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4. The Number That Matters Most
Thu May 13, 2021, 11:32 AM
May 2021

Is "the economy remains more than 8 million jobs short of pre-pandemic levels". And since it takes 150,000 new jobs each month there is not only that 8 million but another roughly 2 million jobs needed so we are still 10 million jobs behind where we need to be.

Said another way, this is going to take several years to completely heal. Do the math. If we averaged 300,000 jobs per month it would take 67 months or 5 1/2 years just to get back to 2019 levels. And 300,000 jobs a month is a tall order.

From the source: mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 #1
So appreciate your keeping us abreast of the stats. NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #2
Moving in the right direction. twodogsbarking May 2021 #3
The Number That Matters Most DallasNE May 2021 #4
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