Internet reports that due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is not expected to release its non-farm payrolls report on Friday. However, a number of recently released private sector indicators showed weak hiring, limited layoffs, moderate wage growth and easing labor demand in September. The data is generally consistent with the low hiring and layoffs before the suspension of government data release. Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase & Company, said: "Even without the non-farm payrolls report, we can have a rough idea of the state of the labor market. Given what we've seen, I think the Fed can safely cut interest rates later this month." (Jin Shi)