A key report on the job market will not be published this week as a result of the government shutdown. (Spencer Platt | Getty Images)A key report on the job market will not be published on Friday, as scheduled, as a result of the government shutdown. Here’s what will be affected across the country The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. A similar work stoppage in 2013 delayed key economic reports for more than two weeks. The agency says that during the shutdown, it will not collect, process or share economic data.