"[T]his economic downturn is not your garden-variety recession. It is indeed the ‘Great Recession,' and it is far from over." Thomas F. Cooley and Peter Rupert at Forbes.
Hoven's Index for February 17, 2010
Changes in number of jobs in various employment categories, December 2007 to January 2010:
All non-farm: -6.1%
All private industry: -7.4%
Natural resources and mining: -7.8%
Durable goods: -19%
Goods producing: -19%
Construction: -25%
Government: +0.42%
Education and health: +4.3%
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