He said the state has missed a national recovery that has produced 7 million new jobs nationwide since 1991.

We recognize that our national recovery depends on the success of our cities.

It has significantly lagged behind the national recovery, gaining back only 17 percent of its loss.

The year ahead, he promised, would mark "the beginning of a national recovery and reconstruction."

And once again New York is moving with the national recovery.

"The city might not benefit from a possible national recovery because of the continuing rise in local inflation," she said.

It may entail restoring democracy or building a foundation for national recovery.

Part of that improvement, economists say, reflected a national recovery from the recession.

The national recovery of the European nations depends on it.

Finally, the national recovery has stalled a couple of times before and could do so again.