prerecession

adjective

pre·​re·​ces·​sion ˌprē-ri-ˈse-shən 

variants or pre-recession

: existing or occurring before an economic recession

prerecession employment levels

Men spent twice as much on grooming products last year as they did back in prerecession 1997 …

—Joel Stein

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above