• Prior reading was +120K revised to +154K
  • Unemployment rate 8.1% vs 8.2% exp
  • Private payrolls +130K vs +165K exp
  • Average workweek 34.5h vs 34.5h exp
  • Manufacturing payrolls +16K vs 22K exp

Looks as though the unemployment rate dropped due to workers leaving the labor force. The lowest labor market participation rate since 1981 at 63.6% compared to 63.8% in March.