There's no jobs report today. Here's what it might've shown. [View all]

How was the job market in October?

Don’t look to the government to answer that question right now.

The shutdown of the federal government — now the longest-running in US history — has delayed two consecutive job reports from the Labor Department. October’s should’ve been released today, while September’s was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3

That means the most recent comprehensive picture of the state of the labor market is from August, when data showed a 4.3% unemployment rate, a modest gain of 22,000 jobs, along with stalled hiring and separations.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/theres-no-jobs-report-today-heres-what-it-mightve-shown-133019495.html

The big orange slob is afraid of the truth.