Many economists had expected an increase of at least 200,000 new jobs for the month.
Most economists expected an increase of 150,000 to 220,000 jobs.
But living costs were higher than most economists had expected.
Most economists had expected the rate to increase to 6.9 or 7 percent last month.
Economists had expected the number to be about 4.1 percent.
Most economists had expected that rate to increase to 1.7 percent.
Most economists expect no change in interest rates for now.
Many economists expect it to top 6 percent next year.
For this year, most economists expect a growth rate of about 1 percent.
Many economists expected a rise of no more than 150,000 jobs.