It will take years to recover the 8 million jobs still lost to Covid and state lockdowns

The last month of President Trump’s economic miracle was February 2020 before Covid struck the U.S. economy.The March 5 release of employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for February 2021, provides a snapshot of where America’s economic recovery stands compared to the beyond full employment America that existed before the China Virus resulting in more than half a million deaths and economic devastation. Today’s unemployment rate is 6.2 percent compared to 3.5 percent a year ago with approximately 4.2 million more people unemployed today than a year ago.-- More...