Economics
These U.S. Cities Are Likely to Recover Faster From Lockdown
- Boston; Bay Area; Madison, Wisconsin, lead in the ranking
- Regions focused on tourism could have harder time coming back
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In normal times, it would be hard to find obvious similarities between Worcester, Massachusetts; Madison, Wisconsin; and California’s Bay Area.
But after being ravaged by a pandemic that caused nationwide lockdowns, these regions are among those poised for a relatively strong recovery from the coronavirus recession, according to a Bloomberg analysis of the economic infrastructure and demographics of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.