Actual hires rose 172,000 to 5.293 million, in line with the monthly average over the previous six months. Quits also rose 11,000 to 3.2.04 million, also solidly in their 18 month recent range.

The rebound lifted the Dow to one of its strongest single-day advances this year and pushed major indexes back toward weekly equilibrium.

25Q4Y/Y earnings are expected to be 13.5%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 14.0%