The April Jobs Report in 2 Simple Charts
With April's good report (and positive revisions to past months' reports), the economy bravely drove through sequester's headwinds
The US economy added 165,000 jobs in April, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 7.5%. Here's the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:
Here's what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month: