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Re:Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize by pram on Saturday April 02, 2022 @03:01AM (#30886375)
Growth was already slowing in 2019, which is why the fed started dropping rates in June. In fact 2019 was the lowest growth in the entire decade, the lowest since 2008.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50234626

Re:Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize by ineedasername on Saturday April 02, 2022 @05:29PM (#30891849)
That same article, in analyzing the trends, gave the opposite opinion though: that we were less likely to enter a recession than some had thought:

"Wednesday's figures, suggesting resilient consumer spending and strong-than-expected housebuilding, is likely to ease fears that the US will enter recession."