Hiring falls for third straight month

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Hiring fell slightly in October to just under 5.1 million jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, marking the third straight month in which hiring fell.

The bureau published detailed jobs data indicating that new job vacancies, gross hiring, and quits were basically flat or slightly down in October.

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