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According to the CBO, between 1979 and 2011, gross median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose from $59,400 to $75,200, or 26.5%. However, once adjusted for household size and looking at taxes from an after-tax perspective, real median household income grew 46%, representing significant growth.
The recession officially ended in the second quarter of 2009, but the nation's economy continued to be described as in an "economic malaise" during the second quarter of 2011. Some economists described the post-recession years as the weakest recovery since the Great Depression and World War II .
Income levels vary with age. For example, the median 2009 income for households headed by individuals age 15–24 was only $30,750, but increased to $50,188 for household headed by individuals age 25–34 and $61,083 for household headed by individuals 35–44. Work experience and additional education may be factors.
The Great Recession officially ended in mid-2009, but a recent Census Bureau report shows that, for the average American family, the first full post-recession year only brought increased misery.
During the depths of the recession in 2009, as millions of Americans lost their jobs, homes and life savings, the highest-paid earners in the United States saw their average incomes increase...
April 29, 2009: The Federal Reserve projected GDP growth of 2.5–3% in 2010; an unemployment plateau in 2009 and 2010 around 10% with moderation in 2011; and inflation rates around 1–2%. May 1, 2009: People protested economic conditions globally during the 2009 May Day protests.
According to a recent study published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), household incomes have decreased for the average American since 2019 and vary widely by state. (Income is defined as ...
Congressional leaders meeting with President Obama, November 30, 2010. President Obama signing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 into law, January 2, 2011. The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011.
Further, the Center for American Progress estimated that 76% of the real income gains between 2009 and 2013 went to the top 1%. In December 2013, Obama declared that growing income inequality is a "defining challenge of our time" and called on Congress to bolster the safety net and raise wages.
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009; Image title: Current Population Reports, Consumer Income; Author: U.S. Census Bureau: Unique ID of original document: adobe:docid:indd:f950e127-f452-11dd-883c-b1e553b1148c: Date and time of digitizing: 11:59, 7 September 2010: File change date and time: 05:49, 16 ...