• Prior reading was 54.4
  • New orders 54.5 vs 54.6 in March
  • Employment 52.0 vs 53.3 in March (lowest since November)
  • Prices paid 51.2 vs 55.9 in March (lowest since June)

A touch soft overall and the employment component number takes a bit of the shine off non-farm payrolls.

ISM non-manufacturing index chart May 3, 2013