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Old 12-26-2014, 12:07 AM
 
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DC and Baltimore still have separate economies. The San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland generally have an interconnected economy.
Not true.

Again, we have the official Census numbers. These are made-up numbers.
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Old 12-26-2014, 12:14 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Not true.

Again, we have the official Census numbers. These are made-up numbers.
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Once a predominantly industrial town, with an economic base focused on steel processing, shipping, auto manufacturing, and transportation, the city experienced deindustrialization which cost residents tens of thousands of low-skill, high-wage jobs. The city now relies on a low-wage service economy, which accounts for 90% of jobs in the city.
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In 2012, the federal government accounted for about 29% of the jobs in Washington, D.C. This is thought to immunize Washington to national economic downturns because the federal government continues operations even during recessions. Many organizations such as law firms, independent contractors (both defense and civilian), non-profit organizations, lobbying firms, trade unions, industry trade groups, and professional associations have their headquarters in or near D.C. to be close to the federal government.

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Old 12-26-2014, 01:40 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Yeah I don't know why he said not true either. DC and Baltimore are two different cities that work differently from each other with different economies, culture, etc.
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Old 12-26-2014, 02:34 AM
 
Location: Watching half my country turn into Gilead
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DC and Baltimore still have separate economies. The San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland generally have an interconnected economy.
So the rankings are based on economies? I thought this was purely a population ranking?
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Old 12-26-2014, 02:36 AM
 
Location: Watching half my country turn into Gilead
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Disregard. I did a little research from the site and came up with this:

However, it is necessary to “draw a line,” especially where adjacent urban areas have “grown together,” but remain essentially distinct labor
markets. For example, the following urban extents are composed of more than one urban area:


They give Hong Kong/Shenzen as the best example. So different labor markets/freedom of movement is an issue, but in real life, D.C. and Baltimore are contiguously populated and connected.
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Old 12-26-2014, 08:43 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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Not true.

Again, we have the official Census numbers. These are made-up numbers.
No they are not made up numbers. This group set the boundaries for some of the urban areas differently, but the numbers are NOT made up. Its akin to the ACS. They may not be perfect, but there is a methodology involved.

The census updates urban areas every ten years. ACS doesn't measure urban areas outside the 10 year census. If you want to know what they are in between, this is as good as it gets.
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Old 12-26-2014, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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They didn't pick the numbers out of a hat. They did include San Jose in with San Fran and Oakland which the census does not. San Francisco and San Jose are two separate urban areas according to the 2010 census.
Right, but this is still just demographia's own defined urban areas, which is their prerogative, but this isnt the official UAs by the census bureau.
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Old 12-26-2014, 10:59 PM
 
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i don't know where they got these numbers from, but in 2012 the DC MSA was recorded as having 6 million people
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Old 12-26-2014, 11:17 PM
 
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i don't know where they got these numbers from, but in 2012 the DC MSA was recorded as having 6 million people
These aren't Metro Area(MSA) numbers. Urban Areas carry a different definition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...tistical_Areas - MSA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...es_urban_areas - UA
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Old 12-27-2014, 12:16 AM
 
Location: Reseda (heart of the SFV)
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Wow, I'm surprised to see Vegas ranked that high with over two million peeps; I guess I need to reassess how I view Vegas and show it more respect.
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