5 States That Weathered The Recession May 7, 2015 | 0 comments | 27660 viewson News The recession that began in 2007 and worsened with the 2008 financial crisis was the worst in living memory — the worst U.S. downturn, in fact, since the Great Depression. But it didn’t affect every corner of the country equally. Some areas, like the real estate-driven markets of the desert Southwest and the decaying industrial …