The closely followed report was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3, but it was shelved by the government shutdown.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, in the month of September the unemployment rate stayed roughly the same at 4.4 percent, translating to 7.6 million people. It’s a bump from one year prior, when the rate was 4.1 percent, or 6.9 million people.

Among industry sectors, health care added 43,000 jobs, in line with recent monthly gains. Employment in restaurants and bars increased by 37,000, while transportation and warehousing fell by 25,000, possibly reflecting uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s import tariffs.

September jobs report surprises with 119,000 new positions added, more than double economists' forecasts, as government shutdown delayed crucial economic data release.

The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and so

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that month with November's report after the recently ended government shutdown prevented the collection of data for the household survey.

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