I'm not an economist.............................

................but does this mean the jobs had been there for quite a while?   Local people who know these sorts of things have been saying, for at least the past two years, that one of the tough issues facing local employers has been finding new employees.   Now that long term extensions of unemployment insurance are off the table, people are seeking, and finding, jobs - jobs that had been available?  Who knew that such a thing would happen?   Not to be a nit-picker, but the authors say "1.8 million additional jobs were created in 2014 due to the benefit cut."   Would it not be more accurate to say that 1.8 million additional -and already available - jobs were filled in 2014 due to the benefit cut?  Just wondering.