United States Recession Indicator
us-sahm-ruleEconomy
Subject
United States
Metric
Recession Indicator
Data Points
797
Coverage
1959–2026
Latest Value
0.1
as of May 1, 2026
Time Series (797 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.1 | - |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.13 | - |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.2 | - |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.27 | - |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.3 | - |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.35 | - |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.43 | - |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.23 | - |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.13 | - |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.1 | - |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.17 | - |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.27 | - |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 0.27 | - |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.27 | - |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.27 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 797 observations
Data Source
Federal Reserve
Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
Category
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# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-sahm-rule
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-sahm-rule?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-sahm-rule?as_of=2024-01-01