The Top 5 Longest Recessions in US History

  Year Duration Unemployment Rate GDP Contraction
1 1929-1933 43 months 24.75% - 13.0%
2 1981-1982 17 months 10.8 % - 1.9%
3 1973-1975 16 months 9% - 2.1%
4 1937-1938 13 months 19.0% - 3.4%
5 1926-1927 11 months 5.5% N/A
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Longest Recessions in US History

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