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Hey, is the recession over?

Depends on where you are. Check here to find out.

That’s a lot better than just two months ago. At that time, only 16 metro areas in the U.S. showed job growth — a list headed by my old hometown of Ocean City, NJ. Except, when I lived there, it was not a “metro area.” Anytime Ocean City leads the nation in economic growth, you know it’s not good. One winter night a friend and I drove over the bridge to buy beer, thereby cutting in half the winter population of Ocean City, NJ.

One Response to “Hey, is the recession over?”

  1. Dan Says:

    Yeah, but the right-wing noises are still screaming about “depths of recession” and Michelle Obama’s staff.

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