Top of the Hour: One in Seven US Metro Regions Won’t Restore Jobs, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

The slow economic recovery is becoming the new normal for millions of Americans. A report out this morning shows that 50 U.S. metro regions–or one in seven nationwide–are unlikely to bring back all the jobs lost in the recession until after the year 2020. That means more than a decade of recession for cities like Detroit and Cleveland.  

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