The incredibly strong gains in the household survey measure of employment over the final two months of last year, which have come at the same time as the more closely-watched payroll measure showed employment growth slowing, is mainly a catch-up effect. The cumulative rebound in the notoriously volatile household measure had been lagging the more reliable payrolls series.
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