The shutdown meant no jobs report. Carlyle's analysis shows it would have been pretty bad
1. Carlyle reports flat job growth of just 17,000 in September. 2. ADP indicates a loss of 32,000 private sector jobs recently. 3. Planned hiring levels hit the lowest since 2009 due to economic uncertainty. 4. Underlying GDP growth is at a 2.7% annualized rate amidst weak job data. 5. Goldman Sachs highlights an underlying job growth of 80,000 positions.