The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.4% in September, the BLS reported Thursday. That's a bit higher than the 4.3% logged in August and higher than economists’ expectations that unemployment would remain unchanged,

The stock market is a fascinating, complex entity, a living, breathing organism that reacts to a multitude of factors. One of the most influential of these factors is the unemployment report. This monthly report provides a snapshot of the nation’s ...

The DOL report for the week ending Nov. 15 shows there was a sharp decrease in the number of first-time unemployment claims in the state. That figure came in at 4,981, down from the previous week’s figure of 5,833, a decrease of 852 claims. It’s one of the biggest drops in the last half-year, and it’s a reflection of the general trend in Florida.

After a record shutdown delay, the September jobs report shows unemployment up to 4.4%, job growth below norms, and pay rising faster than inflation.

The unemployment rate in the delayed September payrolls report will be an important focus for investors alongside the headline job gains.

The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and so