The U.S. recession that started at the end of 2007 lasted about 18 months, give or take a few months.
Recovering the 8.4 million jobs lost in the downturn, however, could take the better part of a decade, some economists predict.
The nation is closer to 11 million jobs in the red, accounting for the jobs needed to keep pace with the expanding population, estimates Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
A good six months into this recovery, the U.S. is still losing jobs, although Colorado employers appear to have added jobs in recent months.
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