"Layoffs are happening" is not a metric, it's a truism. Layoffs are always happening somewhere, even in a growing economy. How prevalent are layoffs in the ove

"Layoffs are happening" is not a metric, it's a truism. Layoffs are always happening somewhere, even in a growing economy. How prevalent are layoffs in the overall economy? You didn't even bother to check. Current mortgage rates have little to do with recession, if at all. Inflation is a problem, and it could absolutely lead to recession in the near future, but it hasn't yet. This is why the White House is "pretending" we're not in a recession.