Federal Government Shutdown Pauses Employment Reports

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PAUSES EMPLOYMENT REPORTS

October 16, 2025 3:40 a.m.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has suspended the monthly employment and unemployment reports for the nation, states and metropolitan areas as of October 1st, due to the federal government shutdown. A State of Oregon Employment Department release said in the meantime, OED has released the latest Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. State Employment Economist Gail Krumenauer said the most current QCEW data pro…

Federal government shutdown pauses employment reports

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suspended the monthly employment and unemployment reports for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas as of Oct. 1, 2025.

Government shutdown continues, congress remains deadlocked

The federal government remains in a partial shutdown more than two weeks after funding expired at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2025, with no breakthrough yet in congressional negotiations to reopen agencies.Roughly 750,000 federal employees continue to face furloughs or work without pay as lawmakers remain divided over spending levels and health care subsidies. The impasse has halted or slowed operations across multiple agencies, delaying economi…

Government shutdown continues: What’s happening with military paychecks

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is going to extraordinary — and likely illegal — measures to pay members of the US military as a federal The post Government shutdown continues: What’s happening with military paychecks appeared first on .

Dumming Down Data: Shutdown blacks out Oregon Employment Picture — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Oregon’s Sept. Employment Rate… who knows? Key indicator missing. From the Oregon Employment Department with additions by Tom Peterson:Salem, Ore., Oct. 15, 2025 — A federal government shutdown has left Oregon economists, business owners, and policymakers flying partially blind. With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suspending monthly employment reports as of Oct. 1, the state is now without its key measure of job growth and unemployment for…