“recovery” Charts
More Composting, More Jobs? »
In 2012, we set out to document the contribution of composting and natural wood waste recovery to Maryland’s job base.…
Liberty and Job "Recovery" For All? »
This “recovery” and the two which preceded it have been “jobless recoveries.” While the government measure of the unemployment rate…
Recovery In Context »
Those who were in the job force in 2001 know that recession felt nothing like the 2008 recession. It wasn't…
Americans Moderately Optimistic For Economic Recovery »
According to a strong majority of Americans, the economy is slowly recovering. Just over a quarter, however, reject that there…
Views on the Economy Reach a Six Year High »
American's view of the economy has reached a new six year high. Despite only 43% believing the economy is in…
Why "Unemployment" Does Not Really Tell Us Employment »
The unemployment-rate calculates the number of Americans working or actively seeking employment. However, as there are nearly three job-seekers for…
Real Wage Growth Sputters Globally »
Despite leaps in labor productivity worldwide, larger and larger shares of national income have been siphoned off to capital. In…
America: A Nation In Recovery (Finally) »
The United States' economy is on the mend, but the road to recovery certainly has been a long one. The…
Middle class still waiting for recovery »
Median household income plummeted from 2009 to 2011 and has grown only modestly in the two-and-a-half years since.
Inequality of Poverty »
15% of Americans—nearly 1 in 6—are seemingly consigned to live in poverty. After the bailouts used to stimulate economic recovery,…
The Recovery Of Christmas Spending »
As the economy continues to recover, Christmas spending is finally getting back on track. A survey of 1100 American shoppers…
Slowest Recovery in Past 50 Years »
It took 77 months for non- farm employment to return to pre-recession levels, the longest recovery of any post–World War…
The current state of the US economy in one chart »
America’s got record-high GDP output but with 227,000 fewer workers. The fact that we have been able to greatly expand…
Current Job Recovery Is Slowest in Past 50 Years »
Six-and-a-half years after the recession began, nonfarm employment has returned to pre-recession levels. The next-slowest recovery took less than four…
Chris Christie goes from Hero to Zero »
Chris Christie is no longer getting praised for his Sandy recovery work. Satisfaction with the way Christie handled the Sandy…
Home Sales Drop Precipitously With Fear of Fed Pullout »
The most recent data on the housing market continues to support the view that the market has slowed substantially, ending…
The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Poorer »
From 2009 to 2011, as the nation crawled down the road to economic recovery, not everyone faired evenly. The mean…
