. >>> and gm down 6% compared to a year earlier, worse than expectatioionings. chrysler, down, toyota up 26%. >>> so what did the fed mean by the statement, and what may be next? who better to help to explain it all than randy kroszner, a professor at the chicago's booth school of business, randy, thank you for joining us. >> great to be back. >> so we'll get to the fed in moment, but america's economy adding jobs for the month, better than economists were looking for. were you surprised? where are we in terms of the economy. >> well, it is a littl better than expected, not that much different than average for the year, about 50 thousand jobs averaged per month, for the year, barely enough to keep the unemployment numbers stable. that is why it is bouncing around, 8.2, 3%, we're in a slide right now. >> what will it take to get the jobs moving again, do you think? >> i think there is a lot of uncertainty booming over consumers's decisions to buy, and the investment decisions. that comes along with the fiscal side and as well as in europe, still a lot of uncertai