Jobless numbers unexpectedly drop as economic growth surges
The number of new jobs is outstripping the new numbers in the workforce.
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Unemployment has confounded forecasts again, falling below 5% of the workforce.
The jobless rate is making something of a habit of doing this: In the final quarter of 2016 it jumped from 5% to 5.2% of the workforce, and most economists expected it to stay above 5% for the first three months of
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Jobless numbers unexpectedly drop as economic growth surges
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