The Jobs Report
138,000 jobs added — okay.
Previous months revised downward a total of about 36,000, for a net of just over 100,000 — Hmm.
Unemployment stays at 4.7% — That’s good.
Overall — I’ll take it, but repeat performances are not welcome.
So, Murphy’s Law being what it is, of course this is the day Majority Leader Boehner gets all excited about employment growth (received in an e-mail, re-posted at Weapons of Mass Discussion). Zheesh.
UPDATE, May 7: Macroblog basically agrees.
Where did I see that jobs in Clermont and Hamilton counties were actually doing good? Two of the few in Ohio.
Comment by Ohio 2nd — May 5, 2006 @ 4:52 pm
#1, google “unemployment by county Ohio” (without quotes).
HTML version of first listing for Feb. shows Butler, Hamco, and Clerco at 5.4, 5.6, and 5.6. All are better than the state average, which isn’t indicated, but I think is about 5.8.
Looking at some of the counties, I’d say Blackwell should concentrate on econ if he’s going to appeal to the rural areas. A lot of them are awful.
Comment by TBlumer — May 5, 2006 @ 5:44 pm