METROINSIGHT

In previous posts in this series we looked at how the nation’s largest metro areas have grouped themselves into different cohorts with very different growth trajectories. We discussed changes in the broader economy that are causing this separation and we discussed how a talented workforce is key to a metro’s economic growth. Today we will focus the types of jobs that contribute to the Great Separation. We have two choices when looking at detailed employment data, industry bas

Educational Attainment In our previous posts we have discussed the Great Separation where the economies of the largest U.S. metros are diverging and growing at very different rates. We discussed how these metros are always looking for talent (a high skilled workforce) to grow the new idea-based economy. In this post we will look at how these metros are doing in supplying this talent. The chart below shows the difference in educational attainment among our six groups. The firs

In our last post we introduced the idea of the great separation where the largest metros that drive the U.S. economy are starting to grow at radically different rates. We identified 8 metros (the Great 8) that seem to have separated themselves from the others and are achieving greater economic growth in this new idea-based economy. In this post I want to discuss three causes of this separation. The Idea Economy is a Winner Take All Economy When we cruise through the aisles at