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AP analysis: Hardest-hit areas recovering slowly

Published: November 2, 2009 6:44 AM
By The Associated Press  CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (Associated Press Writers), MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press Writers)

Quick ReadAreas hit hardest by housing bust are recovering more slowly than others, AP stress map shows

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The economic recovery is proceeding unevenly in its early stages, with areas hurt most by the housing slump still lagging behind other regions, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.

Counties in the Southeast, the industrial Midwest and the Southwest are still struggling and have made the least improvement, the analysis of September...

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