(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 5, 2018, a construction worker stands on a floor of a building under construction in San Francisco, California. - The US economic engine brushed past last month's Hurricane Michael to continue its robust job creation while giving workers a fat pay bump, the government reported on November 2, 2018. In a welcome development for Republicans ahead of next week's bitter midterm vote, American employers added 250,000 net new positions in October, handily overshooting forecasts, while salaries rose at the fastest rate since 2009, the Labor Department said. (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
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