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> Jobs lost in the early depression haven't returned There are actually more jobs now then there were in 2005: - January 2005: 132,752,000 - January 2015: 14
by wiremine 11y ago
> Jobs lost in the early depression haven't returned
There are actually more jobs now then there were in 2005:
- January 2005: 132,752,000
- January 2015: 140,793,000
Source: http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet?request_action=wh&graph_name=CE_cesbref1 http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet?request_action=w...
Obviously the _type_ of jobs have changed, and this doesn't factor in population growth directly, but I don't think the statement "jobs lost in the early depression haven't returned" isn't grounded in the data.