Employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs

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The nation’s employers scaled back their hiring in October.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The UAW strikes ended this week with tentative settlements in which the companies granted significantly better pay and benefits to the union’s workers.

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VERBATIM: Employers added a modest 150,000 jobs, a sign that the labor market remains resilient despite economic uncertainties and high interest rates that have made borrowing much costlier for companies and consumers. October’s job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid enough to suggest that many companies still want to hire. Economists say the United Auto Workers’ strikes against Detroit’s automakers likely shrank October’s job gain by at least 30,000.