The closely watched US jobs report will be delayed once again, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Monday, amid the government shutdown.
The January 2026 jobs report, originally scheduled for release Friday, will be rescheduled when federal funding resumes. Data collection for the report is complete, but there is a shutdown by force The delay in releasing the report, which will provide key jobs data on the US labor market after a weak year for job growth from 2020. Additionally Only 584,000 jobs in 2025 compared to 2 million in 2024.
“The employment situation release for January 2026 will not be released on Friday, February 6, 2026. The release will be rescheduled once government funding resumes,” BLS Associate Commissioner Emily Liddell said in a statement.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has already experienced the longest delays and setbacks in US history, the longest federal government shutdown in October and November for 43 days.
Federal funds Sunday is gone Congress has been deadlocked over restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement since federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens last month. Democratic senators are refusing to vote on a bill authorizing continued spending by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), demanding that the bill be rewritten to include new restrictions and guardrails on ICE agents.
On Friday, the Senate passed five separate measures to fund government agencies through September and passed a two-week funding bill for DHS, which must be voted on in the House.
House Democrats are not guaranteed the votes to pass the funding measure.
The Republican House Speaker, Mike Johnson, mentioned House Republicans have enough votes to reopen the government by Tuesday.
