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Financial Crisis of 2007-2009

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US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of Civilians Unemployed for 27 Weeks and Over, Number of Civilians Unemployed for 15 to 26 Weeks, Number of Civilians Unemployed for 5 to 14 Weeks, Number of Civilians Unemployed for Less Than 5 Weeks, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=2V9z.

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 marked a significant downturn in the U.S. economy. During the crisis, the Federal Reserve and other agencies took several steps to contain the crisis and limit its impact on the economy. This collection of documents, publications, and archival collections from 2008 to 2015 highlights those actions and steps.