Retailers are among those hiring as they gear up for their busiest season of the year. Retail employment grew by 44,400 in October, the most since June, according to the Labor Department.

Still, not all companies are in position to take on more workers. Kellogg Co., the maker of Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies, said this month it will cut 7 percent of its global workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, as part of a four-year cost- saving plan amid a persistent slowdown in breakfast items and snacks.

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