November 14, 2025

Trump's top economist says October jobs report won't include unemployment rate due to shutdown

Shutdown prevents government from collecting unemployment data investors and Fed need

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told Fox News on Nov. 13 that October's jobs report will be released without an unemployment rate because the required survey wasn't conducted during the shutdown. "We'll get half the employment report," Hassett said. "We'll get the jobs part, but we won't get the unemployment rate.

" No publication date has been announced. The missing data is critical for investors and the Federal Reserve.

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