Discover how rising unemployment signals a weakening labor market and impacts Federal Reserve rate cuts and S&P 500 trends.

The ripple effect from the recently ended government shutdown will continue to affect further employment data for the next several weeks.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wants action to address unemployment rates for Black women following the release of the September jobs report.

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 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 some other key numbers.