It's hard to say what it signifies, but I think, generally, we expect the numbers to continue to climb back up to 2019 rates. I doubt that we'll see the 2009 recessionary rates unless we hit another significant recession, but there's not really any explanation as to why we wouldn't get back to 2019, possibly slightly above, given the increase in our population.
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