The government shutdown will cause a delay in the U.S. employment numbers scheduled to be released Friday. The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement today regarding the delay:

“Due to the lapse in funding, the employment situation release which provides data on employment during the month of September, compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, will not be issued as scheduled on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. An alternative release date has not been scheduled.”