Our series of U.S. Metro Economies reports measuring the impact of our nation’s metropolitan areas.
Download Report Key Findings: 2024 GMP and Unemployment Forecast In 2024, U.S. metro economies accounted for 90.8% of GDP. S. metros accounted for 89.5% of personal income and 92.1% of wages and salaries in 2024. Jobs in U.S. metro economies make of 88.2% of employment in the U.S. Though all regions
Download Report Download Tables Key Findings: 2020 GMP and Unemployment Forecast GMP (Gross Metro Product) The sum of real metro GMP will fall by 8.8% in 2020, equating to a $1.45 trillion drop in metro economic output, or a loss of $14,700 per metro household. Losses in GMP will be
For 18th year, U.S. Conference of Mayors releases annual report, forecasts growth of cities and metro regions Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released its 18th annual report and forecast on U.S. Metro Economies, showing that cities and metro regions continue to be the engines of U.S. economic growth. In 2018,
Washington, D.C. -- While the nation’s metropolitan areas are economically strong with more than 300 metros experiencing job growth in 2016 and accounting for 95% of all the U.S. job gains last year, growth continues to remain uneven, with nearly one-third of metro cities (121) still not having recovered their lost jobs from the Great Recession,
Download the report: Metro Economies - Past and Future Employment Metro Employment in 2016 The US economy added 2.3 million jobs in 2016. Metro areas generated over 2 million new jobs, more than 95% of all US gains. Over 300 metros experienced job growth in 2016, with the New York and Dallas metros each
Washington – The seven leading organizations that represent state and local governments at the federal level – the National Governors Association, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, National Conference of State Legislatures and The Council of State Governments – issued the following statement on President
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U.S. Metro Economies GMP and Employment Report (2015-17). U.S. Metro Economy in 2015 Metropolitan areas drove the US economy in 2015. They were home to 85.7% of the nation’s population, 87.7% of total employment, 87.9% of total real income, 91.3% of wage income, and 90.8% of GDP. Metro share of national economic growth in 2015
