Hiring signs outside a Stewart’s gas station in Catskill, New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.  Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Powerful hurricanes and a major labor strike could take a chunk out of the nonfarm payrolls count for October, which is expected to be the slowest month for job creation in nearly four years. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to