These numbers clearly tell me we have not hit bottom in the economy.
The bottom line is that consumers experienced a soft patch in the first quarter and they appear to be emerging from it,
The bottom line is that Wall Street will have to shave off some of its overly exuberant fourth-quarter real GDP estimates,
The bottom line is, the labor market is going to continue to show further deterioration, not because it's getting worse, but because of mechanics. As the unemployment rate gets higher, the consumer is going to consider that.