We all know Great Lakes cities are resilient… but now we have proof, sort of. According to a new report from the Brookings Institution, the 21 metropolitan areas of the Great Lakes region are among the most resilient areas coming out of the recession.
A few samples from the report:
The Great Lakes metropolitan areas in general are enjoying a strong recovery – but auto producing metropolitan areas still have not made up the ground they lost in the Great Recession.
Every Great Lakes metropolitan area but one has added jobs since their recession employment trough, but none has made a complete jobs recovery.
Read the report here. And related a related article in The Atlantic Signs of Recovery in the Great Lakes.