>It's worth noting that the jobs report also showed a drop in overall hours
>worked, and a drop in the workweek. The economy, despite spreading the jobs
>around a bit better this month, is still not producing net new demand for
>more hours of labor each month.
It did, yes, but it was a strong report. It's too early to say the trend has changed, but there's not much point in denying it was the best payroll performance in four years.
Doug