U.S. Treasury yields were relatively unchanged on Friday as investors continued to face an economic data blackout amid the government shutdown.
The 10-year Treasury yield was less than 1 basis point lower at 4.085%. The 2-year note yield was down less than 2 basis points at 3.547%, while the 30-year bond yield rose less than 1 basis point to 4.69%.
One basis point equals 0.01% and yields and prices move in opposite directions.
The nonfarm payrolls report would have been slated to be released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but it is unable to do so for the second month in a row as a result of the government shutdown.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting the report to show a decline of 60,000 jobs and an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.5%.
Investors are instead turning to alternative data sources including a survey from Challenger, Gray & Christmas which revealed a sharp rise in jobs cuts in October, coming in at 153,074 in the period, triple September’s level and climbing 183% monthly. It’s also 175% higher than the same period a year ago.
It’s the highest number of layoffs for any October since 2003 while 2025 was the was worst year for announced layoffs since 2009, per the Challenger survey.