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New jobs report – Although the headline number for job creation was below expectations, this was still a decent report.   Some positives include more wage growth (see below), fewer part-time workers for economic reasons, fewer long-term unemployed, and a decline in U-6 (an alternative measure of underemployment). Earlier: April Employment Report: 160,000 Jobs, 5.0% Unemployment Rate A few numbers:  Total employment is now 5.5 million above the pre-recession peak.  Total employment is up 14.2 million from the employment recession’s low. Private payroll employment increased 171,000 in April, while government employment declined 11,000 in April, mostly at the Federal level.  Private