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Three straight months of employment drops have heightened concerns that the country may be headed into recession. Previous recessions were marked by consecutive job losses.

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SOURCE: Labor Department, National Bureau of Economic Research | By Karen Yourish - The Washington Post - April 5, 2008

This Story Payrolls Fell The Most In 5 Years Last Month Article \| Joblessness soared and employers cut back in March, the deepest job losses in five years and strong evidence that the housing and financial market distress has spooked employers. Senator To Widen Housing Proposal MONTGOMERY AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Leggett Urges Rehab of Units, Speedier Regulatory Process The Economy		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Labor Department, National Bureau of Economic Research \| By Karen Yourish - The Washington Post - April 5, 2008 ¬es=Three straight months of employment drops have heightened concerns that the country may be headed into recession. Previous recessions were marked by consecutive job losses." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Labor Department, National Bureau of Economic Research \| By Karen Yourish - The Washington Post - April 5, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Business News » washingtonpost.com
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