“Many of the jobs lost during the recession are not coming back,” writes Catherine Rampell. “Millions of workers who have already been unemployed for months, if not years, will most likely remain that way even as the overall job market continues to improve, economists say. The occupations they worked in, and the skills they currently possess, are never coming back in style.”
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"Millions of workers who have already been unemployed for months, if not years, will most likely remain that way even as the overall job market continues to improve," writes Catherine Rampell.
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April 2026
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