"[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.Source:  Thomas F. Cooley and Peter Rupert at Forbes.  HT: Power Line. Hoven's Index for February 17, 2010Changes 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%Source:  St. Louis Fed.Graph of the Day Archive.(Read Full Post)