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January’s U.S. jobs report will be delayed as a partial federal government shutdown halts Labor Department operations.

A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Feb 2, 2026

January jobs report delayed by partial government shutdown

January’s U.S. jobs report will be delayed as a partial federal government shutdown halts Labor Department operations.

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