A ‘help wanted’ advertisement is displayed in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2026, in New York City.
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The January jobs report delayed by the brief government shutdown will be released next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday.
The closely watched report now will come out Feb. 11, five days later than its original release date, according to a revised schedule.
In addition, the BLS will release the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on Thursday, after it originally had been scheduled for Tuesday.
There are other delays as well.
The consumer price index for January now will be released on Feb. 13, two days later than its original release date. A companion release, which computes real earnings, will be subject to the same delay.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect the nonfarm payrolls report to show a gain of 60,000 jobs for the month, following an increase of 50,000 in December. The report also is projected to show that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.4%.
Earlier Wednesday, payrolls processing firm ADP reported that companies added just 22,000 jobs in January.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/january-jobs-report-government-shutdown.html
