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79 Metros Where Recession Ends? A new study on the economic woes of the US and the slow recovery claims that out of 384 metro areas in the nation, 79 are now finally in recovery, according to the August data on jobs, manufacturing and housing.

"The initial recovery is going to be slow," said economist Andrew Gledhill of Moody's Economy.com. Jobs are still being lost, but in terms of manufacturing production, "the economy is finally beginning to emerge from the cellar."


If you do the math that means one in five metro areas in America turned up towards positive economic trends, according to the study.

Notably, none of these recovering metros are in New York or California, with the largest number in places like Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Check your state below and see that interactive map here at MSNBC News.


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).