All reports agree: The economy is growing rapidly. The Central Bank, the ESRI, the Fiscal Advisory Council all say roughly the same thing. Household incomes are recovering as inflation falls to below two per cent and wages rise. The economy will grow at a robust 2 to 2.5 per cent over the coming few years. Unemployment will bounce between 4 and 4.5 per cent.   All reports agree: We should see north of 2.9 million people employed by the end of 2025. Contrast that with the picture we looked at in June 2014 when we had 1.03 million people employed and you…

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