The Bureau of Labor Statistics is among the agencies that will completely cease operations if the U.S. government shuts down, the Department of Labor said in a contingency plan that was published on Friday.
The Labor Department said the purpose of the plan is "to ensure that DOL agencies can perform an orderly suspension of programs and operations should a lapse occur, while continuing those limited activities authorized to continue during a lapse."
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