Why a weak jobs report does not always mean a weak economy - investingLive

When headlines panic over a "weak" jobs report, meaning fewer jobs were added this month than last month, they often ignore one simple fact: the economy might already be full. If unemployment is already very low, most people who want a job already have one. The country no longer needs to create 300,000 new jobs every single month to recover from a slump. At that point, the economy only needs to add around 100,000 jobs a month just to keep up with everyday population growth, like new graduates entering the workforce for the first time. Adding fewer jobs isn't a sign the economy is breaking. It’s simply what a healthy, fully-staffed job market looks like when things level out. The monthly US jobs report contains several measures.