Hello and welcome to AS USA's live feed covering financial, business, and economic news...  Yesterday, the BLS released the September Unemployment Report, which found that unemployment held steady at 3.8 percent last month.  This is one closely watched indicator by the Federal Reserve, which has paused rate increases in current months , awaiting more information on how the hikes implemented over the last year have impacted the l abor market and consumer and producer prices.  Next week, the Social Security Adminstration will release the 2024 Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will be applied to Social Security benefits and  the other programs administered by the SSA.

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