January 2026 Jobs Data Delayed as Government Shutdown Drags On
TL;DR
The January 2026 U.S. jobs report is postponed due to the federal government shutdown; the BLS says data collection is complete and the release will occur once funding resumes. The delay comes amid a funding stalemate over DHS/ICE, after 2025 saw only 584,000 jobs added versus 2 million in 2024.
- US jobs report delayed again amid government shutdown The Guardian
- Friday's jobs report will be delayed because of the partial government shutdown CNBC
- Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown AP News
- BLS Says It Will Delay January Jobs Report Due to Shutdown Bloomberg
- Jobs report postponed due to government shutdown Axios
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