Labor: No plans to issue jobs data during shutdown

Published September 30, 2013 4:09pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has no plans to release the closely watched U.S. monthly jobs report on Friday in case of a partial government shutdown that lasts through the week.

A Labor official with direct knowledge said Monday that there wouldn’t be enough staffers on site to compile the jobs report. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

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