WASHINGTON — Anger at the nation's leaders for taking so long to strike a debt-ceiling deal has turned into high ANXIETY over jobs and the economy amid growing fears of a new recession. 1. The news that credit rating agency Standard & Poor's DOWNGRADED the nation's credit for the first time ever only added to the tension. 2. stock markets around the world tumbled during the week as grim new economic figures suggested the U.S. recovery has STALLED and as debt default tensions climbed in Europe. 3. The JOBless rate now has exceeded 9 percent in all but two months since the recession officially ended in June 2009. Recent reports suggest the economy is slowing to a near-stall. 4. The U.S. GDP grew at less than 1 percent in the first six months of 2011. Adding to the woes: Manufacturing has slowed and so has consumer spending. At such a sluggish pace, job creation can't even keep up with population growth. GDP growth needs to be above 3 percent to push down unemployment significantly. 5. Many economists say the chances of a DOUBLE-DIP have increased markedly. Calling the economy "balanced on the edge," Harvard's Martin Feldstein, who was chairman of President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, puts chances of a new recession at 50 percent.