U.S. Jobs Report to Reveal Pre-Shutdown Labor Market

Economists predict that U.S. job growth slowed significantly in September. This key data, which details national hiring and unemployment, arrives after a lengthy delay. The federal government's partial shutdown postponed the collection and release of this employment report. The upcoming figures will now provide a critical snapshot of the labor market's health just before the political stalemate began. Analysts forecast that hiring was weak, with employers adding fewer new jobs than in previous months. This data will help measure what impact, if any, the recent economic uncertainty had on employment.