White House claims 60,000 private sector jobs were lost during shutdown
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told reporters Thursday that 60,000 non-government jobs were lost during the shutdown.
Hassett said the jobs report for the month of September could be released in the "next week," because that data has already been tabulated. He echoed remarks from the White House on Wednesday and said a key part of the October jobs report will never be released.
Hassett was asked when furloughed employees could expect to see their paychecks. He said that he expects "essential" employees to get their checks "a couple days early" and that furloughed employees can get theirs "as soon as possible."
"There really has been an aggressive effort to get people to get their checks as soon as possible," Hassett added.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart







