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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.

Fortune

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.

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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.

Kiplinger

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’

The Guardian - US

The shutdown is cutting off data you paid for

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

Axios

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.

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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?

Fortune

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.

Benzinga

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.

Euronews

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.

Axios

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.

Fortune

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.

Axios

Alternative data suggest uneven inflation amid Trump’s numbers skepticism

With BLS figures under scrutiny, indices from Truflation, Zillow, Adobe and ISM show a more nuanced picture of prices

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Kiplinger

How to Invest for Rising Data Integrity Risk

Amid a broad assault on venerable institutions, President Trump has targeted agencies responsible for data critical to markets. How should investors respond?

Axios

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

The Independent UK

Former BLS chair breaks silence on being fired by Trump and going from unknown to ‘household name’

spoke out about her public firing in a talk for the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College

Benzinga

Trump's Fired BLS Chief Breaks Silence, Warns Of 'Dangerous Step' Of Politicizing Economic Data In First Public Remarks

Erika McEntarfer, the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Donald Trump fired in August, made her first public remarks on Tuesday, fiercely defending the integrity of the nation’s economic data and warning of the severe consequences of political interference.

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Your Nest Egg Might Last Longer Than You Think — Here’s What Retirement Projections Get Wrong

Here's a look at what most retirement projections get wrong, and how they can hurt your quality of life after you stop working.

Benzinga

Former Labor Bureau Chief Says 910,000 March Payroll Revision 'Unusually Big,' But Still 'Normal Procedure'

Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen defended the agency's recent payroll revision that shaved 910,000 jobs off its March estimate, describing it as “unusually big” but well within the bounds of standard practices at the bureau.

The Guardian - US

US inflation rises in August as firms pass Trump tariffs cost on to consumers

New CPI update shows prices increased 2.9% over the last year, but Wall Street optimistic Fed will cut interest rates

Barchart

Why Is the U.S. Labor Market Weakening?

The government’s latest jobs report paints a bleak picture of the U.S. labor market. Unemployment is rising fast, while payroll and wage growth have slowed to a crawl. Believe it or not, this rapid decline has been a long time coming.

Benzinga

Million Missing Jobs Clearly Shows AI Is 'Automating Away Tech Jobs,' Amid 'Stagflation' Worries, Warn Economists

A preliminary revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has erased 911,000 previously reported U.S. jobs, sending shockwaves through economic circles and cementing expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Fortune

Jamie Dimon isn’t convinced by the market’s theory that huge job revisions aren’t a recession indicator

“Hopefully things will be okay, but you do see that kind of weakening,” he said.

The Independent UK

Inflation ate away any financial gains in most households, census finds

Richest households still saw their income rise, data from the Census Bureau shows

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