Six Years Later, 93% of U.S. Counties Haven’t Recovered From Recession

In case anyone actually bought the rainbows and lollipops, sunshine and everything is beautiful state of the union address..........

............... here is a little stark reality for you to engage in instead.....

EXCERPTS: More than six years after the economic expansion began, 93% of counties in the U.S. have failed to fully recover from the blow they suffered during the recession.

Nationwide, 214 counties, or 7% of 3,069, had recovered last year to prerecession levels on four indicators: total employment, the unemployment rate, size of the economy and home values, a study from the National Association of Counties released Tuesday found.

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Six Years Later, 93% of U.S. Counties Haven’t Recovered From Recession, Study Finds

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More than six years after the economic expansion began, 93% of counties in the U.S. have failed to fully recover from the blow they suffered during the recession.