Top Cities to Move - Charlotte #3
Unemployment is on the rise, credit is tight and consumers aren’t spending - which means they aren’t picking up and moving much, either. Very few places in America saw significant population growth in 2008.
Despite the overall economic slowdown, some parts of the country keep on moving ahead, attracting more and more newcomers - even if it’s at a slower pace than in more sound economic times. These places still offer a semblance of stability, as well as great weather, cultural life and, in many cases, affordability.
Behind the numbers
To determine the fastest-growing metro areas in the country, Forbes used 2008 population estimates for metropolitan statistical areas with a population of more than 1 million, released March 19, 2009, by the U.S. Census Bureau. MSAs are geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics.
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