If a few of the cities in question could manage any of that, the report would slot neatly into the “Encouraging” hole.

如果这些存在问题的城市能够做到以上任何一点，那么这份报告就可谓极好的达到“促进”效果。

Day's other news: The April jobs report was mostly encouraging.

其它方面，四月份就业报告大体上良好。