The 4.2% unemployment rate sits well within the healthy historic norm. One key labor market recession indicator is the Sahm rule, which holds that when the three-month average of the unemployment ...

Consumer attitudes toward the economy improved after a five-month drop, but could still point toward a recession ahead.

The headline The economy added 139,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected roughly 127,000 new jobs ...

May 2025, the survey gathered 328 responses from qualified CPAs and CGMAs holding executive roles. The optimism seen after ...

Gross domestic product is a key measure of economic health. GDP is the monetary value of all finished goods and services made ...

A dip in consumer spending is an indicator of a possible recession. “Nearly 70% of U.S. GDP is driven by consumer spending, making U.S. consumer sentiment a key driver of recession odds ...

Recession indicators are everywhere ... has been called a 'vibesession.' "Nominal GDP is key to understanding credit spreads because it represents the amount of cash available in the economy ...

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global recession risks have shot back up markets' worry list, but the readout from economic data and key financial indicators is not as clear cut as it first appears.