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Recession Ends in 79 Metros, Index Shows

According to a MSNBC poll based on August data – these are 79 areas that appear to be coming out of the recession the fastest.

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  • Alabama (3 out of 12 metro areas in recovery): Columbus (Georgia-Alabama), Huntsville, Mobile.
  • Alaska (1 out of 2): Anchorage.
  • Arizona (0 out of 6).
  • Arkansas (3 out of 8): Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (Arkansas-Missouri), Hot Springs, Little Rock-North Little Rock.
  • California (0 out of 28).
  • Colorado (1 out of 7): Colorado Springs.
  • Connecticut (0 out of 4).
  • Delaware (0 out of 2).
  • D.C. (0 out of 1): The metro area is in recession, though the narrower District itself is listed in recovery.
  • Florida (0 out of 22).
  • Georgia (4 out of 15): Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia-South Carolina), Columbus (Georgia-Alabama), Savannah, Warner Robins.
  • Hawaii (0 out of 1).
  • Idaho (4 out of 6): Idaho Falls, Lewiston (Idaho-Washington), Logan (Utah-Idaho), Pocatello.
  • Illinois (5 out of 13): Bloomington-Normal, Danville, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (Iowa-Illinois), Kankakee-Bradley, St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois).
  • Indiana (9 out of 16): Anderson, Bloomington, Elkhart-Goshen, Evansville (Indiana-Kentucky), Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette.
  • Iowa (6 out of 9): Ames, Cedar Rapids, Davenport-Moline-Rock island (Iowa-Illinois), Des Moines, Iowa City, Omaha-Council Bluffs (Nebraska-Iowa).
  • Kansas (2 out of 6): Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas), St. Joseph (Missouri-Kansas).
  • Kentucky (2 out of 9): Elizabethtown, Evansville (Indiana-Kentucky).
  • Louisiana (2 out of 8): Baton Rouge, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.
  • Maine (0 out of 3).
  • Maryland (0 out of 7).
  • Massachusetts (2 out of 8): Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Worcester.
  • Michigan (1 out of 16): Kalamazoo-Portage.
  • Minnesota (2 out of 8): Fargo (North Dakota-Minnesota), Grand Forks (North Dakota-Minnesota).
  • Mississippi (2 out of 5): Jackson, Pascagoula.
  • Missouri: (6 out of 9) Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (Arkansas-Missouri), Joplin, Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas), Springfield, St. Joseph (Missouri-Kansas), St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois).
  • Montana (1 out of 3): Missoula.
  • Nebraska (2 out of 3): Lincoln, Omaha-Council Bluffs (Nebraska-Iowa).
  • Nevada (0 out of 3).
  • New Hampshire (1 out of 2): Manchester-Nashua.
  • New Jersey (2 out of 10): Edison, Newark-Union (New Jersey-Pennsylvania).
  • New Mexico (0 out of 4).
  • New York (0 out of 13).
  • North Carolina (4 out of 15): Goldsboro, Greenville, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (Virginia-North Carolina), Winston-Salem.
  • North Dakota (3 out of 3): Bismarck, Fargo (North Dakota-Minnesota), Grand Forks (North Dakota-Minnesota).
  • Ohio (2 out of 16): Columbus, Parkersburg-Marietta (West Virginia-Ohio).
  • Oklahoma (0 out of 4).
  • Oregon (0 out of 6).
  • Pennsylvania (2 out of 16): Newark-Union (New Jersey-Pennsylvania), State College.
  • Rhode Island (0 out of 1).
  • South Carolina (3 out of 10): Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia-South Carolina), Columbia, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach.
  • South Dakota (1 out of 3): Sioux Falls.
  • Tennessee (1 out of 10): Cleveland.
  • Texas (7 out of 26): Austin-Round Rock, Brownsville-Harlingen, Dallas-Plano-Irving, El Paso, Lubbock, McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, San Antonio.
  • Utah (2 out of 5): Logan (Utah-Idaho), Provo-Orem.
  • Vermont (0 out of 1).
  • Virginia (3 out of 11): Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (Virginia-North Carolina).
  • Washington (2 out of 13): Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Lewiston (Idaho-Washington).
  • West Virginia (1 out of 9): Parkersburg-Marietta (West Virginia-Ohio).
  • Wisconsin (3 out of 15): Appleton, Madison, Oshkosh-Neenah.
  • Wyoming (0 out of 2).

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