History of U.S. Recessions (1920–Present) 🇺🇸 2020 (Feb–Apr) — COVID-19 Recession 🇺🇸 2007–2009 — The Great Recession 🇺🇸 2001 (Mar–Nov) — Early 2000s Recession 🇺🇸 1990–1991 — Early 1990s Recession 🇺🇸 1981–1982 — Early 1980s Recession (Double-dip) 🇺🇸 1980 (Jan–Jul) — 1980 Recession 🇺🇸 1973–1975 — 1973–1975 Recession 🇺🇸 1969–1970 — Recession of 1969–1970 🇺🇸 1960–1961 — Recession of 1960–1961 🇺🇸 1957–1958 — Recession of 1957–1958 🇺🇸 1953–1954 — Post-Korean War Recession 🇺🇸 1948–1949 — Recession of 1948–1949 🇺🇸 1945 (Feb–Oct) — Post-WWII Recession 🇺🇸 1937–1938 — Recession of 1937–1938 🇺🇸 1929–1933 — The Great Depression 🇺🇸 1926–1927 — Recession of 1926–1927 🇺🇸 1923–1924 — Recession of 1923–1924 🇺🇸 1920–1921 — Depression of 1920–1921 Source: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)