The Recession Of 2007-2009

A general slowdown in economic activity, a downturn in the business cycle, a reduction in the amount of goods and services produced and sold-these are all characteristics of a recession. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (the official arbiter of U.S. recessions), there were 10 recessions between 1948 and 2011. The most recent recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, though many of the statistics that describe the U.S. economy have yet to return to their pre-recession values. In this Spotlight, we present BLS data that compare the recent recession to previous recessions.

• | Author: U. S. Bureau U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Penny Hill Press
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 02, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 24 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1530847362
• | ISBN-13: 9781530847365