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UNITED STATES
METRO ECONOMIC TRENDS,
1993 TO 2010
GVA per capita (Income)
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KEY METRO CHARACTERISTICS

1993 Value = 100

Population
1,675,930
(2010)

Change in population
9.7% Metro
(1993 to 2007) Nation
Employment
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GVA per capita

$40,139
(2007)
1993 Value = 100

Share of national GDP from

0.6%
metro (2010)

METRO PERFORMANCE RANKINGS

Pre-recession Recession Recovery
(1993 to 2007) (Year of Minimum Growth, 2007 to 2009) (2009 to 2010)
Employment Income Employment Income Employment Income
91 Houston 1.7% 1.6% 41 Pittsburgh -2.8% 0.3% 35 Bangkok 1.2% 3.3%
92 Virginia Beach 1.2% 2.4% 42 Virginia Beach -2.8% 0.3% 36 Virginia Beach -0.7% 5.8%
93 Lyon 1.3% 2.3% 43 Marseille -1.2% -1.8% 37 Washington -0.3% 5.2%
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Source: Brookings and LSE analysis of data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau, Oxford Economics, Moody's Economy.com, and Cambridge Econometrics.
Some values are based on forecasted estimates; please see report for further details.