WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday the weekly jobless claims report would not be released in the event of a government shutdown, clarifying an earlier statement. Government funding will expire at midnight on Tuesday unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute temporary spending deal. The Labor and Commerce departments said on […]
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US weekly jobless claims report will not be released if government shuts down
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday the weekly jobless claims report would not be released in the event of a government shutdown, clarifying an earlier statement.
Government funding will expire at midnight on Tuesday unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute temporary spending deal. The Labor and Commerce departments said on Monday economic data releases, including September’s employment report would be halted, should the government shutdown.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani, Editing by Franklin Paul)