Over Two-Thirds of Metro Areas See GDP Growth in 2016; Growth of Metros Outpaces Nation The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has released their Gross Domestic Product numbers for metropolitan areas in the U.S. in 2016. GDP increased last year in 69.9 percent (267 of...
Three Out of Four Metros Having Better Employment Performance In June 2016 Than June 2015 The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their June numbers for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment and employment metrics. Of the 387 official metro areas in the...
Large Cities Continue to Beat National Average The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment figures for April 2016. Of the 387 official metro areas in the United States, 269 (70%) saw their unemployment rates drop...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its metropolitan area unemployment figures for February 2016. Over 76% of the distinct metro areas (296 of 387) have improved over the year of February 2015 to February 2016. The lowest ranked metro area was Burlington-South...