US economy adds 128,000 jobs in October despite lengthy GM strike
by Edward Helmore from Economics | The Guardian on (#4TGZR)
Labor department figures beat analysts' expectations but show steep drops in manufacturing sector and slower hiring this year
US employers added a solid 128,000 jobs in October, a figure that was held down by a now-settled strike against General Motors that caused several thousand workers to be temporarily counted as unemployed.
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