The top gains in employment were in construction and health care.
Publishing industries lost 3,700 jobs to 916,700, and broadcasting and content providers lost 1,200 jobs to 337,500.
More concerning, he wrote was that figures for the two previous months were revised down.
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He added, In sum, this is a nice economy to have.
The job market is chugging along nicely.
Prime age employment has risen.
But policymakers should always worry about risks.
With this report recession risk down a little and inflation risk up a little.
But recession still the bigger risk.
