Uptick in restaurant jobs often means people are hedging but taking on a second job.

The government shutdown delayed the BLS September jobs report by more than a month.

The government shutdown pushed the report’s release date back by more than six weeks.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics usually collects data in real time. So it may not be able to capture October prices or jobs data that was missed during the shutdown.

We’ve been without most government labor-market data for about a month.

In non-shutdown times, the BLS would be collecting employment data this week. Not doing that could have economic implications.

But private data can’t replace the government’s report.

People will still receive important benefits, like Social Security, and still be able to book flights, but some services may be limited or only available temporarily.

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about Fed independence, what the government shutdown means for federal data, and inflation risks.

There are other reports, but they lack the breadth and depth of the one the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces.