Figure A

Ratio of actual to potential GDP, and the employment-to-population ratio for prime-age workers, 2000–2012

Date Employment-to-population ratio Actual-to-potential GDP ratio
 2000-QI 0.818 1.0252763
 2000-II 0.817 1.0358216
 2000-III 0.812 1.0273167
 2000-IV 0.813 1.0240994
 2001-QI 0.813 1.0116242
 2001-II 0.808 1.0093345
 2001-III 0.803 0.9979305
 2001-IV 0.798 0.9930638
 2002-QI 0.797 0.9935851
 2002-II 0.794 0.9911093
 2002-III 0.792 0.9886535
 2002-IV 0.79 0.9818268
 2003-QI 0.789 0.9790202
 2003-II 0.79 0.9808266
 2003-III 0.787 0.9906853
 2003-IV 0.787 0.9935785
 2004-QI 0.788 0.9943256
 2004-II 0.79 0.9950911
 2004-III 0.791 0.9969516
 2004-IV 0.79 0.9995841
 2005-QI 0.792 1.0042099
 2005-II 0.793 1.003003
 2005-III 0.795 1.0052454
 2005-IV 0.793 1.0046486
 2006-QI 0.797 1.0114622
 2006-II 0.797 1.0095835
 2006-III 0.798 1.0037212
 2006-IV 0.801 1.0045079
 2007-QI 0.802 0.999825
 2007-II 0.8 1.002702
 2007-III 0.798 1.0039441
 2007-IV 0.797 1.0022191
 2008-QI 0.799 0.9920376
2008-II 0.795 0.9896675
2008-III 0.789 0.9751258
2008-IV 0.78 0.9477344
2009-QI 0.766 0.9305189
2009-II 0.76 0.9257817
2009-III 0.755 0.9253653
2009-IV 0.75 0.9309783
2010-QI 0.751 0.933023
2010-II 0.753 0.9349312
2010-III 0.75 0.9376759
2010-IV 0.749 0.9398876
2011-QI 0.752 0.9364209
2011-II 0.751 0.9383437
2011-III 0.75 0.9374095
2011-IV 0.752 0.9428356
2012-QI 0.757 0.9433546
2012-II 0.757 0.9422254
2012-III 0.757 0.9453382
2012-IV 0.758 0.9408653
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Note: Prime-age workers are workers ages 25–54.

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts (Table 1.1.6), Congressional Budget Office (2012), and Current Population Survey public data series

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