[jvanderbot]

The post has a few stats and that's it. I repeated them here, because I thought it might be interesting to cut through sentiment a bit.

Yes, ending before 2024 might mask a lot of change from all kinds of factors.

And, not going back prior to 2021 might mask a downturn prior to that from which we haven't recovered.

Edit: 2019 levels were 1.4m, making the % increase from 2019 to 2023 17%.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/oes151256.htm

And 2024 is available, but slightly more difficult to query. https://data.bls.gov/oesprofile/

It shows 1.65m, so basically level with 2023. That makes growth from 2019 to 2024 17% (1.64/1.4) as well.