BLS Will Delay the January Jobs Report Due to Shutdown

Published on 02/03/2026 at 01:14 pm EST

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Jennifer Lee, Senior Economist at BMO Capital Markets, discusses her US economic outlook as the Bureau of Labor Statistics says the January jobs report due out this Friday is being delayed because of the partial government shutdown.

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