Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad

Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

By Madeleine Brand • Sep 5, 2023 • 1 min read

Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Neale Mahoney
professor of economics at Stanford University, former member of National Economic Council for President Biden

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad

Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad

Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

Share