http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/05/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - U.S. employers added far more jobs in October, the best performance in seven months, according to a government report Friday that came in well above Wall Street's expectations.
The Department of Labor report showed a net gain of 337,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in the month, up from the revised 139,000 gain in September. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com were looking for a gain of 175,000.
It was the best gain since a 353,000 job increase in March kicked off three months of strong hiring. But job growth had generally lagged behind forecasts ever since May until Friday's report.