Figure A
Job change for private-sector workers since the start of each of last two recoveries
| Month | 2001 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| -18 | 107.0% | |
| -17 | 107.0% | |
| -16 | 106.9% | |
| -15 | 106.8% | |
| -14 | 106.6% | |
| -13 | 106.4% | |
| -12 | 106.2% | |
| -11 | 106.0% | |
| -10 | 105.7% | |
| -9 | 105.4% | |
| -8 | 101.8% | 104.9% |
| -7 | 101.5% | 104.2% |
| -6 | 101.4% | 103.6% |
| -5 | 101.2% | 102.8% |
| -4 | 101.1% | 102.2% |
| -3 | 100.9% | 101.4% |
| -2 | 100.6% | 100.7% |
| -1 | 100.3% | 100.4% |
| 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 1 | 99.8% | 99.8% |
| 2 | 99.7% | 99.5% |
| 3 | 99.5% | 99.4% |
| 4 | 99.5% | 99.2% |
| 5 | 99.4% | 99.1% |
| 6 | 99.3% | 98.9% |
| 7 | 99.3% | 98.9% |
| 8 | 99.3% | 98.9% |
| 9 | 99.2% | 99.0% |
| 10 | 99.2% | 99.2% |
| 11 | 99.3% | 99.3% |
| 12 | 99.3% | 99.4% |
| 13 | 99.1% | 99.5% |
| 14 | 99.2% | 99.6% |
| 15 | 99.1% | 99.7% |
| 16 | 98.9% | 99.9% |
| 17 | 98.9% | 100.0% |
| 18 | 98.9% | 100.1% |
| 19 | 98.8% | 100.2% |
| 20 | 98.8% | 100.4% |
| 21 | 98.9% | 100.6% |
| 22 | 99.0% | 100.9% |
| 23 | 99.1% | 101.0% |
| 24 | 99.2% | 101.2% |
| 25 | 99.3% | 101.4% |
| 26 | 99.4% | 101.5% |
| 27 | 99.5% | 101.8% |
| 28 | 99.7% | 101.9% |
| 29 | 99.9% | 102.1% |
| 30 | 100.2% | 102.3% |
| 31 | 100.3% | 102.7% |
| 32 | 100.3% | 102.9% |
| 33 | 100.4% | 103.1% |
| 34 | 100.6% | 103.2% |
| 35 | 100.9% | 103.3% |
| 36 | 100.9% | 103.4% |
| 37 | 101.0% | 103.5% |
| 38 | 101.1% | 103.7% |
| 39 | 101.3% | 103.8% |
| 40 | 101.4% | 104.0% |
| 41 | 101.7% | 104.2% |
| 42 | 101.9% | 104.5% |
| 43 | 102.1% | 104.7% |
| 44 | 102.4% | 104.9% |
| 45 | 102.5% | 105.1% |
| 46 | 102.6% | 105.2% |
| 47 | 102.7% | 105.4% |
| 48 | 103.0% | 105.6% |
| 49 | 103.1% | 105.8% |
| 50 | 103.4% | 106.0% |
| 51 | 103.6% | 106.1% |
| 52 | 103.9% | 106.3% |
| 53 | 104.0% | 106.6% |
| 54 | 104.0% | 106.7% |
| 55 | 104.1% | 106.9% |
| 56 | 104.3% | 107.0% |
| 57 | 104.4% | 107.3% |
| 58 | 104.5% | 107.5% |
| 59 | 104.5% | 107.8% |
| 60 | 104.7% | 108.0% |
| 61 | 104.8% | 108.2% |
| 62 | 105.0% | 108.4% |
| 63 | 105.1% | 108.6% |
| 64 | 105.2% | 108.8% |
| 65 | 105.3% | 109.2% |
| 66 | 105.4% | 109.5% |
| 67 | 105.4% | 109.7% |
| 68 | 105.4% | 110.0% |
| 69 | 105.4% | 110.1% |
| 70 | 105.4% | 110.2% |
| 71 | 105.5% | 110.5% |
| 72 | 105.5% | 110.7% |
| 73 | 105.6% | 110.8% |
| 74 | 105.6% | 111.0% |
| 75 | 105.5% | 111.1% |
| 76 | 105.4% | 111.4% |
| 77 | 105.2% | 111.6% |
| 78 | 105.0% | 111.9% |
Note: The line for each recession begins at the official start of the recession, so the length of the line to the left of zero indicates the length of each recession.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Statistics public data series
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