It seems as if the stock market has even some of the best market mavens baffled. Here are a few articles that will hopefully allow you to keep your perspective;

Jon Hilsenrath, The Wall Street Journal: Mr.Hilsenrath points out that today's jobs report shows that the decline in temp jobs, and the drop in help from retail were leading indicators before the economy caved in 2001. This is a good read.

Bill Cara at billcara.com, has also done a great jobs of shifting through the jobs numbers. Bill is an extremely good student of the markets, and today's article shows it.