The number of single mothers has increased. The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

with the economic downturn in recent times, it certainly does, you know, look not so encouraging,

近期的经济衰退让境况看起来没那么振奋人心，

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And it expects that number to increase to forty-five billion dollars by the end of this year, even with the current economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.02.23