“If this was a normal hurricane in Florida, you'd have construction people in pickup trucks heading south right now to help clean up and rebuild. Instead you have the governor saying to stay away.”
“This is an interesting report. The economy is strong enough to bring more job-seekers into the market, but not necessarily because there are that many more new jobs.”
“The middle of last year was really weak because of the uncertainty about energy prices and (then) the hurricane hit. But once we got beyond the uncertainty, firms were hiring.”
“These are fairly well-paying jobs, and they're the kinds of jobs that are created when other services are doing well. It's a good sign for the economy that sector is contributing to growth. That tells me the economy is on its feet.”
