Only two industries are back at pre-recesssion employment levels. See them and the laggards here...

Only two industries have fully regained the jobs (and then some) lost during the recent recession.  Leisure and Hospitality has 4.2% more jobs and Mining has more than doubled the number of jobs that existed at the beginning of the recession.  Professional Services is the next closest to being back at 100%, but it is still 17.4% below pre-recession employment levels.  Food for thought...


Source: Business Insider