637K against forecasts of 590K to 625K http://barrons.econoday.com/byshoweventfull.asp?fid=437666&cust=barrons&year=2009#top
C'mon, I'm as bearish as the next guy, but that's grasping. No different from the Kudlows and Wesburys of the world rushing to annoint a loss of 500K jobs in the April report as a "green shoot" and the end of the recession.
Wow, 4% over the consensus' worst guesstimate... look at the market tank... oh wait, jobs is a lagging thingy...