Recession
noun, な adjective, の adjective
A "not condition" is where nothing is going well. How are things going? Not well. The condition is bad. We're in a recession.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
不況時に金の価格は上昇しやすい。
The price of gold tends to rise during recessions.