Loreen Orage (L) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, directs applicants at a job fair for veterans and their spouses held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Washington Nationals baseball club at Nationals Park in Washington December 5, 2012. U.S. private sector hiring took a heavy hit in November due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy that ravaged consumers and businesses in the northeast, but the huge service sector continued to expand albeit at a modest pace.
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