What in heck happened? How could no one have expected Friday's miserable jobs report?

The news, in case you missed it: Employers in December added just 74,000 jobs, well below the 200,000 everyone had projected.

The markets seem unfazed – the Dow was down less than half-a-percentage point by mid-afternoon Friday – but shock and confusion dominated the mood.

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