In terms of employment, this is the worst recession in the US since WWII. Unemployment has increased by almost 6% of the labor force since the start of the rece

In terms of employment, this is the worst recession in the US since WWII. Unemployment has increased by almost 6% of the labor force since the start of the recession, worse than any other postwar recession. See: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMscxxELHEg/SsdKai2JmWI/AAAAAAAAGgM/69Fd8pPGr0s/s1600-h/2007Revised.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMscxxELHEg/SsdKai2JmWI/AAAAAAAAGg... for a good chart.