The US economy added 156,000 jobs last month. September was the 78th consecutive month of private-sector job growth – the longest streak of job creation on record. Those numbers paint a picture of a much different economy than eight years ago: in September 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the US economy lost 159,000 jobs, and the country spiraled into the worst recession in living history.
The recovery has been slow, and many Americans say they have been left behind.
