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Text table 3.2
US Business cycle since World War II

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US Business cycle since World War II
Peak * Trough Peak-to-trough
Real GDP Employment **
    percentage change
Dec 2007 Ongoing -3.3 -3.7
Mar 2001 Nov 2001 -0.4 -2.0
Jul 1990 Mar 1991 -1.3 -1.5
Jul 1981 Nov 1982 -2.9 -3.1
Jan 1980 Jul 1980 -2.2 -1.3
Nov 1973 Mar 1975 -3.1 -2.8
Dec 1969 Nov 1970 -1.0 -1.5
Apr 1960 Feb 1961 -1.6 -2.3
Aug 1957 Apr 1958 -3.8 -4.4
Jul 1953 May 1954 -2.7 -3.4
Nov 1948 Oct 1949 -1.7 -5.2
Average   -2.2 -2.8
The peaks and troughs were identified by the NBER, and do not correspond exactly to the peaks and troughs in GDP and employment, which are calculated separately.
Non-farm payrolls