Although there are increasing signs that the economy is on the verge of a recovery, a recent report from IHS Global Insight says it that a job recovery is still years away for most of the nation's metropolitan areas. Of the 363 metropolitan areas in the country, most areas will slowly begin increasing employment again in 2010, with only 118 metros rising to the 1,000-job mark next year.
More substantial job growth won't come to the majority of the country until 2011, according to the report.
The slow recovery means it will be well into next decade before most areas regain the jobs lost during this recession. However, Baltimore should see its job recovery reach pre-recession levels by 2012 just one year later than Washington, D.C.
Source: IHS Global Insight
Writer: Walaika Haskins