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The Geography of U.S. Economic Confidence
Why Americans in some states feel more secure in their economic future.
Americans' economic confidence hit its highest level of the past year in January and is approaching its highest level in four years, according to new survey data released by the Gallup Organization. But despite this rebound, overall economic confidence only regained the high it reached in May 2011; it remains down somewhat from its 2010 levels.
But, economic confidence varies considerably by state, as the map below shows.