The economy survived the government shutdown - but all is not well

By Jeffry Bartash
The U.S. is facing a tough labor market and persistent inflation
A sign welcomes visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington after the reopening of the federal government.
The U.S. economy didn't get any better during the longest government shutdown in history, but the good news is that it probably didn't get much worse.
That's the prevailing view among Wall Street economists based on the limited amount of information available to them - most notably, the weekly tally of how many people applie