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No official jobs data has been published for September because of the US government shutdown, but private sector figures point to a marked slowdown in hiring last month.

Corporate earnings reports may be especially crucial in the coming weeks, given that regularly scheduled economic-data releases on inflation and the labor market have been delayed due to the government shutdown.

The National WIC Association, however, said in a statement that the measure "is not a permanent solution" and that a prolonged shutdown could put millions of recipients at risk.

No official jobs data has been published for September due to the ongoing US government shutdown, but private sector figures point to a marked slowdown in hiring last month.

Since the shutdown started, the BLS has recalled some of its staff External link to help produce the consumer price index data that the Social Security Administration needs to make its cost of living adjustments.