I will chime in there. I think this jobs report is the most positive report we have seen in almost 3 years. For the first time in that long the participation rate went up AND the job market created enough jobs to more than cover population growth.


A pretty good piece from CNN Money.
What shutdown? Hiring climbs in October - Nov. 8, 2013


It goes down the list to show how mixed the jobs report is and what factors may have skewed it one way or another.

Anotehr one by the Washington post.

Economy added 204,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate ticks up to 7.3 percent - The Washington Post

In this article, they point out that 720k people left the work force, unless they already factored in the federal furloughed workers this number is skewed higher by about 600k. If not factored in, this is the first month in Obama's presidency that more jobs were created than people left the work force in any particular month. This would also explain the rise in labor participation.