- 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](http://az705044.vo.msecnd.net/20130503/ISM-non-manufacturing-index-chart-May-3-2013.png)