In case you haven't heard, the economy isn't doing too hot. (Shocking, I know).
New job numbers out late last week showed that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months, possibly signaling the economy is heading into a weak spring. The country's unemployment rate has been dipping slightly, but that's just because more people have stopped looking for work.
The percentage of Americans working or looking for jobs fell to 63.3 percent in March, the lowest such figure in nearly 34 years.
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