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Sunday, 04/03/2011 4:00:19 PM

Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:00:19 PM

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Chart of the Day - COTD - Jobs Recovery?

http://www.chartoftheday.com/20110401.htm?A%3ECLICK

Today, the Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls (jobs) increased by 216,000 in March. Today's chart puts the latest data into perspective by comparing nonfarm payrolls following the the end of the latest economic recession (i.e. the Great Recession -- solid red line) to that of the prior recession (i.e. 2001 recession -- dashed gold line) to that of the average post-recession from 1954-2000 (dashed blue line). As today's chart illustrates, the current jobs recovery is much weaker than the average jobs recovery that follows the end of a recession. Today's chart also illustrates that the current jobs recovery is slightly stronger than what occurred following the recession of 2001 and that the trend is up.







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