Table Data - Smoothed U.S. Recession Probabilities

Title Smoothed U.S. Recession Probabilities
Series ID RECPROUSM156N
Source Chauvet, Marcelle, Piger, Jeremy Max
Release U.S. Recession Probabilities
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Percent
Date Range 1967-06-01 to 2026-08-01
Last Updated 2026-10-01 2:34 PM CDT
Notes Smoothed recession probabilities for the United States are obtained from a dynamic-factor markov-switching model applied to four monthly coincident variables: non-farm payroll employment, the index of industrial production, real personal income excluding transfer payments, and real manufacturing and trade sales. This model was originally developed in Chauvet, M., "An Economic Characterization of Business Cycle Dynamics with Factor Structure and Regime Switching," International Economic Review, 1998, 39, 969-996.

For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of this model for dating business cycles in real time, see:
Chauvet, M. and J. Piger, "
A Comparison of the Real-Time Performance of Business Cycle Dating Methods," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2008, 26, 42-49.

For additional details as to why this data revises, see FAQ 3.
DATE VALUE
1967-06-01 0.82
1967-07-01 0.62
1967-08-01 0.02
1967-09-01 0.46
1967-10-01 0.12
1967-11-01 0.00
1967-12-01 0.02
1968-01-01 1.16
1968-02-01 0.08
1968-03-01 0.06
1968-04-01 0.02
1968-05-01 0.00
1968-06-01 0.02
1968-07-01 0.08
1968-08-01 0.12
1968-09-01 0.04
1968-10-01 0.02
1968-11-01 0.00
1968-12-01 0.12
1969-01-01 0.02
1969-02-01 0.00
1969-03-01 0.02
1969-04-01 0.20
1969-05-01 0.12
1969-06-01 0.06
1969-07-01 0.20
1969-08-01 0.74
1969-09-01 4.70
1969-10-01 8.40
1969-11-01 40.88
1969-12-01 44.96
1970-01-01 53.60
1970-02-01 41.90
1970-03-01 41.60
1970-04-01 43.04
1970-05-01 38.80
1970-06-01 36.42
1970-07-01 37.20
1970-08-01 54.50
1970-09-01 73.28
1970-10-01 80.50
1970-11-01 29.06
1970-12-01 0.00
1971-01-01 0.10
1971-02-01 0.84
1971-03-01 0.20
1971-04-01 0.04
1971-05-01 0.06
1971-06-01 0.12
1971-07-01 0.48
1971-08-01 0.18
1971-09-01 0.00
1971-10-01 0.06
1971-11-01 0.02
1971-12-01 0.00
1972-01-01 0.00
1972-02-01 0.04
1972-03-01 0.02
1972-04-01 0.00
1972-05-01 0.02
1972-06-01 0.02
1972-07-01 0.18
1972-08-01 0.00
1972-09-01 0.00
1972-10-01 0.00
1972-11-01 0.00
1972-12-01 0.00
1973-01-01 0.00
1973-02-01 0.04
1973-03-01 0.58
1973-04-01 0.54
1973-05-01 0.20
1973-06-01 0.14
1973-07-01 0.08
1973-08-01 0.20
1973-09-01 0.00
1973-10-01 0.04
1973-11-01 1.86
1973-12-01 36.74
1974-01-01 40.20
1974-02-01 35.74
1974-03-01 33.08
1974-04-01 31.82
1974-05-01 30.94
1974-06-01 42.62
1974-07-01 52.72
1974-08-01 83.30
1974-09-01 87.40
1974-10-01 95.44
1974-11-01 100.00
1974-12-01 100.00
1975-01-01 99.78
1975-02-01 99.62
1975-03-01 92.78
1975-04-01 14.24
1975-05-01 2.78
1975-06-01 0.52
1975-07-01 0.06
1975-08-01 0.00
1975-09-01 0.00
1975-10-01 0.02
1975-11-01 0.04
1975-12-01 0.00
1976-01-01 0.00
1976-02-01 0.00
1976-03-01 0.12
1976-04-01 0.02
1976-05-01 0.12
1976-06-01 0.06
1976-07-01 0.02
1976-08-01 0.02
1976-09-01 0.10
1976-10-01 0.16
1976-11-01 0.00
1976-12-01 0.00
1977-01-01 0.76
1977-02-01 0.02
1977-03-01 0.00
1977-04-01 0.00
1977-05-01 0.00
1977-06-01 0.00
1977-07-01 0.04
1977-08-01 0.04
1977-09-01 0.00
1977-10-01 0.02
1977-11-01 0.18
1977-12-01 1.36
1978-01-01 16.78
1978-02-01 0.08
1978-03-01 0.00
1978-04-01 0.00
1978-05-01 0.26
1978-06-01 0.14
1978-07-01 0.32
1978-08-01 0.14
1978-09-01 0.12
1978-10-01 0.12
1978-11-01 0.10
1978-12-01 0.32
1979-01-01 2.62
1979-02-01 1.56
1979-03-01 2.20
1979-04-01 32.66
1979-05-01 2.62
1979-06-01 3.32
1979-07-01 4.70
1979-08-01 5.06
1979-09-01 4.18
1979-10-01 3.64
1979-11-01 4.68
1979-12-01 6.50
1980-01-01 10.46
1980-02-01 44.96
1980-03-01 88.78
1980-04-01 99.56
1980-05-01 99.56
1980-06-01 85.70
1980-07-01 30.56
1980-08-01 0.38
1980-09-01 0.08
1980-10-01 0.00
1980-11-01 0.08
1980-12-01 0.92
1981-01-01 4.10
1981-02-01 3.46
1981-03-01 2.48
1981-04-01 2.46
1981-05-01 1.80
1981-06-01 2.20
1981-07-01 4.84
1981-08-01 47.32
1981-09-01 80.94
1981-10-01 91.52
1981-11-01 94.26
1981-12-01 94.22
1982-01-01 91.12
1982-02-01 11.34
1982-03-01 55.08
1982-04-01 67.02
1982-05-01 70.38
1982-06-01 73.52
1982-07-01 73.72
1982-08-01 72.28
1982-09-01 67.94
1982-10-01 63.98
1982-11-01 33.48
1982-12-01 13.52
1983-01-01 0.70
1983-02-01 1.94
1983-03-01 0.10
1983-04-01 0.00
1983-05-01 0.00
1983-06-01 0.00
1983-07-01 0.00
1983-08-01 0.02
1983-09-01 0.00
1983-10-01 0.02
1983-11-01 0.10
1983-12-01 0.00
1984-01-01 0.00
1984-02-01 0.04
1984-03-01 0.02
1984-04-01 0.04
1984-05-01 0.02
1984-06-01 0.06
1984-07-01 0.16
1984-08-01 0.10
1984-09-01 0.14
1984-10-01 0.16
1984-11-01 0.04
1984-12-01 0.14
1985-01-01 0.20
1985-02-01 0.22
1985-03-01 0.14
1985-04-01 0.40
1985-05-01 0.22
1985-06-01 0.62
1985-07-01 0.40
1985-08-01 0.06
1985-09-01 0.04
1985-10-01 0.16
1985-11-01 0.02
1985-12-01 0.02
1986-01-01 0.14
1986-02-01 0.30
1986-03-01 0.14
1986-04-01 0.06
1986-05-01 0.34
1986-06-01 0.52
1986-07-01 0.08
1986-08-01 0.08
1986-09-01 0.08
1986-10-01 0.12
1986-11-01 0.06
1986-12-01 0.06
1987-01-01 0.92
1987-02-01 0.00
1987-03-01 0.06
1987-04-01 0.04
1987-05-01 0.04
1987-06-01 0.02
1987-07-01 0.02
1987-08-01 0.00
1987-09-01 0.00
1987-10-01 0.00
1987-11-01 0.06
1987-12-01 0.02
1988-01-01 0.30
1988-02-01 0.00
1988-03-01 0.04
1988-04-01 0.10
1988-05-01 0.14
1988-06-01 0.10
1988-07-01 0.16
1988-08-01 0.08
1988-09-01 0.04
1988-10-01 0.02
1988-11-01 0.12
1988-12-01 0.04
1989-01-01 0.22
1989-02-01 1.12
1989-03-01 0.96
1989-04-01 1.28
1989-05-01 1.98
1989-06-01 1.76
1989-07-01 1.98
1989-08-01 0.38
1989-09-01 0.42
1989-10-01 0.38
1989-11-01 0.20
1989-12-01 0.10
1990-01-01 0.30
1990-02-01 0.16
1990-03-01 0.40
1990-04-01 1.34
1990-05-01 1.58
1990-06-01 2.98
1990-07-01 9.52
1990-08-01 17.24
1990-09-01 34.80
1990-10-01 58.82
1990-11-01 63.92
1990-12-01 61.70
1991-01-01 58.88
1991-02-01 50.04
1991-03-01 30.96
1991-04-01 3.94
1991-05-01 0.72
1991-06-01 0.30
1991-07-01 0.38
1991-08-01 0.32
1991-09-01 0.20
1991-10-01 0.44
1991-11-01 0.64
1991-12-01 0.72
1992-01-01 0.30
1992-02-01 0.06
1992-03-01 0.00
1992-04-01 0.04
1992-05-01 0.06
1992-06-01 0.08
1992-07-01 0.10
1992-08-01 0.38
1992-09-01 0.18
1992-10-01 0.08
1992-11-01 0.12
1992-12-01 0.02
1993-01-01 0.10
1993-02-01 0.16
1993-03-01 0.72
1993-04-01 0.14
1993-05-01 0.22
1993-06-01 0.10
1993-07-01 0.06
1993-08-01 0.20
1993-09-01 0.02
1993-10-01 0.02
1993-11-01 0.02
1993-12-01 0.00
1994-01-01 0.02
1994-02-01 0.08
1994-03-01 0.02
1994-04-01 0.00
1994-05-01 0.02
1994-06-01 0.02
1994-07-01 0.00
1994-08-01 0.00
1994-09-01 0.00
1994-10-01 0.00
1994-11-01 0.02
1994-12-01 0.00
1995-01-01 0.14
1995-02-01 0.48
1995-03-01 0.30
1995-04-01 0.30
1995-05-01 0.06
1995-06-01 0.10
1995-07-01 0.24
1995-08-01 0.00
1995-09-01 0.02
1995-10-01 0.16
1995-11-01 0.08
1995-12-01 0.10
1996-01-01 0.38
1996-02-01 0.02
1996-03-01 0.08
1996-04-01 0.02
1996-05-01 0.00
1996-06-01 0.04
1996-07-01 0.16
1996-08-01 0.00
1996-09-01 0.02
1996-10-01 0.02
1996-11-01 0.00
1996-12-01 0.00
1997-01-01 0.00
1997-02-01 0.00
1997-03-01 0.02
1997-04-01 0.02
1997-05-01 0.00
1997-06-01 0.00
1997-07-01 0.00
1997-08-01 0.02
1997-09-01 0.00
1997-10-01 0.00
1997-11-01 0.00
1997-12-01 0.04
1998-01-01 0.02
1998-02-01 0.02
1998-03-01 0.06
1998-04-01 0.02
1998-05-01 0.06
1998-06-01 0.60
1998-07-01 0.52
1998-08-01 0.00
1998-09-01 0.06
1998-10-01 0.06
1998-11-01 0.06
1998-12-01 0.04
1999-01-01 0.02
1999-02-01 0.02
1999-03-01 0.08
1999-04-01 0.02
1999-05-01 0.04
1999-06-01 0.08
1999-07-01 0.08
1999-08-01 0.04
1999-09-01 0.12
1999-10-01 0.00
1999-11-01 0.00
1999-12-01 0.00
2000-01-01 0.04
2000-02-01 0.06
2000-03-01 0.04
2000-04-01 0.06
2000-05-01 0.22
2000-06-01 0.52
2000-07-01 0.70
2000-08-01 0.90
2000-09-01 1.12
2000-10-01 3.94
2000-11-01 6.10
2000-12-01 10.02
2001-01-01 16.50
2001-02-01 20.80
2001-03-01 25.58
2001-04-01 30.36
2001-05-01 29.64
2001-06-01 29.46
2001-07-01 28.28
2001-08-01 26.00
2001-09-01 25.00
2001-10-01 17.62
2001-11-01 13.52
2001-12-01 5.54
2002-01-01 2.30
2002-02-01 1.14
2002-03-01 0.40
2002-04-01 0.22
2002-05-01 0.12
2002-06-01 0.18
2002-07-01 0.54
2002-08-01 0.30
2002-09-01 0.38
2002-10-01 0.30
2002-11-01 0.22
2002-12-01 0.78
2003-01-01 0.24
2003-02-01 0.78
2003-03-01 0.68
2003-04-01 0.44
2003-05-01 0.10
2003-06-01 0.10
2003-07-01 0.00
2003-08-01 0.10
2003-09-01 0.06
2003-10-01 0.04
2003-11-01 0.02
2003-12-01 0.10
2004-01-01 0.06
2004-02-01 0.04
2004-03-01 0.02
2004-04-01 0.08
2004-05-01 0.02
2004-06-01 0.80
2004-07-01 0.18
2004-08-01 0.10
2004-09-01 0.06
2004-10-01 0.00
2004-11-01 0.10
2004-12-01 0.02
2005-01-01 0.02
2005-02-01 0.02
2005-03-01 0.10
2005-04-01 0.04
2005-05-01 0.12
2005-06-01 0.10
2005-07-01 0.56
2005-08-01 2.26
2005-09-01 10.90
2005-10-01 0.10
2005-11-01 0.00
2005-12-01 0.02
2006-01-01 0.00
2006-02-01 0.12
2006-03-01 0.08
2006-04-01 0.28
2006-05-01 0.26
2006-06-01 0.20
2006-07-01 0.14
2006-08-01 0.10
2006-09-01 0.10
2006-10-01 0.14
2006-11-01 0.10
2006-12-01 0.02
2007-01-01 0.22
2007-02-01 0.04
2007-03-01 0.18
2007-04-01 0.12
2007-05-01 0.26
2007-06-01 0.46
2007-07-01 0.84
2007-08-01 0.74
2007-09-01 1.02
2007-10-01 1.86
2007-11-01 2.80
2007-12-01 8.40
2008-01-01 20.50
2008-02-01 45.44
2008-03-01 62.20
2008-04-01 75.68
2008-05-01 82.24
2008-06-01 87.72
2008-07-01 95.22
2008-08-01 99.60
2008-09-01 99.98
2008-10-01 90.16
2008-11-01 99.86
2008-12-01 100.00
2009-01-01 100.00
2009-02-01 99.92
2009-03-01 99.88
2009-04-01 96.86
2009-05-01 87.56
2009-06-01 62.32
2009-07-01 2.48
2009-08-01 0.50
2009-09-01 0.28
2009-10-01 0.20
2009-11-01 0.12
2009-12-01 0.08
2010-01-01 0.04
2010-02-01 0.08
2010-03-01 0.00
2010-04-01 0.00
2010-05-01 0.00
2010-06-01 0.32
2010-07-01 0.14
2010-08-01 0.08
2010-09-01 0.16
2010-10-01 0.04
2010-11-01 0.04
2010-12-01 0.06
2011-01-01 0.12
2011-02-01 0.32
2011-03-01 0.06
2011-04-01 0.34
2011-05-01 0.28
2011-06-01 0.06
2011-07-01 0.02
2011-08-01 0.02
2011-09-01 0.18
2011-10-01 0.04
2011-11-01 0.14
2011-12-01 0.04
2012-01-01 0.00
2012-02-01 0.04
2012-03-01 0.38
2012-04-01 0.16
2012-05-01 0.08
2012-06-01 0.22
2012-07-01 0.28
2012-08-01 0.24
2012-09-01 0.06
2012-10-01 0.06
2012-11-01 0.00
2012-12-01 0.04
2013-01-01 0.12
2013-02-01 0.08
2013-03-01 0.10
2013-04-01 0.08
2013-05-01 0.04
2013-06-01 0.10
2013-07-01 0.30
2013-08-01 0.06
2013-09-01 0.04
2013-10-01 0.26
2013-11-01 0.12
2013-12-01 0.08
2014-01-01 0.22
2014-02-01 0.06
2014-03-01 0.04
2014-04-01 0.06
2014-05-01 0.08
2014-06-01 0.06
2014-07-01 0.04
2014-08-01 0.08
2014-09-01 0.04
2014-10-01 0.06
2014-11-01 0.08
2014-12-01 0.24
2015-01-01 1.40
2015-02-01 2.02
2015-03-01 1.86
2015-04-01 1.12
2015-05-01 1.06
2015-06-01 0.84
2015-07-01 0.54
2015-08-01 0.80
2015-09-01 0.82
2015-10-01 1.14
2015-11-01 1.40
2015-12-01 1.06
2016-01-01 0.64
2016-02-01 1.00
2016-03-01 0.82
2016-04-01 0.52
2016-05-01 0.70
2016-06-01 0.10
2016-07-01 0.14
2016-08-01 0.26
2016-09-01 0.18
2016-10-01 0.28
2016-11-01 0.18
2016-12-01 0.16
2017-01-01 0.22
2017-02-01 0.26
2017-03-01 0.08
2017-04-01 0.02
2017-05-01 0.10
2017-06-01 0.12
2017-07-01 0.16
2017-08-01 0.16
2017-09-01 0.04
2017-10-01 0.00
2017-11-01 0.00
2017-12-01 0.12
2018-01-01 0.40
2018-02-01 0.18
2018-03-01 0.06
2018-04-01 0.02
2018-05-01 0.34
2018-06-01 0.08
2018-07-01 0.10
2018-08-01 0.08
2018-09-01 0.20
2018-10-01 0.30
2018-11-01 0.38
2018-12-01 0.54
2019-01-01 2.12
2019-02-01 2.06
2019-03-01 1.74
2019-04-01 1.74
2019-05-01 0.90
2019-06-01 0.74
2019-07-01 0.78
2019-08-01 0.54
2019-09-01 1.68
2019-10-01 2.04
2019-11-01 0.84
2019-12-01 0.70
2020-01-01 0.44
2020-02-01 0.18
2020-03-01 100.00
2020-04-01 100.00
2020-05-01 0.06
2020-06-01 0.04
2020-07-01 0.06
2020-08-01 0.00
2020-09-01 0.02
2020-10-01 0.02
2020-11-01 0.34
2020-12-01 0.02
2021-01-01 0.04
2021-02-01 0.02
2021-03-01 0.00
2021-04-01 0.20
2021-05-01 0.16
2021-06-01 0.14
2021-07-01 0.14
2021-08-01 1.46
2021-09-01 1.34
2021-10-01 0.14
2021-11-01 0.24
2021-12-01 1.24
2022-01-01 1.00
2022-02-01 0.24
2022-03-01 0.22
2022-04-01 0.38
2022-05-01 0.58
2022-06-01 0.40
2022-07-01 0.20
2022-08-01 0.26
2022-09-01 0.34
2022-10-01 0.64
2022-11-01 1.02
2022-12-01 0.94
2023-01-01 0.16
2023-02-01 0.18
2023-03-01 0.22
2023-04-01 0.22
2023-05-01 0.20
2023-06-01 0.18
2023-07-01 0.02
2023-08-01 0.06
2023-09-01 0.16
2023-10-01 0.36
2023-11-01 0.26
2023-12-01 0.86
2024-01-01 2.32
2024-02-01 0.38
2024-03-01 0.32
2024-04-01 0.20
2024-05-01 0.16
2024-06-01 0.30
2024-07-01 0.48
2024-08-01 0.32
2024-09-01 0.50
2024-10-01 0.32
2024-11-01 0.14
2024-12-01 0.10
2025-01-01 0.42
2025-02-01 0.14
2025-03-01 0.12
2025-04-01 0.22
2025-05-01 0.52
2025-06-01 0.24
2025-07-01 0.22
2025-08-01 0.86
2025-09-01 0.82
2025-10-01 0.90
2025-11-01 0.56
2025-12-01 0.30
2026-01-01 0.20
2026-02-01 0.04
2026-03-01 0.08
2026-04-01 0.10
2026-05-01 0.12
2026-06-01 0.10
2026-07-01 0.24
2026-08-01 0.62

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