The state’s monthly employment figures report is being delayed due to the federal government shutdown.
The Employment Development Department (EDD) issued a statement Friday, which said the release of September labor data has been held up and would not be released as planned for Oct. 17.
The statement noted labor market estimates depend upon data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is not operating during the shutdown.
“Because many federal statistical activities have been suspended during the shutdown, including key surveys that help inform monthly estimates, states are not able to perform their own assessments and publish this month’s employment reports,” the agency said in the release.
The key surveys of businesses and households, the release said, include the Establishment Survey, in which a cross section of California businesses provides information used to estimate the total number of jobs in the economy.
The Household Survey is a sample that provides data in order to estimate how many people and the demographic characteristics of the employed or unemployed.
Both surveys are conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which works in conjunction with the state’s labor experts to include economic factors such as California’s jobless claim counts, state hiring data, seasonal factors, strikes, disasters and other factors, according to the EDD.
Employment data from the EDD will be released after the shutdown ends, the state noted.