Scott Horsley

The report details employment and unemployment for the month of September.

And even though the numbers are a little stale by now, having gathered dust during the six-week government shutdown, analysts will be looking closely for any clues about the strength or weakness of the job market heading into the final months of the year.

This is the last jobs report the Federal Reserve will get before its next decision on interest rates in about three weeks.

The Labor Department says jobs numbers for October and November will be released together in mid-December.

After the Fed meeting, some of the usual October data, including the unemployment rate, won't be released at all because it wasn't collected while government number crunchers were furloughed.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The report details employment and unemployment for the month of September.

And even though the numbers are a little stale by now, having gathered dust during the six-week government shutdown, analysts will be looking closely for any clues about the strength or weakness of the job market heading into the final months of the year.

This is the last jobs report the Federal Reserve will get before its next decision on interest rates in about three weeks.

The Labor Department says jobs numbers for October and November will be released together in mid-December.

After the Fed meeting, some of the usual October data, including the unemployment rate, won't be released at all because it wasn't collected while government number crunchers were furloughed.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Discount retailer Target says customers are keeping a tight grip on their pocketbooks, with most of their spending devoted to food and other essentials.

Spending on discretionary items like home furnishings is down.

Target reported a drop in same-store sales for the most recent quarter and lowered its profit forecast for the full year.

A federal judge ruled Facebook's parent company does not have a monopoly in the social networking space.

The decision means Meta will not have to spin off its Instagram or WhatsApp features.

And new figures from the Commerce Department show the nation's trade deficit shrank in August as higher tariffs took effect.

That report, along with many others, was delayed by the government shutdown.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.