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Job Losses

Job losses caused by the late-2000s recession

Many jobs have been lost worldwide since the start of the late-2000s recession. In the US, job losses have been going on since December 2007, and it accelerated drastically starting in September 2008 following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

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