a couple of neat interactive charts, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31910726/ns/us_news-the_elkhart_project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31910726/ns/us_news-the_elkhart_project/</a> The Adversity Index, from msnbc.com and Moody's Economy.com, measures the economic health of 381 metro areas and all 50 states. and DATA-Predicting the end of the recession