The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Isn't Scary Enough : Planet Money : NPR

 

In previous postwar recoveries, the number of jobs was about 7 percent above its previous peak by this point, on average.

In other words, if this had been a typical recession and recovery, the U.S. economy would now have roughly 10 million more jobs than it did at the previous peak. In fact, there are now three million fewer jobs.

The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Isn't Scary Enough : Planet Money : NPR