Jobs. Plus or Minus?

Actually both.  Many (R. Reich, eg) point to still deteriorating employment. Otoh, There's this on job postings, from Paul Kedrosky, 4/2:

For the first time since the economic crisis hit, new U.S. job postings data shows that all industries in the U.S. are either up or flat y-o-y. Granted, we’re coming off a low and depressed base, so some of this is just maintenance hiring, but this is still a sizable economic step on the path toward recovery.

And just to truly amaze and appall, look at the gains in job postings in areas like financial services and real estate.  Didn’t those people get the memo?

Industry	Job Postings	Annual Change
Accounting	124,153	12%
Construction	87,492	0%
Education	93,224	11%
Financial Services and Banking	205,227	15%
Healthcare	541,200	0%
Hospitality	78,805	33%
Information Technology	256,866	17%
Manufacturing	80,575	22%
Media and Newspaper	34,930	30%
Real Estate	29,868	29%
Retail	301,849	42%
Transportation	60,579	16%

[via Indeed]