The National Manufacturing Recovery Varies Significantly By Region, With The Southwest Leading The Way

Monthly manufacturing employment (01/01/2009 = 100)

Region definitions: Southwest (NV, NM, AZ, UT, CO), Southeast (FL, GA, SC, NC, VA), South (WV, KN, TN, MS, AL), Gulf (TX, LA, OK), Plains (ND, SD, WY, MT, NE, IA, ID, KS, MO, AK), Great Lakes (IL, MI, MN, PA, OH, WI, IN), Northeast (NY, MD, DE, NJ, VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, RI, DC), West (CA, OR, WA, HI)
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