Southeast suffering the most during recession

Manufacturing recession in the South

A look at an interactive map that tracks unemployment rates by county; it shows how badly the South is doing economically right now.

Other panels of the map allow you to see the change in the rate over the past year, as well as focus on those counties that are manufacturing-heavy.

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: Gambling bill opponents prepare for a legislative fight

ARKANSAS: House approves statewide trauma system framework

FLORIDA: Governor Crist touts health care plan for uninsured

GEORGIA: Bill would allow mobile homes in residential subdivisions

KENTUCKY: Outstanding bills include those on economic growth, testing, roads

LOUISIANA: Two large forest fires burn up more than 1,000 acres

MISSISSIPPI: Catfish farmers find more algae than fish

NORTH CAROLINA: Entrepreneurs hope to gain energy from sun, wind, water and organic wasates

SOUTH CAROLINA: Oy sters threatened by pollution

TENNESSEE: Hispanic educators in Nashville create new association

VIRGINIA: McAuliffe goes after out-of-state contributions for gubernatorial campaign

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