October jobs report canceled, November release delayed, BLS says

The October jobs report has been canceled, and the November jobs report will be published late and after a crucial Fed meeting to consider interest rates.

The government's October jobs report, which was delayed by the federal shutdown, will not be published, removing a crucial data point at a time when a stagnant labor market and sticky inflation have raised fears of a broader economic slowdown.

The November jobs report, typically published on the first Friday of December, will be published but has been moved to Dec. 16, according to an updated Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule.

In addition to the November data, BLS will also publish some October jobs information that was collected from government and private industry payrolls — but, crucially, not from its traditional survey of individual households.

"Household survey data from the Current Population Survey could not be collected for the October 2025 reference period due to a lapse in appropriations," BLS said in a statement, and it is "not able to be retroactively collected."

Likewise, the "collection period for November 2025 data will be extended for both surveys, and extra processing time will be added.”