US Job Growth Slows to Just 12,000 in October Amid Strikes and Weather Disruptions

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In October, the US labor market added only 12,000 jobs, significantly below the expected 100,000, as disruptions from hurricanes and a strike by Boeing workers impacted employment data. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, despite a decline in manufacturing jobs. The report signals a cooling labor market, prompting expectations of potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming months.

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