<prompt> Human: I noticed in a chart today that every time we hit a low low unemployment rate, we soon hit a recession. 1 probably the wrong sub, but whats up with that? 2 besides dont look at your balances and dont change anything when the shot hits the fern, anything we should be doing differently with investments in the meantime? I dont know formatting voodoo, and Im on mobile, but link if anyones interested:  <response>: You could just as easily say that recessions cause unemployment to go up, which makes more sense and is better supported by the data. Also your chart shows recessions starting when unemployment was anywhere between three and seven percent, so low unemployment does not necessarily precede a recession. 