The springtime doldrums appear to be back as the rate of growth of the U.S. economy slowed to 2.2 percent, down from 3 percent at the end of last year.

The American economy has been growing for two and a half years now and nearly reached a 4 percent growth rate in 2010. But as you already know, that doesn’t mean a recovery of jobs or relief for those Americans who have been suffering since the 2008 crisis.

Economists’ views on various aspects of the slowdown appear below. –ARK