U.S. Labor Department Resumes Full Operations Following Funding Resolution

The U.S. Labor Department has announced the resumption of full operations for all its agencies as of February 4, 2026, following the enactment of a continuing funding resolution. According to PANews, this development comes after a partial government shutdown due to the failure to pass the resolution earlier. As a result of the shutdown, the Labor Department had delayed the release of the January non-farm payroll report. The department has stated that the new release date for the report will be announced now that operations have resumed.