The jobs hole remains very, very deep. Today, the U.S. economy still has a greater jobs deficit than was the case at the very worst point of every previous postwar recession, including the Great Recession

If the November pace of job growth continues, it will take *more than three years* before we recover all the jobs lost in the spring.

That's just raw numbers of jobs, by the way. Does not account for growth in population over a three-year period, which would imply we need more jobs than we had pre-pandemic.

Also, FWIW, Trump is still on track to be the first president since modern employment statistics began to leave office with fewer jobs than existed at his inauguration.

% change in employment of parents since Feb (not seasonally adjusted) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/04/november-jobs-report-slowdown-economy-recovery

Share of unemployed who have been out of work at least 27 weeks (i.e., the "long-term unemployed") https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/04/november-jobs-report-slowdown-economy-recovery