Today's Jobs Report in Pictures

Today’s disappointing employment report shows that the labor market still has a long way to go to get back to full strength, with only 69,000 jobs created and an unemployment rate of 8.2 percent.

Below are some charts to show how the new figures look in historical context. Here is our statement with further analysis.

See our chart book for more charts.











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