Obama had 7 recessions during his time in office.
2010 Q2 - 3.9%
2020 Q3 - 3.1%
1. 2010 Q4 - 2.1%
2. 2011 Q1 - 0.9% > 2 recessions
2011 Q4 - 4.6%
2012 Q1 - 3.4%
1. 2012 Q2 - 1.8%
2. 2012 Q3 - 0.6% > 2 recessions
2014 Q2 - 5.3%
2014 Q3 - 5.0%
1. 2014 Q4 - 2.0% > 1 recession
2015 Q1 - 3.6%
2015 Q2 - 2.5%
1. 2015 Q3 - 1.6%
2. 2015 Q4 - 0.7% > 2 recessions
Total # of Obama recessions - 7
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