[Texas_Dawg]

but but but... this is less than the 165000 (money.cnn.com)that had been hoped for/expected, so this is another Bush failure!

There is a clear bottleneck happening here as GDP and corporate profits boom. I think companies are waiting to make absolutely sure we are on the positive side of this war and economy before making major capital investments. This could happen this Summer or in the Fall leading to huge payroll addition headlines closer to the election.

[Poohbah]

We're doomed!

[oceanview]

they are expanding overseas, wake up.

[JasonC]

Read the fine print. The household survey shows the economy is adding 500,000 jobs a month. They just aren't all in corporate payrolls, because a lot of them are independent contractors. People are working more, not surprising since the overall economy is moving. More people are just being their own boss this time around.