Topic: Metropolitan Areas
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U.S. Metros Are Ground Zero for Majority-Minority Populations
More than half of all babies now born in America are minorities. Here's how that's already playing out at the metropolitan level.
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Which Parts of the Country Produce the Most NFL Players?
Despite Friday Night Lights portrayals, there's a lot more geographic diversity in NFL prospects than you might think.
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Wages Are on the Rise in U.S. Cities
Over the last year, wages increased in all but three of the largest 20 metros.
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Maps
Where Housing Is Making a Comeback
There are signs that the U.S. housing market is finally bouncing off its bottom.
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Maps
The Spiky World of Innovation
Metro areas generate 93 percent of the world’s patented inventions.
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Maps
Which Metros Are Recovering Fastest
The economic recovery remains uneven according to a Brookings Metro Monitor report released today.
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The U.S. Cities With the Fastest Growing Job Markets
Last year was a decent one for employment growth in large metros.
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Maps
Tracing America's Urban-to-Urban Migration Through the Recession
An interactive map tracks movement between metro areas from 2004-2010.
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Charts
Cities Are Ground Zero for the Foreclosure Crisis
States are still struggling with foreclosures, but as new figures show, metro areas bear the brunt.
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The Post-Recession Power of Small Metros
A new map shows which metro areas have seen the highest – and lowest – job growth in various sectors since the recession.
