before. at last slow down in that trend. private sector is carrying things here, no question. but the private sector slowing down a bit too, ali. christine, something that you and i study very carefully, this is a consumer-driven economy, so we study retail sales. the retail sales for the last month came out this week, and they were exceptionally strong. much stronger than economists were expecting. so why did we see losses in retail jobs? it s so interesting, because you saw 33,800 retail jobs lost in the month, and that was a little bit of surprise to people. the only place you saw strength in retail was home and garden centers, surprise, surprise, because of all of the great weather. so even though you ve seen some strength from the consumer lately, this is something, overall, that might be a little bit of a concern. we did see some strength, quickly, i want to show you in manufacturing, ali. 37,000 jobs created in manufacturing. that s a trend we ve seen kind of picki
for a job and companies who say they can t find quality workers to hire. moms and dads, their kids and grandkids are increasingly living together under the same roof. the trend is exploding. also exploding, college tuition. we ll talk about innovative ways to keep tuition prices down. and if you love the 85 bears like i do, or the super bowl like my husband does, don t touch that dial. a special treat for you is ahead. let s begin with a bid to revive made in the usa. manufacturing in this country means jobs for americans on the assembly line, designeding the products, running the plan. president obama has a jobs and competitiveness council and two of its most prominent members are with us this morning. steve case is, among many things, the coe of revolution and thank you, both of you, for joining us this morning. steve, you ve employed tens of thousands of people. you see entrepreneurship and enknow vafb will create the next generation of jobs. but what about the jobs we