WASHINGTON – Six years after the onset of the Great Recession, the U.S. economy needs nearly 8 million jobs to return to pre-recession health, a new Economic Policy Institute report finds. In Six Years From its Beginning, the Great Recession’s Shadow Looms over the Labor Market, EPI economist Heidi Shierholz shows that while some economic … Continue reading On recession’s sixth anniversary, U.S. still down 8 million jobs