All of the gain in the Household Survey was in farm workers and even with that, the broad U6 unemployment rate jumped to 16.8% from 16.5%. If it weren’t for the decline in the labour force participation rate in the past year, the headline unemployment rate would be well above 11% right now. Wage growth is slowing discernibly as seen by the near-stagnation in average hourly earnings. And with jobless claims trending around the 470k mark, how is it possible that employment is really turning the corner?

So if we had sun instead of snow, February would have been the best jobs month since May 2007, and the second time since the beginning of the recovery that we have had a positive jobs number. And if you believe my argument that snow only delays things, we have a 200,000 jobs head start. That almost guarantees us to have a positive jobs month in March, and our first back-to-back gain in monthly jobs.

He envisions 10 to 13 regional directors that will be responsible for supporting and coordinating already existing local and regional efforts, aligning resources and developing regionalized short‐term and long‐term plans for economic development. These regional directors would be tasked with giving weekly progress reports directly to the Governor and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

“I am very excited about the addition of Brian Hoppes to the Synergy Systems team and the potential upside that it brings to our clients,” says Jeff Martin, founder and president of Synergy Systems. “Brian is a proven leader who has the ability to create meaningful partnerships with organizations that improve their selection processes, as well as their bottom line.” ... “Our clients stand to benefit greatly from this acquisition,” says Martin. “It has always been our desire to offer more comprehensive services and to fully utilize our substantial network and resources. By acquiring Apaisant and bringing Brian Hoppes onto the team, we are now in position to fully realize our potential.”

The 2000s featured a well-orchestrated war on workers. Recall that NABE prediction of employment growth that will soon hit 103,000 new jobs a month: Well, it will take an economy producing at least 100,000 jobs a month just to absorb new entrants to the workforce. While it sounds robust, that level of job creation won't even make a dent in the 15 million unemployed.