Figure A
Los Angeles regional employment levels and jobs deficit, January 2007–March 2012
* The difference between the current number of jobs in the Los Angeles region and the number of jobs necessary to reach the region's prerecession employment rate
** The number of jobs needed just to keep up with population growth
Source: Author's analysis of Current Employment Statistics and Local Area Unemployment Statistics data
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