The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Senator Elizabeth Warren, issued a statement urging President Trump to ensure publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September 2025 Employment Situation report on October 3 despite the federal government shutdown. She argued that withholding the data would add to economic uncertainty and leave the Federal Reserve without key information needed for interest rate decisions. Warren also sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought and Acting BLS Commissioner William Wiatrowski requesting that the Administration release the report on the scheduled date. Her request follows the Department of Labor’s shutdown contingency plan indicating that key economic reports, including monthly BLS jobs data, would not be published during a shutdown, while former BLS Commissioner Bill Beach wrote that the September data had been fully collected and processed.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2025-10-02
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs minority calls on President Trump to release the September 2025 jobs report as scheduled
Senator Elizabeth Warren urged President Trump to ensure the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the September 2025 Employment Situation report on October 3, despite the federal government shutdown. She emphasized that withholding the data would increase economic uncertainty and hinder the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions. Warren also addressed the Office of Management and Budget and the Acting BLS Commissioner, highlighting that the data had been fully collected and processed.