major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: hiring surged in the united states in october after two lackluster months. the labor department reported employers added 271,000 jobs. that s the most for one month since december. this helped push the unemployment rate down to 5%, the lowest it s been in seven years. at the same time, the proportion of americans in the labor force was unchanged, at around 62%. today s strong data left the door op