How Slow Is The Recovery? (Comparing 2001 and 2009)

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A couple points.
1. The recovery from the most recent recession started sooner than it did in 2001.
2. There’s still a long way to go – because so much damage was done in 2008-2009.
3. (Not to be political or anything, but) Bush left office with fewer jobs than when he started.