<p>Beauty salons have been a recession-resistant industry across the United States. Although sales had declined[<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items">when?</a></em>] from 2008 highs due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession">Great Recession</a>, they remain robust with a long-term positive forecast.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_salon#cite_note-9">[9]</a> Despite the tendency for consumers to be more price-conscious during recessions, spending continued to increase. With rising per capita incomes across the United States since 2015, beauty salons boomed, generating $56.2 billion in the United States. Hair care was the largest segment, with 86,000 locations.</p>
