These were the metro areas that moved into the recovery category in December : Abilene , Texas ; Anderson , S.C. ; Ann Arbor , Mich . ; Anniston , Ala . ; Asheville , N.C. ; Athens , Ga . ; Auburn , Ala . ; Beaumont , Texas ; Bowling Green , Ky . ; Charleston , W.Va. ; Chattanooga , Tenn . ; Cheyenne , Wyo . ; Cincinnati , Ohio ; Columbia , Mo . ; Denver , Colo . ; Dothan , Ala . ; Durham , N.C. ; Florence , S.C. ; Fort Collins , Colo . ; Gadsden , Ala . ; Greensboro , N.C. ; Jonesboro , Ark . ; Killeen , Texas ; Lafayette , La . ; Louisville , Ky . ; Mankato , Minn . ; Mansfield , Ohio ; Midland , Texas ; Montgomery , Ala . ; Napa , Calif . ; Oklahoma City , Okla . ; Peoria , Ill . ; Port St. Lucie , Fla . ; Raleigh , N.C. ; Rockingham County , N.H. ; Springfield , Ohio ; Texarkana , Texas ; Tuscaloosa , Ala . ; Washington , D.C. ; Wilmington , N.C. , and Youngstown , Ohio .