[Paradox]

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

[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.

[JohnHuang2]

Yep, funny how these "analysts" keep raising the bar -- these are the same analysts who had not "forseen" the 6 percent GDP growth posted for the second half of '03.

[Lunatic Fringe]

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

CNNMoney Headline:

Payrolls below forecast