Payrolls grew a smaller-than-expected 56,000 in October despite the fading impact of Hurricane Katrina, and total job growth over the two prior months was revised lower, a Labor Department report Friday showed.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Kathleen Utgoff said the relatively weak increase in jobs last month could not be blamed on Hurricane Katrina, the storm that devastated the Gulf Coast region in late August. "Rather, job growth in the remainder of the country appeared to be below trend in October," Utgoff said.
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