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People fill out job applications at the US post office in Garden Grove, CA on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
  • The US isn't in a recession at the moment according to different kinds of data.
  • The labor market in the country is still thriving, as seen in monthly nonfarm payroll gains.
  • Real personal income has also seen monthly gains again after declining in early 2022.

You can't go far without hearing someone talking about a recession.

The debate whether the US will see a recession, or even if it's experiencing one now, is almost everywhere.