October Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowed Amid Storms and Strikes

U.S. payrolls grew by only 12,000 in October, a figure that left markets placid but fueled political contention. Unemployment remained 4.1 percent. United States Economy, Inflation (Economics), Labor and Jobs, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Strikes, Unemployment, Hiring and Promotion, Interest Rates, Federal Reserve System, Labor Department (US) U.S. payrolls grew by only 12,000 in October, a figure that left markets placid but fueled political contention. Unemployment remained 4.1 percent. NYT > Business