The output gap reflects a deficit of more than 12 million jobs – the number of jobs needed to return to the economy’s peak 2007 employment level and absorb the 125,000 people who enter the labor force each month. Even if the economy grows at 2.5% in 2012, as most forecasts anticipate, the jobs deficit will remain – and will not be closed until 2024.
产出缺口反映了超过1 200万的就业赤字，即使就业率达到2007年顶峰时期的水平并吸收每个月进入劳动力市场的125 000人所需要增加的就业量。即使2012年经济增长如许多人预计的那样达到2.5%，就业赤字仍然无法消除，可能将一直持续到2024年。