Highly anticipated jobs numbers for September will not come out if there is a government shutdown this week, according to plans published by the Labor Department.

The plans, dated Friday and posted on the department’s website, say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics will “suspend all operations” if the federal government closes at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Economists and policymakers have been counting on September jobs figures set for release Friday morning, especially given concerns that the labor market is slowing down.

“Economic data that are scheduled to be released during the lapse will not be released,” the plans read. “All active data collection activities for BLS surveys will cease.”

The document also says if a shutdown is “prolonged,” other releases of economic data could be delay

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