https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/01/at-this-pace-the-u-s-wont-get-back-to-full-employment-until-2022/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:25:24 -0400<![CDATA[Right now, there are 12.3 million unemployed Americans. When the economy’s running at full blast, there are typically only a few million people out of work — in transition or switching between jobs, say. What’s more, the population keeps growing, currently adding about 88,000 new people to the labor force each month. So, at our current pace, it will take about nine years to close the “jobs gap.”]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:10:01 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/01/at-this-pace-the-u-s-wont-get-back-to-full-employment-until-2022-n99776