the real meaning of the april jobs number is that the participation of ageeligible americans in the labor force both working and unemployed is at a 30 year low how is that synonymous with an economic recovery us unemployment rate continues to fall as discouraged workers disappear the invisible hand that adam smith said would guide competitive economies to socially desirable outcomes seems to have lost several fingers making more jobs in our economy the secret sauce across the boardfor goods ranging from cars to books to clothesamericans are increasingly acclimating to the idea of giving renting prosperity