{"id":120847,"date":"2025-11-13T19:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=120847"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:01:54","slug":"after-shutdown-ends-economists-urge-u-s-labor-department-to-fast-track-key-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/after-shutdown-ends-economists-urge-u-s-labor-department-to-fast-track-key-data\/11\/13\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"After Shutdown Ends, Economists Urge U.S. Labor Department to Fast-Track Key Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>With the U.S. government officially reopening after the House voted to end the longest shutdown in the nation\u2019s history, economists are urging the Department of Labor to immediately prioritize the release of November\u2019s employment and inflation data. The move is seen as crucial to give the Federal Reserve the up-to-date information it needs ahead of its December policy meeting.<br \/><br \/>The shutdown, which lasted more than six weeks, had paralyzed key federal statistical agencies \u2014 including the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The freeze on data collection and publication left policymakers, investors, and businesses operating in the dark, relying on private estimates to gauge the state of the economy.<br \/><br \/>Only September\u2019s Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released before the government closed on October 1. The delay created significant data gaps, and while September\u2019s remaining reports are expected to be published in the coming days, the White House has confirmed that October\u2019s jobs and inflation data may never be released due to the suspension of on-the-ground data collection.<br \/><br \/>Economists argue that the November figures should now take top priority to help the Federal Reserve form a clear view of the economy. \u201cFrom a monetary policy perspective, you want the November data first,\u201d explained one U.S. economist. \u201cReleasing it in sequence would only delay vital insights needed for the Fed\u2019s decisions.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Federal Reserve officials have already warned that future interest rate moves depend heavily on new data. With inflation cooling but growth uneven, accurate and timely statistics are essential for determining whether another rate adjustment will be made at the December 9\u201310 meeting.<br \/><br \/>Releasing the backlogged reports, however, will not be easy. Compared to the 2013 shutdown, this one poses greater challenges. The BLS has lost nearly 25% of its staff since February, and a third of its leadership positions remain unfilled \u2014 factors that could delay recovery and reporting timelines.<br \/><br \/>October\u2019s data remains the most uncertain. Much of it relies on physical surveys \u2014 household interviews to calculate unemployment and in-person price checks for the CPI \u2014 that could not be completed during the shutdown. Experts warn this will leave October 2025 as a \u201cblind spot\u201d in America\u2019s economic record.<br \/><br \/>Some analysts believe the BLS may attempt to combine October and November surveys to salvage some of the missing information, but logistical and staffing issues make this a difficult task. Parts of the October CPI were never collected and may have to be skipped or estimated.<br \/><br \/>Despite these setbacks, early private indicators and state-level data suggest the labor market has remained stable since September. The unemployment rate stands near a four-year high of 4.3%, with strong performance in the technology and AI sectors offsetting weakness in traditional industries still burdened by tariffs and global trade tensions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the U.S. government officially reopening after the House voted to end the longest shutdown in the nation\u2019s history, economists are urging the Department of Labor to immediately prioritize the release of November\u2019s employment and inflation data. The move is seen as crucial to give the Federal Reserve the up-to-date information it needs ahead of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":109777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6827,49,37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-daily-economic-reports","category-economic-reports","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120860,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120847\/revisions\/120860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}