Jared Bernstein "Jobs Picture: Mounting Recessionary Signs as Unemployment Rate Spikes," Economic Policy Institute. 6 June 2008. http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_econindicators_jobspict_20080606
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Economists and politicians debate whether or not we’re technically in a recession, but most Americans feel we’ve been in a recession for years. 
