Topic: Metropolitan Areas
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Too Many Metro Areas Are Still Failing to Connect Workers and Jobs
Most jobs are near mass transit. But actually taking transit to work is out of the question for most Americans.
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Maps
The New Geography of the Service Class
Which metros have the largest share of service class workers?
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Charts
How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
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Maps
Urban vs. Suburban Growth in U.S. Metros
It's cities versus suburbs in these maps of population growth.
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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.
