Labor markets have improved since the depths of the Great Recession in mid-2009, but job seekers are by no means out of the woods. Private employment has recouped only about three-fourths of its recent loss.

Robert Higgs is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of The Independent Review.
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