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US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls

FILE - Boeing 737 Max aircrafts are seen behind fences as striking Boeing workers picket on Sept. 24, 2024, next to the company's facilities in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Boeing 737 Max aircrafts are seen behind fences as striking Boeing workers picket on Sept. 24, 2024, next to the company's facilities in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Kegan Ward, assistant manager of Swami Spirits, walks through debris of the damaged store in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

FILE - Kegan Ward, assistant manager of Swami Spirits, walks through debris of the damaged store in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)