After the recession of the mid-1970s, economic growth took off.

After the 1990-91 recession, profits rose just 6 percent in the first year.

The rate reached a peak of 15.2 percent in 1983, just after the last recession, and has declined each year since then.

But after the recession of 1982-83, sales never really recovered.

Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back.

Not only was it the first rise in two months, but the biggest since August of last year, a month after the recession started.

However, the number of new businesses starting each year dropped by 17% after the recession.

The last time states faced such difficult fiscal conditions was after the 1990-91 recession.

In the 49 months after the recession of the early 1990's, employment jumped almost 8 percent.

It surged by more than 13 percent in the same period after the recession of the early 80's.