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Recession A recession is a period of reduced economic activity. It is typically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by a country's gross domestic product (GDP). A recession is typically accompanied by a drop in the stock market, an increase in unemployment, and a decline in consumer spending. While recessions can be difficult for individuals and businesses, they are a normal part of the business cycle and are often followed by periods of economic growth.
The labor market recovery from the pandemic recession has been tremendous and low-wage workers have been key recipients of those gains, with dramatically fast real wage growth between 2019 and 2023 as we found in our recent report. These gains were due in part to several large spending bills passed during the pandemic—including the vital…
The euro area economy stagnated in the middle of 2023 but narrowly managed to dodge a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The most recent data have been somewhat more upbeat, and the Eurozone may be turning a corner.