The headline numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—a net of 165,000 new jobs in April, and upward revisions for the previous months—were well received, especially by investors.

The U.S. economy created 165,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which isn’t completely robust but at least puts to rest fears of a sharp slowdown in hiring.

The Census Bureau reported that U.S. construction spending during March 2013 was at an annualized rate of $856.7 billion, or 1.7 percent below the revised February figure. Compared with March 2012, the current figure is still 4.8 percent higher.

The data on the U.S. housing market continues to be good. The S&P-Case/Shiller Home Price Indices for February, which were released on Tuesday, showed that average home prices increased 8.6 percent and 9.3 percent for the 10- and 20-city composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013.

The National Association of Realtor’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose to 105.7 in March from a downwardly revised 104.1 in February.

U.S. GDP starting expanding again during the first quarter of 2013 for a number of reasons, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that U.S. GDP grew at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent during the first quarter of 2013.

The Pew Research Center reported this week that the wealthiest 7 percent of American households experienced a 28 percent increase in their wealth during the post-panic years of 2009 to 2011.