In the Elkhart, Indiana metro area, for instance, per capita income fell 6.5%, the eighth biggest drop in the nation.

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The Chicago area, for instance, once a hub of candy making, has lost about half its jobs in that industry over the past 15 years.

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In the euro area, for instance, it has grown by one-third since the eve of the crisis in August 2007, even though interest rates are barely lower now than then.

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