Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, warned Thursday about the economic implications of not ...

My favorite recession indicator is the weekly data on the people who filed for unemployment insurance at least a week earlier and are still claiming unemployment insurance because they still haven’t ...

Certain groups may be more likely to successfully weather a recession. Now is the time to figure out whether you're in one ...

MALONE: But we do have more robust instruments, like a recession indicator Claudia Sahm developed in 2019. SAHM: I put a really high priority on, it's simple, could be put into policy, easily ...

Recessions often lead to a decrease in state education funding and, as a result, higher tuition. Despite this, enrollment can actually rise during an economic downturn.

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. ... Combo meals and new hairstyles: Do informal recession indicators line up with data? May 28, 2025 5:19 PM ET.

MALONE: But we do have more robust instruments, like a recession indicator Claudia Sahm developed in 2019. SAHM: I put a really high priority on, it's simple, could be put into policy, easily ...

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch.