Percent Job Losses in Post-WWII Recessions The 2007 recession has seen greater job losses lasting for a longer period of time than any previous recession since the Great Depression. The 2007 recession saw greater job losses lasting for a longer period of time than any previous recession since the Great Depression. It took more than six years for employment to regain its prerecession level.
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