"The committee continues to anticipate that the economic conditions -- including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends and stable inflation expectations -- are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period."

VOA: special.2011.04.29

Some critics partly blame the crisis on Americans' low savings rate and high personal debt.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

"The Internet penetration rate of those three places is fairly low.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

Relatively speaking, ours have been very low. We have remained the third lowest unemployment rate in Alabama for six to nine months now."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10