The document summarizes the economic downturn in the late 2000s known as the Great Recession. It discusses declines in the housing, banking, automotive industries, and rise in unemployment rates from 2008 to 2009. The housing industry saw record lows in transaction volume and prices. The banking industry had more failures in late 2008 and 2009 than all of 2008. The automotive industry received $90.4 billion in taxpayer money for bailouts. Unemployment rates rose significantly over that period for many states like Michigan which saw a rise from 8.6% to 15.2%.