The phrase
"than before the recession" is an idiom that means something has improved or gotten better since a previous state, specifically referring to the period following the economic downturn known as a recession.
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Still, fully 82 % of homeowners who say their home is worth less
now than before the recession began either strongly (37 %) or somewhat (45 %) agree that homeownership is the best long - term investment a person can make.
The income eligibility limit at which families qualify for subsidized child care has not been updated since 2007, making access to high - quality early learning out of reach for many families who still must earn
less than before the recession to receive state assistance for child care services.
«Companies have been focused on productivity, which means many people are working a lot
harder than before the recession,» observes Joanie Courtney, senior vice president of global market insights at Monster.
The labour force participation rate is
lower than before the recession and if it weren't for people leaving the labour force, because they have become discouraged in finding meaningful employment, our unemployment rate would be well over 7 per cent, compared to 5.9 per cent before the recession.
More American households are rolling that debt from one month to the
next than before the recession, and the number of open credit lines is set to soon surpass the previous high in 2008.
In part, because there will still be a greater presence of delinquencies and other derogatory information on consumer credit
files than before the recession.
In fact, retail sales per capita now stand 8 percent
higher than before the recession, and given the dearth of new construction, average sales per sq. ft. at retail properties are 11 percent
This measure has remained roughly constant over the past three years, but Americans are much less optimistic about economic opportunity
now than before the recession and financial crisis of 2008 unfolded.
For example, in the suburbs of Chicago, where Michael LaFido of Marketing Luxury Group does business, building a house similar in size to an existing structure costs 20 percent less
today than before the recession.
Starving the schools 250 — decline, in dollars, in per - student K — 12 funding in North Carolina for fiscal year 2015 from 2014 («Most states still funding schools
less than before the recession,» Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Oct. 16, 2014) 14.5 — percentage reduction in per - pupil spending in...
At the same time, U.S. employers are more inclined now
than before the recession to offer part - time jobs before full - time gigs.