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 2021-02-01 Last Updated: 2021-04-01 7:02 AM 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 (https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f2ed/8fac87c0c82c3d85ca64ee9846658d8810fb.pdf?_ga=2.168797348.404457612.1561570817-1723670870.1561570817)," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2008, 26, 42-49. For additional details as to why this data revises, see FAQ 3 (http://pages.uoregon.edu/jpiger/us_recession_probs.htm). DATE VALUE 1967-06-01 1.08 1967-07-01 0.52 1967-08-01 0.04 1967-09-01 0.48 1967-10-01 0.12 1967-11-01 0.00 1967-12-01 0.00 1968-01-01 1.64 1968-02-01 0.04 1968-03-01 0.06 1968-04-01 0.06 1968-05-01 0.00 1968-06-01 0.02 1968-07-01 0.02 1968-08-01 0.14 1968-09-01 0.12 1968-10-01 0.02 1968-11-01 0.00 1968-12-01 0.02 1969-01-01 0.02 1969-02-01 0.02 1969-03-01 0.02 1969-04-01 0.10 1969-05-01 0.08 1969-06-01 0.06 1969-07-01 0.16 1969-08-01 0.40 1969-09-01 5.32 1969-10-01 8.30 1969-11-01 44.42 1969-12-01 49.34 1970-01-01 61.58 1970-02-01 52.30 1970-03-01 53.46 1970-04-01 58.50 1970-05-01 56.16 1970-06-01 53.84 1970-07-01 54.34 1970-08-01 71.20 1970-09-01 85.60 1970-10-01 89.94 1970-11-01 37.20 1970-12-01 0.00 1971-01-01 0.04 1971-02-01 1.40 1971-03-01 0.38 1971-04-01 0.06 1971-05-01 0.06 1971-06-01 0.22 1971-07-01 0.58 1971-08-01 0.32 1971-09-01 0.00 1971-10-01 0.00 1971-11-01 0.02 1971-12-01 0.00 1972-01-01 0.00 1972-02-01 0.04 1972-03-01 0.00 1972-04-01 0.00 1972-05-01 0.04 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 0.04 1973-02-01 0.00 1973-03-01 0.54 1973-04-01 0.48 1973-05-01 0.14 1973-06-01 0.12 1973-07-01 0.10 1973-08-01 0.20 1973-09-01 0.00 1973-10-01 0.02 1973-11-01 0.96 1973-12-01 41.46 1974-01-01 46.84 1974-02-01 41.72 1974-03-01 39.50 1974-04-01 38.70 1974-05-01 37.30 1974-06-01 49.30 1974-07-01 63.12 1974-08-01 85.54 1974-09-01 88.64 1974-10-01 96.44 1974-11-01 100.00 1974-12-01 100.00 1975-01-01 99.92 1975-02-01 99.78 1975-03-01 93.90 1975-04-01 25.44 1975-05-01 3.14 1975-06-01 0.80 1975-07-01 0.18 1975-08-01 0.00 1975-09-01 0.00 1975-10-01 0.04 1975-11-01 0.02 1975-12-01 0.00 1976-01-01 0.00 1976-02-01 0.00 1976-03-01 0.10 1976-04-01 0.10 1976-05-01 0.08 1976-06-01 0.14 1976-07-01 0.00 1976-08-01 0.00 1976-09-01 0.06 1976-10-01 0.18 1976-11-01 0.00 1976-12-01 0.00 1977-01-01 0.44 1977-02-01 0.00 1977-03-01 0.00 1977-04-01 0.00 1977-05-01 0.02 1977-06-01 0.00 1977-07-01 0.00 1977-08-01 0.06 1977-09-01 0.02 1977-10-01 0.06 1977-11-01 0.08 1977-12-01 0.76 1978-01-01 11.48 1978-02-01 0.08 1978-03-01 0.00 1978-04-01 0.00 1978-05-01 0.40 1978-06-01 0.18 1978-07-01 0.34 1978-08-01 0.06 1978-09-01 0.06 1978-10-01 0.02 1978-11-01 0.02 1978-12-01 0.10 1979-01-01 1.96 1979-02-01 0.66 1979-03-01 1.44 1979-04-01 30.98 1979-05-01 1.68 1979-06-01 1.92 1979-07-01 3.14 1979-08-01 3.84 1979-09-01 2.86 1979-10-01 2.78 1979-11-01 3.86 1979-12-01 6.16 1980-01-01 10.76 1980-02-01 47.78 1980-03-01 89.52 1980-04-01 99.76 1980-05-01 99.78 1980-06-01 87.86 1980-07-01 37.54 1980-08-01 0.58 1980-09-01 0.00 1980-10-01 0.02 1980-11-01 0.00 1980-12-01 0.76 1981-01-01 3.28 1981-02-01 2.98 1981-03-01 1.80 1981-04-01 1.66 1981-05-01 1.22 1981-06-01 1.52 1981-07-01 4.12 1981-08-01 50.88 1981-09-01 87.28 1981-10-01 95.70 1981-11-01 97.42 1981-12-01 97.36 1982-01-01 95.50 1982-02-01 17.98 1982-03-01 73.80 1982-04-01 84.40 1982-05-01 87.02 1982-06-01 89.96 1982-07-01 90.62 1982-08-01 89.96 1982-09-01 87.92 1982-10-01 84.98 1982-11-01 51.52 1982-12-01 20.64 1983-01-01 0.98 1983-02-01 2.10 1983-03-01 0.04 1983-04-01 0.00 1983-05-01 0.00 1983-06-01 0.00 1983-07-01 0.02 1983-08-01 0.24 1983-09-01 0.00 1983-10-01 0.00 1983-11-01 0.08 1983-12-01 0.00 1984-01-01 0.02 1984-02-01 0.00 1984-03-01 0.04 1984-04-01 0.02 1984-05-01 0.02 1984-06-01 0.00 1984-07-01 0.04 1984-08-01 0.10 1984-09-01 0.12 1984-10-01 0.12 1984-11-01 0.02 1984-12-01 0.08 1985-01-01 0.08 1985-02-01 0.06 1985-03-01 0.04 1985-04-01 0.20 1985-05-01 0.10 1985-06-01 0.24 1985-07-01 0.32 1985-08-01 0.02 1985-09-01 0.00 1985-10-01 0.22 1985-11-01 0.06 1985-12-01 0.02 1986-01-01 0.16 1986-02-01 0.32 1986-03-01 0.26 1986-04-01 0.08 1986-05-01 0.22 1986-06-01 0.28 1986-07-01 0.02 1986-08-01 0.06 1986-09-01 0.00 1986-10-01 0.02 1986-11-01 0.04 1986-12-01 0.00 1987-01-01 0.62 1987-02-01 0.02 1987-03-01 0.00 1987-04-01 0.02 1987-05-01 0.00 1987-06-01 0.06 1987-07-01 0.00 1987-08-01 0.00 1987-09-01 0.02 1987-10-01 0.00 1987-11-01 0.02 1987-12-01 0.08 1988-01-01 0.54 1988-02-01 0.04 1988-03-01 0.06 1988-04-01 0.02 1988-05-01 0.12 1988-06-01 0.00 1988-07-01 0.04 1988-08-01 0.04 1988-09-01 0.10 1988-10-01 0.00 1988-11-01 0.00 1988-12-01 0.00 1989-01-01 0.10 1989-02-01 0.76 1989-03-01 0.80 1989-04-01 1.04 1989-05-01 1.50 1989-06-01 1.00 1989-07-01 1.42 1989-08-01 0.14 1989-09-01 0.12 1989-10-01 0.24 1989-11-01 0.10 1989-12-01 0.08 1990-01-01 0.16 1990-02-01 0.06 1990-03-01 0.38 1990-04-01 1.48 1990-05-01 2.28 1990-06-01 4.74 1990-07-01 14.76 1990-08-01 28.90 1990-09-01 49.96 1990-10-01 74.96 1990-11-01 77.46 1990-12-01 76.22 1991-01-01 74.98 1991-02-01 68.20 1991-03-01 47.86 1991-04-01 7.36 1991-05-01 1.38 1991-06-01 0.52 1991-07-01 0.60 1991-08-01 0.50 1991-09-01 0.34 1991-10-01 0.82 1991-11-01 0.64 1991-12-01 0.74 1992-01-01 0.34 1992-02-01 0.12 1992-03-01 0.04 1992-04-01 0.04 1992-05-01 0.04 1992-06-01 0.04 1992-07-01 0.10 1992-08-01 0.44 1992-09-01 0.24 1992-10-01 0.04 1992-11-01 0.02 1992-12-01 0.04 1993-01-01 0.04 1993-02-01 0.16 1993-03-01 0.96 1993-04-01 0.04 1993-05-01 0.12 1993-06-01 0.06 1993-07-01 0.08 1993-08-01 0.06 1993-09-01 0.06 1993-10-01 0.02 1993-11-01 0.04 1993-12-01 0.02 1994-01-01 0.02 1994-02-01 0.02 1994-03-01 0.00 1994-04-01 0.04 1994-05-01 0.06 1994-06-01 0.02 1994-07-01 0.02 1994-08-01 0.00 1994-09-01 0.02 1994-10-01 0.00 1994-11-01 0.02 1994-12-01 0.02 1995-01-01 0.08 1995-02-01 0.44 1995-03-01 0.44 1995-04-01 0.44 1995-05-01 0.16 1995-06-01 0.08 1995-07-01 0.28 1995-08-01 0.02 1995-09-01 0.12 1995-10-01 0.18 1995-11-01 0.04 1995-12-01 0.14 1996-01-01 0.50 1996-02-01 0.00 1996-03-01 0.10 1996-04-01 0.02 1996-05-01 0.00 1996-06-01 0.04 1996-07-01 0.12 1996-08-01 0.00 1996-09-01 0.02 1996-10-01 0.06 1996-11-01 0.00 1996-12-01 0.02 1997-01-01 0.04 1997-02-01 0.00 1997-03-01 0.04 1997-04-01 0.12 1997-05-01 0.04 1997-06-01 0.02 1997-07-01 0.00 1997-08-01 0.00 1997-09-01 0.00 1997-10-01 0.00 1997-11-01 0.00 1997-12-01 0.06 1998-01-01 0.02 1998-02-01 0.04 1998-03-01 0.04 1998-04-01 0.00 1998-05-01 0.02 1998-06-01 0.56 1998-07-01 0.60 1998-08-01 0.00 1998-09-01 0.02 1998-10-01 0.02 1998-11-01 0.06 1998-12-01 0.00 1999-01-01 0.02 1999-02-01 0.02 1999-03-01 0.16 1999-04-01 0.12 1999-05-01 0.00 1999-06-01 0.06 1999-07-01 0.02 1999-08-01 0.10 1999-09-01 0.18 1999-10-01 0.00 1999-11-01 0.02 1999-12-01 0.02 2000-01-01 0.08 2000-02-01 0.22 2000-03-01 0.02 2000-04-01 0.10 2000-05-01 0.38 2000-06-01 0.56 2000-07-01 0.62 2000-08-01 1.16 2000-09-01 1.52 2000-10-01 4.60 2000-11-01 6.60 2000-12-01 11.62 2001-01-01 24.54 2001-02-01 31.66 2001-03-01 38.94 2001-04-01 46.26 2001-05-01 46.22 2001-06-01 46.62 2001-07-01 45.14 2001-08-01 42.74 2001-09-01 41.98 2001-10-01 34.82 2001-11-01 27.12 2001-12-01 12.88 2002-01-01 6.24 2002-02-01 3.62 2002-03-01 1.44 2002-04-01 0.72 2002-05-01 0.40 2002-06-01 0.44 2002-07-01 1.34 2002-08-01 0.84 2002-09-01 0.72 2002-10-01 0.68 2002-11-01 0.52 2002-12-01 1.16 2003-01-01 0.60 2003-02-01 1.08 2003-03-01 1.24 2003-04-01 0.90 2003-05-01 0.18 2003-06-01 0.16 2003-07-01 0.10 2003-08-01 0.10 2003-09-01 0.00 2003-10-01 0.08 2003-11-01 0.04 2003-12-01 0.14 2004-01-01 0.12 2004-02-01 0.06 2004-03-01 0.02 2004-04-01 0.02 2004-05-01 0.04 2004-06-01 0.94 2004-07-01 0.08 2004-08-01 0.08 2004-09-01 0.04 2004-10-01 0.04 2004-11-01 0.12 2004-12-01 0.00 2005-01-01 0.02 2005-02-01 0.02 2005-03-01 0.16 2005-04-01 0.04 2005-05-01 0.10 2005-06-01 0.08 2005-07-01 0.58 2005-08-01 1.90 2005-09-01 7.90 2005-10-01 0.12 2005-11-01 0.00 2005-12-01 0.04 2006-01-01 0.02 2006-02-01 0.08 2006-03-01 0.10 2006-04-01 0.18 2006-05-01 0.34 2006-06-01 0.22 2006-07-01 0.32 2006-08-01 0.28 2006-09-01 0.22 2006-10-01 0.26 2006-11-01 0.14 2006-12-01 0.06 2007-01-01 0.36 2007-02-01 0.08 2007-03-01 0.14 2007-04-01 0.12 2007-05-01 0.28 2007-06-01 0.48 2007-07-01 0.64 2007-08-01 0.64 2007-09-01 0.98 2007-10-01 2.50 2007-11-01 4.02 2007-12-01 12.76 2008-01-01 30.14 2008-02-01 54.84 2008-03-01 72.20 2008-04-01 86.32 2008-05-01 91.40 2008-06-01 94.72 2008-07-01 98.64 2008-08-01 99.92 2008-09-01 99.98 2008-10-01 95.18 2008-11-01 99.94 2008-12-01 99.98 2009-01-01 99.98 2009-02-01 99.90 2009-03-01 99.90 2009-04-01 97.94 2009-05-01 91.98 2009-06-01 71.98 2009-07-01 6.32 2009-08-01 1.88 2009-09-01 0.96 2009-10-01 0.62 2009-11-01 0.22 2009-12-01 0.24 2010-01-01 0.12 2010-02-01 0.06 2010-03-01 0.00 2010-04-01 0.02 2010-05-01 0.02 2010-06-01 0.42 2010-07-01 0.18 2010-08-01 0.24 2010-09-01 0.16 2010-10-01 0.06 2010-11-01 0.02 2010-12-01 0.02 2011-01-01 0.04 2011-02-01 0.24 2011-03-01 0.06 2011-04-01 0.28 2011-05-01 0.12 2011-06-01 0.06 2011-07-01 0.04 2011-08-01 0.04 2011-09-01 0.00 2011-10-01 0.02 2011-11-01 0.08 2011-12-01 0.00 2012-01-01 0.00 2012-02-01 0.08 2012-03-01 0.26 2012-04-01 0.02 2012-05-01 0.18 2012-06-01 0.30 2012-07-01 0.32 2012-08-01 0.30 2012-09-01 0.08 2012-10-01 0.00 2012-11-01 0.00 2012-12-01 0.04 2013-01-01 0.10 2013-02-01 0.16 2013-03-01 0.16 2013-04-01 0.10 2013-05-01 0.08 2013-06-01 0.10 2013-07-01 0.32 2013-08-01 0.04 2013-09-01 0.02 2013-10-01 0.10 2013-11-01 0.02 2013-12-01 0.14 2014-01-01 0.14 2014-02-01 0.00 2014-03-01 0.00 2014-04-01 0.04 2014-05-01 0.04 2014-06-01 0.00 2014-07-01 0.00 2014-08-01 0.06 2014-09-01 0.02 2014-10-01 0.00 2014-11-01 0.02 2014-12-01 0.18 2015-01-01 0.34 2015-02-01 0.94 2015-03-01 0.86 2015-04-01 0.74 2015-05-01 0.82 2015-06-01 0.64 2015-07-01 0.40 2015-08-01 0.50 2015-09-01 0.54 2015-10-01 0.68 2015-11-01 1.26 2015-12-01 0.96 2016-01-01 0.56 2016-02-01 0.90 2016-03-01 0.80 2016-04-01 0.54 2016-05-01 0.32 2016-06-01 0.08 2016-07-01 0.02 2016-08-01 0.18 2016-09-01 0.14 2016-10-01 0.14 2016-11-01 0.12 2016-12-01 0.04 2017-01-01 0.10 2017-02-01 0.20 2017-03-01 0.02 2017-04-01 0.04 2017-05-01 0.02 2017-06-01 0.08 2017-07-01 0.06 2017-08-01 0.24 2017-09-01 0.12 2017-10-01 0.00 2017-11-01 0.02 2017-12-01 0.08 2018-01-01 0.50 2018-02-01 0.10 2018-03-01 0.04 2018-04-01 0.08 2018-05-01 0.22 2018-06-01 0.02 2018-07-01 0.06 2018-08-01 0.02 2018-09-01 0.14 2018-10-01 0.14 2018-11-01 0.12 2018-12-01 0.12 2019-01-01 0.68 2019-02-01 1.06 2019-03-01 0.76 2019-04-01 0.86 2019-05-01 0.40 2019-06-01 0.32 2019-07-01 0.34 2019-08-01 0.18 2019-09-01 0.58 2019-10-01 0.50 2019-11-01 0.16 2019-12-01 0.52 2020-01-01 0.22 2020-02-01 0.04 2020-03-01 100.00 2020-04-01 100.00 2020-05-01 0.08 2020-06-01 0.04 2020-07-01 0.06 2020-08-01 0.00 2020-09-01 0.12 2020-10-01 0.06 2020-11-01 0.28 2020-12-01 0.12 2021-01-01 0.02 2021-02-01 0.06