The Largest Public Companies by Market Cap (2000–2022)
Comparing the Speed of U.S. Interest Rate Hikes
The Difference Between Stagflation, Inflation, and Deflation
Unemployment Rate and Recessions Over 70 Years
The unemployment rate has a large impact on whether U.S. economists determine the country is in recession.
In fact, in recent decades, levels of employment and real personal income are two measures that carry the most weight when a recession is declared by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).