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The 2007-2009 recession increased unemployment in the US.

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Is it true that the 2007-2009 recession increased unemployment in the US?

Yes. Multiple sources confirm that the 2007-2009 recession increased unemployment in the US, with the national unemployment rate rising from about 5% to a peak of 9.5-10.0%.

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Unemployment benefits
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Unemployment benefits. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_benefits

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Great Recession - Wikipedia
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Great Recession - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession

The Recession of 2007–2009
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The Recession of 2007–2009. (n.d.). bls.gov. https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2012/recession/pdf/recession_bls_spotlight.pdf

The Great Recession and America's geography of unemployment
2016
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Thiede, B. & Monnat, S. (2016). The Great Recession and America's geography of unemployment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4054/demres.2016.35.30

Unemployment during the Great Recession and Large-for-Gestational-Age births
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Unemployment during the Great Recession and Large-for-Gestational-Age births. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233734

A Quantile Regression Approach to Examine Changes in County Unemployment Rates in Indiana during the Great Recession
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A Quantile Regression Approach to Examine Changes in County Unemployment Rates in Indiana during the Great Recession. (n.d.). rrs.scholasticahq.com. https://rrs.scholasticahq.com/article/11094.pdf

Health and health inequality during the Great Recession: evidence from the PSID
2017
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Health and health inequality during the Great Recession: evidence from the PSID. (2017). hdl.handle.net. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/170792

Uncertainty and the Geography of the Great Recession
2017
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Uncertainty and the Geography of the Great Recession. (2017). ssrn.com. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3008887

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