Showed only 142,000 jobs created . The slowest month of the year . And about 80,000 fewer jobs created than many were expecting . Normally you expect stocks to get hurt, right . Didnt much of this markets next move higher come from additional job growth . You would also expect Interest Rates to plummet, as almost always happens when we have a real employment shortfall. As the dow gained, and the nasdaq advanced, and bonds . They did nothing at all. Whats going on here, people . I think a couple things are happening. First this monthly survey does have its flawing, meaning it frequently is revised, and august has the history of being the most wrong month. I think we have a revision upwards when we see the next figures. Second, i think people are hearing too much empirical evidence, and from surveying involves construction. Thats why one of the strongest sectors today was retail. Totally counterintuitive. Im not going to asterisk this number, but i have to be skeptical and conclude there