Justin Fox updates his chart:
...job losses from this recession are now worse than in 1981-1982, which is generally considered to have been the most severe economic downturn in the U.S. since the Great Depression. Barring a more or less unimaginable turnaround in the month or two, they will be much worse. Just look at how steep that brown line is!
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/03/gravity-etc/204758/
