John At The Center

Employment in the securities industry fell by just under 79,000 positions from the peak in June 2008 to last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s no small number. But it’s actually 14,000 shy of the number of jobs lost during the rout of March 2001 to October 2003 that followed the burst of the dot-com bubble.

via Reuters Breakingviews – Today’s Reversal vs. Dot-Com Bust – NYTimes.com.