A new report from the Labor Department shows that the economy added 165,000 jobs in April, slightly more than had been forecast. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5%. Economists had predicted lower job growth as a result of governmental actions, including the expiration of the payroll tax and the sequestration. Government employment fell by 11,000.
See "U.S. Added 165,000 Jobs in April", Nelson D. Schwartz, The New York Times, May 2, 2013