[P.O.E.]

Population is up by 8 million since January 2009, but only 1.2M more in the labor force: BLS labor force table

Employment-Population Ratio 16 years and over

[nascarnation]

3 years after the 9/11 recession, there were 4 million more jobs than before the downturn began.

the media termed it a “jobless recovery”

4 yrs after the 08 recession, there are 7 million LESS jobs

the media termed it the “new normal”