A government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025, halted the Bureau of Labor Statistics, delaying critical economic data including jobs, inflation, and wage reports.

A government shutdown beginning October 1, 2025, has halted the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ operations, threatening delays to the monthly jobs report and other key economic data like inflation and wage figures. The BLS suspended data collection, impacting reports crucial for assessing labor market conditions and guiding Federal Reserve policy. Delays could affect the timing of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and reduce fourth-quarter GDP by about 0.1 percentage points per week, costing roughly $7 billion annually.