Figure J
Unemployment rate and projected unemployment rate, 2000–2022
Note: Dotted lines show unemployment projections from the stated year's CBO Budget and Economic Outlook. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors' analysis of Congressional Budget Office's The Budget and Economic Outlook (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
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