Unemployment Rate Down to 7.7%
...which is the lowest it's been since 2008. Although it's still not a huge improvement, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the unemployment rate "has shown little movement, on net, since September 2012," there have been strong gains across the professional and business services, construction, and health care sectors, as well as in the information industry, retail trade, food and beverage services, and wholesale trade.