10 years after the Great Recession, why aren't more Americans working?

10 years after the Great Recession, new research from the at Brookings scholars  and demonstrates that although the 'jobs gap' from the recession is now closed, millions of American men and women of prime working age remain out of the labor force. Also in this episode,  explains what's happening in Congress and discusses new research on private sector investment in health research and development. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at  on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the .

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