Dallas 1 of 3 cities to fully recover from recession, Brookings says via Dallas Business Journal

Dallas is one of three U.S. cities that have fully come back since the end of the 2007-2009 economic recession, according to a report released today by the Brookings Institution.

The other U.S. cities to recover are Pittsburgh, Pa., and Knoxville, TN.

According to report, Dallas is "is outperforming the United States on employment change, but is lagging on GDP per capita change," and ranks 91st in the world in Brookings' Economic Performance Rankings with a 1.6 percent rise in GDP and a 2.1 percent increase in employment since in 2011-2012.

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