If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, well then consider the following 3k wordsworth of info on the current recession (in size order):
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Comparing Recession Percentage of Job Losses
via Chart of the Day
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Comparing Recession Job Losses as % of Employment
via Economix
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Comparing Percentage Job Losses, post WW2
via Calculated Risk
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