Labor Department Cancels Release of Much-Anticipated October Jobs Report

Ahmad Austin Jr. Nov 19th, 2025, 1:05 pm

FILE – The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday that it will not publish a jobs report for the month of October.

On Wednesday afternoon, a revision was made on BLS’s website confirming that the employment situation data for October 2025 would not be released. The previously scheduled release date was November 7. In its statement, the BLS appeared to blame the government shutdown for the bureau’s inability to collect household data:

BLS will not publish an October 2025 Employment Situation news release. Esta

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