National League of Cities’ Report – Local Economic Conditions 2017

The National League of Cities’ latest report analyzes the performance of key local economic indicators based on the perspectives of nearly 225 elected officials serving communities of various population sizes and locations. Rural to urban, the report identifies five distinct local economies: Room to Grow, Mid-sized Business Boomers, Cities on Par, Rural Brain Drain and Major Job Center, and highlights the positive and negative characteristics of each that can also impact community health.

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