Off a cliff

This chart compares the job loss so far in this recession to job losses in the 1990-1991 recession and the 2001 recession – showing how dramatic and unprecedented the job loss over the last 13 months has been.

via The Gavel » Blog Archive » What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like.

The green arrow is us, today.  This is a US picture, but the Canadian graph may be even steeper.

via JWalk

Garth says the corner has already been turned.  Boy he’s turned into quite the doomsayer.

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