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Who loses the most in a recession?

Younger workers (aged 16 to 24) are often the first cohort to lose their jobs during recessions and stay unemployed longer. This is because they have less on-the-job experience and often work in jobs with high turnover.



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Higher interest rates that often coincide with the early stages of a recession provide an advantage to savers, while lower interest rates moving out of a recession can benefit homebuyers. Investors may be able to find bargains on assets that have decreased in price during a recession.

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Earnings Recession in 2023 to Transition to Strong Recovery in 2024. Morgan Stanley Research strategists think U.S. corporate earnings could decline 16% in 2023 but stage a comeback in 2024 and 2025.

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According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the average length of recessions since World War II has been approximately 11 months. But the exact length of a recession is difficult to predict. In general, a recession lasts anywhere from six to 18 months.

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