The Blowout U.S. Jobs Report for April in Two Simple Charts

The U.S. economy added 288,000 jobs in April, exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% , a five-and-a-half year low. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:

Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:

Reprinted with permission from Quartz . The original story can be found here .