Friday's Jobs Report Reportedly Delayed Amid Partial Government Shutdown

03:57 PM EST, 02/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't publish January's nonfarm payrolls report on Friday because of a partial federal government shutdown, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

A lapse in funding has disrupted certain government activities since the weekend.

"The employment situation release for January 2026 will not be released as scheduled on Friday," a BLS spokesperson reportedly said. "The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption of government funding."

The BLS didn't respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was working with House Speaker Mike Johnson to get the current funding deal -- which passed in the Senate last week -- through the House.

"There can be no changes at this time," Trump said in a social media post. "We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive shutdown that will hurt our country so badly."

The previous US federal government shutdown, which ended in November, lasted for a record 43 days and delayed several key economic reports.

The House was back in Washington Monday to consider a revised funding package to end the latest government stoppage, CBS News reported. The deadlock reportedly centers on Department of Homeland Security funding.

Votes on the final bills are expected on Tuesday, CBS reported.

The world's largest economy is expected to have added 67,000 nonfarm payrolls in January, up from a 50,000 increase reported for the previous month, according to a Bloomberg poll.

Last month, official data showed that nonfarm payrolls rose less than expected in December, while estimates for the prior two months were downgraded. The unemployment rate decreased to 4.4% in December from a downwardly revised 4.5% in November.

Last week, the Federal Reserve left its benchmark lending rate unchanged, citing signs of stabilization in the unemployment rate. The central bank delivered three straight 25-basis-point cuts last year amid concerns about the labor market.

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