Revisions boost Feb & March jobs gains over 200,000

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias May 2, 2014, 8:34am EDT

February revised from +197k to +222k. March from +192k to +203k. April reports at +288k. That's 3 months in a row at >+200k.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) May 2, 2014

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