jobs, September
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The closely followed report was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3, but it was shelved by the government shutdown.
Better late than never. The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally released the September jobs report on Thursday, November 20, 48 days later than it would have if the government hadn't been shut down for 43 days.
Policymakers at the central bank are at odds over the need to cut interest rates for a third straight meeting, as inflation picks up again and the labor market slows down.
More people got hired in September than forecasters expected, and more were unemployed too, according to a highly anticipated and long-delayed report on the labor market.