10. 75%
GDP
Top 100 Metros
Share of US Totals
Source: Brookings Analysis of BEA, Census Data
66%
population
12%
land area
11. 66%
74%
Metros Concentrate National Assets
Top 100 Metro Share of US Totals
85% 90% 92% 92%
Population Bachelor’s
Degrees
Foreign Born
Population
Advanced
Industry
Employment
Patents Airline
Boardings
22. NEW YORK
Finance Jobs
New YorkUnited States
8% 18%
Science & Engineering Jobs
New YorkBostonSan Jose
14%
7%
4%
DETROIT
3%Land mass
11%Businesses
37%Jobs
Set Your Vision2
PORTLAND
Export Intensity
13%
24%
PortlandUnited States
Clean Economy
27,489
clean jobs
23. Find Your Game Changer3
A significant intervention that fundamentally alters
your economic profile and/or performance.
Game Changer ˈgām ˈchānjər(n)
24. Find Your Game Changer3
NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
Setting a new
institutional platform
for innovation
NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network
Enable existing firms
in manufacturing to
innovate more
DETROIT
Innovation District
Realize the potential of
the new geography of
innovation