text:  NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now to help us answer that question. Hey, Scott. Hi, Elsa. Okay, so the monthly jobs report is kind of a pulse check on the economy, right? So what is it telling us this time? It's kind of a mixed signal, really. U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs last month, which is a little stronger than forecasters expected. But there are some signs of softening. Updated figures show employers added fewer jobs in both April and May than had been reported.