While the U.S. government will be put to sleep when September ends, investors, hopefully, had their eyes peeled during the month.

The September jobs report is expected to show a payroll gain of 45,000, up from 22,000 in the prior month, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%.

If the U.S. government shuts down, jobs and inflation data, which the Federal Reserve relies to make rate decisions, could be delayed.

While the U.S. government will be put to sleep when September ends, investors, hopefully, had their eyes peeled during the month.

While the U.S. government has been put to sleep at the end of September, investors, hopefully, had their eyes peeled during the month.

Shrugging off the government shutdown and a dismal ADP jobs report, the S&P 500 closed above the 6,700 level for the first time.

Investors continue to pile into stocks, undeterred by a government shutdown or shaky jobs data, with all three benchmarks hitting record highs Thursday.

Data interruption comes at a particularly uncertain time as policymakers need more data now than less.