When unemployment drops by only .1 and the number of new jobs misses the mark by 45,000, "disappointment" is one of the gentler terms you could use in describing April's sad jobs report.
The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of people seeking initial unemployment claims fell 5,000 last week to 359,000--the lowest since April 2008--a strong indicator that the U.S.'s labor market is improving.
The Obama administration's new Facebook-powered jobs program is just the latest sign that the social network is establishing a heavy presence in D.C.
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