2011 and that led to summer stagnation. is this going to continue on for the rest of the year or could we see a drop off? >> good point. i suspect it will not be a straight line for the job market. if you told me in the spring summer and we start getting 150 k or 175 k i wouldn't be too surprised. in part that is because the economy is being hit by higher gasoline and oil prices. that is going to slow growth. also the weather has been fantastic. warm weather has juiced up the economic data. there will be payback. the ups and downs i think it is fair to say the job market is moving in the right direction. >> how much of these numbers are due to the fact that a lot of people have stopped looking for jobs? that is one of the main arguments from republicans on capitol hill, they say people have given up. do you see that in these number