MSNBC and Moody’s Economy have released an online Adversity Index that measures the economic health of 381 metro areas and all 50 states. 

Each area is identified as being in recession, at risk, recovering or expanding. You can explore changes in the four components of the index: employment, housing starts, housing prices and industrial production, each shown as a percentage change from a year earlier. (The change in housing prices will be updated at the end of the quarter.) 

To reach the index click here:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29976394/