Ogden was hurt most by job losses
Unemployment suddenly surged in December 2008. Over the next two years, the official jobless rate rarely fell below 10 percent (not seasonally adjusted).
2008
2009 2010
2011
2012
0
3
6
9
12
15 percent
4.5
5.6
5.5
5.1
4.4
4.6
5.2
5.4
5.9
5.3
5.3
5.3
11
12.1
12
11.8
10.8
11.2
12
12.5
12.5
12.2
12.1
11.9
12.4
11.3
11.1
10.5
10
9.6
10.1
10.7
10.2
10
9.7
10
10.2
10.6
10.2
9.8
9.3
8.9
9.5
9.5
9.4
8.2
8
7.8
8.2
8.6
8.4
8.5
8
7.7
8.2
8.3
D
J
J
J
F
M
A
A
S
O
N
D
M
J
J
J
F
M
A
A
S
O
N
D
M
J
J
J
F
M
A
A
S
O
N
D
M
J
J
J
F
M
A
A
S
O
N
D
M
J
J
J
F
M
A
M
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics *Preliminary
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