In both this recovery and the previous two, the rebound in employment growth has been weaker and later than the rebound in GDP growth. But the loss of jobs in the most recent recession was more than twice as large as in previous recessions, so a slow recovery has meant a much higher unemployment rate for a much longer period.
自2010年以来，平均年GDP增长率只有2.1%，这意味着就业岗位创造不振。在此次和前两次复苏中，就业增长的反弹都比GDP弱，而且滞后于GDP。但最新衰退中的就业岗位减少量比前两次多两倍，因此缓慢的复苏意味着在长得多的时间里存在高得多的失业率。