Exactly. We were already in a recession months ago, since November.
The economy is considered to have entered into a recession if it experiences a decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters. And that has not happened. There has been no sustained contraction and there has been no significant rise in the unemployment rate either. In fact unemployment is at historic lows.
The US gross domestic product shrank at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022. This was also the quarter where Omicron became prevalent. Further this was also the first time in contracted since the begin of pandemic 2+ years ago.