Which metro areas have gained the most jobs since the Great Recession?, By Jake Grovum, June 04, 2015, Stateline: “Five years removed from the worst of the Great Recession, employment in each of the nation’s biggest metro areas has bounced back from its lowest point of the downturn, according to a Stateline analysis of federal employment data. In a dozen metro areas, employment has grown more than 15 percent since its lowest point of the Great Recession. Among the 50 most populous metro areas, the average job growth rate is about 11 percent…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty