US job figures 18 days late due to government shutdown

Name: US job figures 18 days late due to government shutdown
Uploaded: 2013-10-22T10:52:07.000Z
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: The US Federal Reserve has to make tough economic decisions despite the delay in job figures because of the government shutdown. Mariko Oi reports.

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The US job figures are released on Tuesday - 18 days later than planned because of the government shutdown.

The Federal Reserve uses the data to determine its economic policy, but the numbers were delayed due to the statisticians being sent home.

Mariko Oi reports from New York.

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22 October 2013