Graph of jobs lost in recessions since 1948

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Can't we do a census every six months?

Kelsey C., a master's student at the University of Colorado-Boulder, sent in this image from Calculated Risk showing the percent of jobs lost in each recession since 1948, relative to the peak of the pre-recession job market. In terms of the percent of jobs lost, the current recession is by far the worst we've seen since World War II

Graph of jobs lost in recessions since 1948