PRE-EMPTIVE POST

I noticed that some of the conservative posters on this POLITICO thread didn't bother to read the article and instead relied on the wingnut narrative that nothing good has or will happen during the Obama Administration. Here's some facts from Bloomberg News...

U.S. Economy: Gain in Payrolls Shows Recovery More Entrenched
By Timothy R. Homan

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Employers in the U.S. created more jobs in March than at any time in the past three years, showing the recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s is broadening and becoming more entrenched.

Private payrolls increased by 123,000 in March, the third consecutive increase and the biggest since May 2007. Employment at government agencies climbed by 39,000 workers, reflecting the increase in census staff. Budget-constrained state and local governments reduced headcount last month.

“The federal government didn’t hire nearly as many Census workers as thought,” Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors Inc. in Holland, Pennsylvania, said in an e-mail to clients. “It was the private sector that stepped up to the plate. The growth was broad-based as well.”