The Bureau of Labor Statistics has said it won't release or collect any economic data during a government shutdown

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the Trump administration to publish the September jobs report on Friday despite the ongoing government shutdown, a Senate aide told CNN.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles and releases the monthly report, considered the most important piece of U.S. economic data. Its release carries added weight now amid concerns about job market weakness and rising unemployment.

Former BLS staff have informed Warren’s office that the September data has already been collected and should be ready for release, according to the Senate Banking Committee aide.

“Let’s be clear: the jobs data scheduled to come out this Friday has undoubtedly been collected and the President must release it,” Warren, the top Democrat on the committee, said in a statement to CNN. “Without it, the Federal Reserve will not have the full picture it needs to make decisions this month about interest rates that will impact every family across the country.” The Fed is set to hold its next policy meeting October 28–29.

The Labor Department’s contingency plan, published earlier this week, says key economic reports, including the jobs data, will not be released during the shutdown since the BLS is closed. A prolonged shutdown would also delay two major inflation reports slated for mid-October.

On Tuesday, Warren sent a letter to Acting BLS Commissioner William Wiatrowski and Trump budget director Russ Vought requesting that the jobs report still be released on schedule.

“While the data has been processed and there was time to prepare for the data’s release in the event of a government shutdown, the Administration is choosing not to release Friday’s jobs report,” Warren wrote in the letter shared with CNN.

To support her case, Warren pointed to comments from William Beach, who served as BLS commissioner during Trump’s first term.