From NBC Washington (link to full story and video): While cities across the U.S. clamor to land Amazon’s second headquarters, one group says it doesn’t want […]
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From The Washington Business Journal (Subscription required): Greater Washington’s population may be growing, but it continues to see a net loss of a key demographic — […]
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This piece ran in the Washington Business Journal in the March 23, 2018 edition. The graphic was prepared by the Washington Business Journal using data supplied by […]
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From The Washington Post via The Standard-Examiner: The Washington area’s job market appears to be pumping its brakes, newly released employment numbers suggest, as last year’s […]
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Population growth in the Washington region stabilized in 2017 and was modestly stronger than in 2016. Our region continues to lose residents to other parts of the nation, although the loss in 2017 was less severe than the losses in prior years. The moderating net domestic out-migration is likely the result of a slowdown in job growth in key metro areas that has likely diminished their relative attractiveness to potential out-migrants. Net international migration became the largest source of growth in 2016, surpassing the natural increase (births minus deaths).[1] Compared to the other 15 largest metro areas, the region continues to rank near the middle of the pack with the seventh fastest population growth and the ninth largest net domestic migration rate in 2017.