The release of crucial employment data for October has been delayed due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. Originally scheduled for 21:30 UTC+8, the non-farm employment report is now expected to be postponed. This marks the second consecutive delay in reporting, following the unavailability of September data. U.S. Secretary of Labor confirmed that the report will only be published once operations resume, as releasing economic data during a shutdown is impossible. While the Senate prepares for a vote on a new temporary funding bill on Friday to end the shutdown, it has previously failed to pass such legislation 14 times, leading to the longest government shutdown in history.