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This Is What Progress Looks Like

Summary: 
Watch the video to see how far our economy has come over the last 7 years.

With 275,000 new private-sector jobs, December marked 70 straight months of job growth -- making 2014-2015 the strongest two-year stretch of job growth since the 1990s. December also marked the lowest unemployment rate in more than seven years. 

Watch the video to see what progress looks like: 

Learn more about December's job report.

Danielle Cohen is an intern in the Office of Digital Strategy