Nearly two dozen states across the nation are either in a recession or teetering on the brink. And that includes the Bay State, which has been hit by some $3.7 billion in funding cuts by the federal government.
Three factors — slowing immigration, tariffs, and federal job cuts — are driving the contraction, which has hit states across the country, the analysis by Mark Zandy, the chief economist at Moody Analytics, concluded.
It was first reported by Axios .
The states that are in recession, or are at high risk, account for about a third of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to Zandy’s analysis. Another third are holding steady, while the remaining third are growing.
The Bay State, which accounts for 2.73% of the nation’s GDP, was listed as “high risk” or already in recess