The shutdown-imposed data gap could be permanent

"The BLS has yet to confirm whether that is the case. The economic agency is expected to publish a revised schedule for economic releases soon, as are the Bureau of Economic Analysis (GDP, trade) and the Census Bureau (retail sales, housing starts and more). September jobs data should come relatively quickly - possibly as soon as next week - because that report was near completion before the agencies went dark."

"It's possible the BLS may simply release the payroll data that stems from a survey of businesses, the responses to which are often late (and subsequently used for revisions). But the same cannot be said for the household survey. This other component of the jobs report produces the unemployment rate, an indicator that private sector data often cannot estimate. What they're saying: "The household survey wasn't conducted in October, so we're going to get half the employment report," White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Thursday morning on Fox News"

The Bureau of Labor Statistics may not release October and November economic data due to the shutdown, leaving official statistics uncertain. The White House warned that missing October CPI and jobs releases could permanently impair the federal statistical system and hamper Fed decision-making. The BLS, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Census Bureau are expected to publish revised schedules for releases. September jobs data may be released soon because that report was near completion. Release of the October jobs report depends on whether the BLS can retroactively reconstruct missed household and business survey information. Payroll survey data might be available while household-survey-derived unemployment figures may be absent.

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