Very strong but it wasnt terrible either. The not so good part was that hiring slowed significantly. In fact, job growth was the slowest since last september. The u. S. Economy did add jobs but just 160,000 of them, far fewer than the 205,000 expected and below the average of the past three months. The Unemployment Rate remained steady at 5 . The good news was that worker wages picked up. Average Hourly Earnings ro rose. 3 . More on the american jobs picture. Reporter job growth in april was the weakest in seven months. Nearly all the gains came from three sectors professional and business services, health care, and finance. Which produced a combined 129,000 new jobs. I think overall the signal from the data has been that things are a little weaker than we thought. I dont think its drama i think were still improving, just at a somewhat slower pace. Reporter president obama pointed out the u. S. Job market continues to outperform most other major countries. Weve got to do everything we
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