Over at Stateline.org they've got a pretty good write-up about the state of recovery for all 50 states and put Washington in a group of 38 where the recession is slowing. Eleven states are deemed to have started their recovery and one state -- Nevada -- is still mired in a deep recession.

You can find the report here.

One common thread among states already in recovery is housing markets that didn't bottom out the way it did in most states, including Washington.