The further gains in employment and hours worked in March are positive signs for growth in labour income. That supports our view that household spending contributed strongly to first-quarter GDP growth of 4.5% annualised. But with exports misfiring and business investment lagging, we still wonder if the economy can really sustain this strong pace of job creation.
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