Real-time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator

SAHMREALTIMErecessionFree tier

Series IDSAHMREALTIME
UnitsPercentage Points
FrequencyMonthly
Categoryrecession
Latest observation2026-09-01
HistoryPoint-in-time: every value as first published plus each revision, so backtests see only what was known on the day

Latest reading

The latest Real-time Sahm Rule Recession Indicator observation, for 2026-09-01, is 0 Percentage Points, up from -0.07 for 2026-08-01. It has not been revised since it was first published. 0.0% of observations in this history were revised after first release.

Latest observation2026-09-01
Latest value0 Percentage Points
Previous-0.07 (2026-08-01)
Change0.07 (+100.0%)
First published value0
Last release2026-10-02
Vintages stored85
Observations801

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df = yf.Client().macro("SAHMREALTIME")
df.tail()

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