Economic Policy

Delayed September Jobs Report Reveals Stagnant Hiring Amid Government Shutdown

By Economics Desk | November 20, 2025

The long-awaited September jobs report, delayed by a government shutdown, exposes a stubbornly slow hiring environment in the U.S., even as layoffs remain low—calling into question Washington’s ability to sustain real economic growth and protect American workers.

For more than six weeks, the American economy operated in a fog of uncertainty. The 43-day federal government shutdown didn’t just disrupt services—it silenced the very labor data that investors, small businesses, and policymakers rely on to gauge the health of the nation’s job market. Only now, after reopening, are we seeing what happened in September: an economy struggling to add meaningful new jobs while layoffs remain surprisingly rare. Is This Job Market Really as Strong as Washington Claims? The Labor Department’s delayed report reveals employers added an estimated 50,000 jobs last September—a figure far below what experts once considered...

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