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Social Security Administration Reschedules 2026 COLA Announcement Amid Government Shutdown

The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment on 24th October when the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes inflation data for Q3.

International Business Times UK

How to measure the economy when the government isn't doing it

Companies and investors are scrambling for alternatives to the data put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Axios

The BLS is prepping a delayed inflation report

The data is crucial to figuring out the annual Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA.

Axios

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The Economy Doesn't Need Federal Jobs Data To Function

There are plenty of private alternatives to the employment report put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Reason

America's air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year

Air traffic controllers, expected to work without pay during the government shutdown, aren’t showing up to airports. It’s making the industry’s headcount problem even worse, with staffing down 50% in some areas.

Fortune

Moody's Chief Economist Says Not Having BLS Data Is 'A Serious Problem,' But Cites Private Data To Warn That Job Market Is 'Sputtering'

Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi declared the U.S. job market is “weak and getting weaker,” delivering his warning after piecing together an analysis from private-sector data.

Benzinga

America saw 'essentially no job growth' last month, warns Moody's, and any roles added were in three wealthy states

Moody’s warns U.S. job growth has stalled as the shutdown halts official labor data, forcing Wall Street and the Fed to rely on patchy private reports.

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The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economist says, while Trump looks to the future

“Our big year won’t be really next year—it’ll be the year after,” Trump told reporters recently.

Fortune

US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown

Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown, but Trump officials so far defy calls to publish it

The Guardian - US

Shutdown Blocks Jobs Data: Will The Fed Cut Rates In The Dark?

Interpreting economic data is challenging on a good day—harder still when crucial reports go missing.

Benzinga

Trump's push for executive control runs into a hurdle: economic independence

On Tuesday, the White House withdrew E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the BLS.

Axios

BLS Data Halts, But Chicago Fed Sees Steady 4.34% Unemployment: Private Sources Flag 'Low Fire, Low Hire' Holiday Risk

As the U.S. government shutdown suspends Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data releases, including the critical September jobs report scheduled for Friday, the Chicago Fed has stepped in with a final real-time forecast, predicting a steady unemployment rate of 4.34% for September 2025, based on 11 job market indicators.

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Presses Trump To Release Jobs Report Despite Shutdown

Warren's push comes despite a contingency plan from the Labor Department making clear that BLS would suspend both data collection and publication during a funding lapse.

International Business Times

CFOs must focus on agility in scenario planning amid government shutdown, says economist

Planning for resilience has become a strategy for survival.

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Benzinga

Recession Odds 'Not At 0%,' Says Economist As Small And Medium Businesses Drive Job Losses In ADP Report Amid BLS Shutdown

A surprisingly weak private-sector ADP Employment report, released during an ongoing government shutdown, has intensified fears of a looming economic downturn.

Kiplinger

2026 Social Security COLA Announcement Is Back on Track Despite Government Shutdown

BLS announces that the September CPI, a key inflation measure needed to determine the Social Security COLA, will be released on Sept. 24 despite the ongoing government shutdown.

The Guardian - US

Economists relieved as White House withdraws controversial pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump wanted EJ Antoni to head agency, but critics said he was too partisan and ‘exceedingly unqualified’

Axios

The shutdown is cutting off data you paid for

Some government data portals are currently inaccessible and not being updated.

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How Many Jobs Will the U.S. Economy Add in September?

Traders on the prediction market platform Kalshi now expect the U.S. economy to add 46,000 nonfarm payrolls in September.

Fortune

Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’

The big question moving forward is, how long will the shutdown last?

Benzinga

White House Abruptly Pulls Trump's Pick To Lead Bureau Of Labor Statistics

The White House reportedly withdrew conservative economist E.J. Antoni‘s nomination to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday.

Euronews

Trump pulls nomination to lead US Bureau of Labor Statistics

E.J. Antoni's nomination, announced in August, was an attempt by Trump to gain greater control over the federal agency responsible for producing key economic data.

Axios

White House withdraws E.J. Antoni nomination to lead BLS

Antoni was a favorite of MAGA stalwarts, but even conservative economists viewed him as unqualified and too partisan.

Fortune

Wall Street will be ruled by ‘rumor and pseudo-drama’ if government shutdown goes ahead, warns UBS

Wall Street braces for a U.S. government shutdown as payroll data stalls, leaving the Fed and investors flying blind on key economic signals.

Axios

A government shutdown could delay news of next Social Security raise

The BLS says it will stop all active data collection in the event of a shutdown.

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