(NewsNation) — Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the verge of a downturn, according to a new analysis from Moody's Analytics.

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, said the state’s problems stem from a mix of slowing immigration, increasing tariffs and federal job cuts.

According to Zandi, the following states are in a recession:

Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Kansas, Massachusetts, Washington, Georgia, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, Illinois, Delaware, Virginia, Oregon, Connecticut, South Dakota, New Jersey, Maine, Iowa, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

It’s more sobering news for the economy, as last week U.S. hiring plans fell to their lowest level since 2009.

Employers have announced plans to add about 205,000 jobs through the first

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