Charts: Softer Recession, Slower Recovery For Teachers

"Employment of teachers held up decently during the recession, which is what you expect from government workers. But there's been a years-long slow bleed that's very unusual." (More waitresses & nurses, fewer teachers and factory workers Matt Yglesias)

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[Sarah]

That’s a little worrisome. One might speculate this is a product of government cutbacks on education funding in recent years.