federal Reserve "in the dark" for decision-making [1][2] - The Labor Statistics Bureau's data collection and reporting functions are significantly impacted during the government shutdown, with the September employment report completed but delayed for release until after the shutdown [2] - The ongoing budget negotiations between the Democratic and Republican parties may lead to future government shutdowns, further complicating data availability for economic decision-making [1][2] Group 2 - To address the data gap caused by the shutdown, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has introduced weekly employment data; however, industry experts caution that private sector data cannot replace comprehensive government data [3]