Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Countless private firms offer a read on the job market, consumers and the economy, but they can’t replace official government statistics.
For a second time in five months, work has stopped at the federal government’s primary economic-statistics agency.
The sector added 22,000 jobs last month, the payrolls processor estimated, well below economists’ expectations, as government data is delayed.
Treasury yields declined as the November U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected and government officials moved to avoid another shutdown.
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