Welcome to jobs Friday — except there’s no U.S. employment report today. Blame the latest government shutdown in Washington. That’s not to say Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are flying blind.

With official data on hold due to the government shutdown, economists are turning to private reports, and the early signs, according to Moody’s, aren’t good. “This data shows that the job market is ...

Economists, journalists, and investors won't be waiting by their laptops this morning for a new jobs report. It's the second month without this data release. The agency isn't releasing most reports or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jasmine Browley's a Chicago-based writer covering millennials at work. The federal government has officially shut down as of ...

The impasse in Congress over funding has delayed a closely-watched report on the labor market for the second month in a row. Without that official jobs tally, the available signals are mixed. This ...