Opinion

Americans have gone back to work. Now we can move toward steady growth.

Marty Walsh is the secretary of labor. Cecilia Elena Rouse is chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.

After months of headlines describing the Great Resignation, the May employment report showed that, in fact, Americans have returned to work — at impressive levels. In light of that, it is worth understanding what has happened in the U.S. labor market and what it means as we aim to transition from a historic economic recovery to stable and steady growth.