The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is calling some Staff back, to work to prepare its closely watched Inflation Gauge, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report, despite the Government Shutdown.
The latest CPI Data was previously Scheduled for release on October/15/2025. It’s unclear whether the Report will still be Released next week or Delayed amid the Shutdown. The Trump (R) Official said the Data would be Published before November/1/2025, since that is the Deadline to Publish the Annual Increase for Social Security Payments. The September CPI Data is needed to Calculate that Adjustment.
The BLS has Stopped All Operations since October 1st, when the Government’s Funding Lapsed. Only One Employee was Assigned to Continue Working Full-Time at the Bureau throughout the Shutdown, according to Contingency Plans released by the U.S. Department of Labor, which Oversees the Bureau. This meant that Data Collection and Analysis were effectively Halted.
As a result, more Staff will be called Back into Work, on an As-Needed Basis, to Complete the September CPI Report. (Social Security benefits will Continue to be Distributed during the Shutdown. Last week, the BLS did Not Rrelease its Monthly Jobs Report, which usually comes out on the First Friday of every Month.
Beneficiaries receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) to help them keep up with inflation. It’s based on an inflation metric from the third quarter of the year, which includes September. Social Security typically unveils the COLA Amount Shortly after BLS announces the CPI for September. In its Shutdown Contingency Plan, the Labor Department noted that a delay in the CPI Release in October could impact the COLA Announcement.
Senior Citizens, People with Disabilities, and others Received a 2.5% Adjustment for 2025, which was Lower than the Previous Two Years after a Steady Decline in Inflation in 2024. More than 74 million People Receive Monthly Social Security Payments.
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