Consumer confidence rose in October to a seven-year high as employment opportunities and declining gasoline prices boosted Americans’ spirits.

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose in October to a seven-year high as gasoline prices dropped and the job market improved.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in October to the highest level in seven years, showing a brightening in Americans’ moods as gas prices drop and the labor market gains traction.

Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in September to a four-month low as Americans’ views of the labor market deteriorated.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly climbed in August to the highest level in almost seven years, reinforcing signs of a strengthening outlook for the second half of 2014.

Confidence among U.S. consumers soared in July to the highest level in almost seven years on the heels of a strengthening labor market.

Consumer confidence rose in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final sentiment index.

The Conference Board’s index of U.S. consumer confidence increased to 85.2 in June from 82.2 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said.

The Conference Board’s index of U.S. consumer confidence increased to 83 in May from 81.7 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said today.