All three of the major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) closed lower on Thursday. It comes ahead of the key September jobs report, which will give investors new insights into the health of the economy.

One sector that has been doing well, though, is utilities (XLU). Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal explains why in the video above.

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This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.