While the city economy is by no means strong, she added, its current difficulties are related to the national recession.

A national recession puts prosperity and opportunity to the test.

But business is off somewhat these days, thanks to the national economic recession.

A national recession would have a particularly harsh impact on the city, the report said.

A national recession will most likely result from the attack.

Despite a national recession, the city gained 36,000 jobs in 1980.

But in 1989, the city's economy went into free fall, more than a full year before the national recession began.

During a national recession from 2001 to 2003, the city lost 28,000 jobs.

The national recession has only brought that more clearly and painfully into focus.

In 1992, California was hurting more than most states, from a national recession.