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Will US hiring accelerate if economy doesn’t?

By Christopher Rugaber

Published October 22, 2013 10:06pm ET

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Will US hiring accelerate if economy doesn’t? — FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, registered nurse Salanda Bowman, left, talks with part-time Kentucky Wesleyan College student Jason Ward, of Whitesville, about job openings at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital during a Regional Career and Job Fair in the Owensboro Sports Center in Owensboro, Ky. The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley, File) | Gary Emord-Netzley

WASHINGTON (AP) — The uncertainty and weakness that hung over the U.S. job market in September before the government shut down aren’t going away.

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