US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown - short news
Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown, but Trump officials so far defy calls to publish it
Companies, consumers, policymakers and investors across the US are “flying blind” at a crucial time for the world’s largest economy, a former top official has warned, after Friday’s closely-watched jobs report was not published as a result of the federal government shutdown.
The data for the release have already been collected, according to two former..
source: The Guardian - 03.10.2025