Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownAs today is the first Friday of the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics would typically have published the previous month’s employment report at 8.30am ET sharp. But with the BLS shut amid the ongoing federal government shutdown and some 2,000 of its workers furloughed, September’s jobs figures won’t be released today and likely won’t be until the government reopens.Yesterday, Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter calling on the labor department to release the data despite the shutdown. “The BLS’ monthly jobs data is essential to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making process as it gets ready to meet this month to decide on interest rates that will impact every American household,” she wrote. Continue reading...
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