http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/08/24/some-terrible-unemployment-data/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/08/24/some-terrible-unemployment-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1771 the Shah Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:38:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=1598#comment-1771 Not much of an insight; employment numbers are a lagging indicator, and given the depth and breadth of this recession why is it surprising that it will take a long time to get back to 'norms' that really shouldn't have been the norm in the first place? And the other shocker - places hurt more by the recession will take longer to recover. I feel like Neo in the Matrix - "Woah!" Brilliant. Dig a little deeper, pal, b/c this isn't really news, it's filler. Not much of an insight; employment numbers are a lagging indicator, and given the depth and breadth of this recession why is it surprising that it will take a long time to get back to ‘norms’ that really shouldn’t have been the norm in the first place? And the other shocker – places hurt more by the recession will take longer to recover. I feel like Neo in the Matrix – “Woah!” Brilliant. Dig a little deeper, pal, b/c this isn’t really news, it’s filler.

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