A shows counties across the US and the state have shown economic progress, but recovery is sluggish.
The shows economic recovery state by state and county by county.
Only about 20 of North Carolina鈥檚 100 counties have somewhat recovered since the recession.
NC State Economist Mike Walden says it鈥檚 no surprise counties like Wake, Durham and Mecklenburg are on the list.
鈥淭he urbanized counties have tended to do better. The .. counties have tended not to do as well," said Walden.
The national county tracker looks at four economic performance indicators - gross domestic Produce (GDP), unemployment rates, employment and home prices.
