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Employment: gauging the crisis and outlookGreg Ip, U.S. Economics Editor, The Economist
Prepared for “The Jobs Deficit: The Challenge of Putting America Back to Work” New America Foundation
Oct. 20, 2009
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Worst recession by employment
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Not the worst by GDP
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-2.5
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GDP
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Jobless claims suggest turning point
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10 Jan2009
Four week moving average
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Signs of reviving demand for labor in construction, manufacturing
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Total Construction Manufacturing
Dec-07
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Source: BLS, JP Morgan Chase
Vacancy rate, %
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USA now a high unemployment country
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Unemployment rate, %
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Long term unemployment may lead to hysteresis
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101214161820
Median duration of unemployment, weeks
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Crises leave lasting damage
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Sept 2009 p 122
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A smaller future GDP than we thought
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2007 projection 2009 projection
Source: CBO 2007 & 2009 Budget & Economic Outlooks
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Finance, autos & housing share of total employment
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8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.5
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Jan
-92
Jan
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Jan
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-98
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-02
Jan
-04
Jan
-06
Jan
-08
Source: Citigroup, July, 2009
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Slower labor force growth
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Source: CBO Budget & Economic Outlook Aug, 2009