Economic ratings of Western cities plummet

[RobertU]

The economic ratings of San Francisco, Seattle and Denver all took a nosedive during the COVID pandemic, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution based on production, job growth, average wages and the poverty gap. The think tank’s review covered 192 U.S. major metro areas.

San Francisco fell from fourth place to 109th. Seattle dropped from third to 97th and Denver dropped from eighth to 121st.

A summary of the report was published in the March 5 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, which did not mention which cities lead in the ranking. However, the Brookings Institution website reported that Salt Lake City, UT ranked first on its overall inclusion index, the Silicon Valley area ranked second, and the greater Nashville, TN area ranked third. The word “inclusion” means “comprehensive” in this context.

The institution reported that Florida’s economy was particularly resilient despite damage from hurricanes.

So, it appears that red states are more than holding their own In the competition for economic growth.

https://www.brookings.edu/research/...-patterns-of-inclusive-growth-across-the-u-s/

https://metro-interactives.s3.amazonaws.com/monitor-2023/v0/index.html#metro-monitor-2023-dashboard

 

[Phys251]

The economic ratings of San Francisco, Seattle and Denver all took a nosedive during the COVID pandemic, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution based on production, job growth, average wages and the poverty gap. The think tank’s review covered 192 U.S. major metro areas.

San Francisco fell from fourth place to 109th. Seattle dropped from third to 97th and Denver dropped from eighth to 121st.

A summary of the report was published in the March 5 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, which did not mention which cities lead in the ranking. However, the Brookings Institution website reported that Salt Lake City, UT ranked first on its overall inclusion index, the Silicon Valley area ranked second, and the greater Nashville, TN area ranked third. The word “inclusion” means “comprehensive” in this context.

The institution reported that Florida’s economy was particularly resilient despite damage from hurricanes.

So, it appears that red states are more than holding their own In the competition for economic growth.

https://www.brookings.edu/research/...-patterns-of-inclusive-growth-across-the-u-s/

https://metro-interactives.s3.amazonaws.com/monitor-2023/v0/index.html#metro-monitor-2023-dashboard

A pandemic hurts the economy? Who knew!

Gotta love righties' anti-American efforts to shit on our cities.

 

[RobertU]

A pandemic hurts the economy? Who knew!

Gotta love righties' anti-American efforts to shit on our cities.

So the left-wing San Francisco Chronicle is publishing right-wing data that shits on our cities?

 

[Phys251]

So the left-wing San Francisco Chronicle is publishing right-wing data that shits on our cities?

They posted data. You chose to draw an anti-American conclusion because you have a prejudice against our cities.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Ok so they had issues during the pandemic.

 

[RobertU]

They posted data. You chose to draw an anti-American conclusion because you have a prejudice against our cities.

You do know that Salt Lake City and Nashville are also cities, right?

 

[Phys251]

You do know that Salt Lake City and Nashville are also cities, right?

Different cities were hit in different ways. Congratulations for telling us something we've known for three years already.

 

[Peter]

A pandemic hurts the economy? Who knew!

Gotta love righties' anti-American efforts to shit on our cities.

Yep, it's also amazing how they seem to despise the idea of cities being fairly represented in the govourning of the US.

 

[RobertU]

Different cities were hit in different ways. Congratulations for telling us something we've known for three years already.

The San Francisco Chronicle also noted “San Francisco’s recovery has been among the worst in the country.” Perhaps the city’s policies on crime and homelessness are also factors.

 

[Phys251]

The San Francisco Chronicle also noted “San Francisco’s recovery has been among the worst in the country.” Perhaps the city’s policies on crime and homelessness are also factors.

From your source:

Between 2019 and 2021, very large metro areas’ losses appeared to be large metro areas’ gains. Two-thirds of large metro areas were either “Resilient” or “Emergent,” meaning they performed as well or better on inclusive growth during the pandemic than pre-pandemic. Among the three size categories, median earnings grew fastest in large metro areas. Places such as Durham, N.C.; Portland, Maine; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Colorado Springs, Colo.—each adjacent to a very large metro area—experienced particularly striking relative performance improvements during the pandemic.

So it was the size of the city, not whichever city Fox "News" is telling you to hate, that mattered. Get better at basic statistics, Robert.

 

[RobertU]

From your source:



So it was the size of the city, not whichever city Fox "News" is telling you to hate, that mattered. Get better at basic statistics, Robert.

And yet, the ones who moved to the smaller cities don't appear eager to return to the big cities after the pandemic.

 

[Phys251]

And yet, the ones who moved to the smaller cities don't appear eager to return to the big cities after the pandemic.

Having lost one point, you are now deflecting to another. And you didn't even refute my point.

 

[RobertU]

Having lost one point, you are now deflecting to another. And you didn't even refute my point.

A lot was going on in cities besides the pandemic.

 

[Phys251]

A lot was going on in cities besides the pandemic.

Since we know you're going to bring up the "big cities have crime" trope, did you factor in population density and poverty in your basic statistical analysis? Or are you just repeating RWTP?

 

[brianpatrick]

A lot was going on in cities besides the pandemic.

I’m sure there are lots of things are going on besides the tornadoes in Mississippi right now, but I’m pretty sure all of those things are colored or informed by the destruction.