finally, a job s report that beats expectations. sure, expectations were low, under 100,000, but look at this official net gain for july. 163,000. that s the most new jobs since february. the unemployment rate, meanwhile, a separate survey ticked up last month to 8.3%. christine romans watching this all-important gauge of economic vitality, shall we say. would you call the july numbers vital? i would say it s vital to the president s re-election prospects and vital to every single family in america who is trying to figure out if they can keep their job or get a job. yes, this is a really a important report. you gave the headline numbers. let me dig in a little bit. i took 40 pages of tables and graphs and put it in one graph to show you how it works. the private sector created 172,000 jobs, kyra. but the government is still a drag on overall job creation. 9,000 more government jobs lost. in the month, you have almost 500,000 government jobs that have been shed since february