Question

Does a depression always follow a recession?

Answer 1

No. Depressions typically get better and eventually recede to just simple recessions, but recessions (like the one of 2008) don't necessarily always get bad enough to be classified as a depression. 

Answer 2

Not necessarily.

Step-by-step explanation:

Depression is the result of an economic crisis. All right, depending on the crash resulted, this depression would be strong or not. As well, the recession can happen or not, depending on the way how society and the government handle depression times. However, traditionally a recession would happen.