Just ahead of the Labor Day Weekend, which was glorious in our neck of the woods, was the monthly jobs report, released on Friday morning. It was also a sad day for Parrotheads everywhere when the news hit of the death of Jimmy Buffett, of whom I (Liz Ann) was a big fan. I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2008, and he was a true joy. The title of this report is in his memory. Deceleration In a sign of some renewed economic weakness, and marking the continuation of decelerating job growth, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced last Friday a headline payrolls increase of 187k. It was more than economists ... (full story)