describe the economic situation across multiple dimensions in the US before, during and after the Great Recession. Please remember that we have defined the Great Recession in the US to be from December of 2007 through June of 2009. Some examples of these dimensions are employment rate, wages, housing prices, and stock prices. Clearly, there are other dimensions you could use to tell the story, this was not intended to be either prescriptive or an exhaustive list; it was intended to give you a place to start your thinking. Three to five years of data on either side of the Great Depression will provide an appropriate timeframe to understand what happened before and after; however, please feel free to use larger time frames as you see appropriate.
