The frustration of Claudia Sahm as her perfect recession indicator turns all eyes on her

Sahm Consulting

• Claudia Sahm's recession indicator, the Sahm Rule, has been triggered for the first time since 2020.
• But Sahm believes the current signal is a false positive due to rising labor force participation.
• "Maybe you can't do early-stage recessions in a reliable way," Sahm told Business Insider.

From the outside looking in, one might think it's a good time to be Claudia Sahm.

All eyes are on the famous economist and her recession indicator.