Here's a graph showing how bad the current recession is wrt jobs loss compared to previous: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pMscxxELHEg/S7kz7N40TqI/AAAAAAAAH9w/m_FuQ

Here's a graph showing how bad the current recession is wrt jobs loss compared to previous: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pMscxxELHEg/S7kz7N40TqI/AAAAAAAAH9w/m_FuQLbGqiM/s1600/JobLossesAlignedBottom.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pMscxxELHEg/S7kz7N40TqI/AAAAAAAAH9... Doesn't look all that promising for a speedy recovery.