The news that payroll employment growth was 911,000 weaker than previously believed last year creates the impression the economy was in trouble even before the more recent near-stagnation in employment over the past four months. At the same time, however, GDP growth suggests the economy is doing just fine, with the coming downward revision to employment mechanically implying that productivity growth was even stronger.
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