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Shierholz, Heidi; Davis, Alyssa; Kimball, Will – Economic Policy Institute, 2014
The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. However, the labor market has made agonizingly slow progress toward a full recovery, and the slack that remains continues to be devastating for workers of all ages. The weak labor market has been, and continues to be, very tough on young workers. Though the labor market is headed in the right…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Labor Market, Economic Climate, High School Graduates
Shierholz, Heidi; Sabadish, Natalie; Wething, Hilary – Economic Policy Institute, 2012
Though the labor market is slowly improving, the Great Recession that began in December 2007 was so long and severe that the crater it left in the labor market continues to be devastating for workers of all ages. Unemployment has been above eight percent for more than three years, and 12.7 million workers remain unemployed today. The weak labor…
Descriptors: Labor Market, College Graduates, High School Graduates, Educational Attainment