A third of the U.S. economy is already in a recession or at high risk, and another third is stagnating, Zandi warns

Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi continued to sound the alarm on the risk of a downturn, warning that states accounting for nearly a third of U.S. GDP are already in a recession or at high risk of slipping into one. Meanwhile, another third is treading water, while the last third is still expanding.

After saying that the U.S. is on the precipice of a recession earlier this month, Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi continued to add more granularity to his warning.

In social media posts on Sunday , he said his assessments of various datasets indicate that states accounting for nearly a third of U.S. GDP are already in a recession or at high risk of slipping into one. Another third is treading water, while the last third is still expanding.

“States experiencing r