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The Economic Impact of the Recession on Birth Trends
by Kurt Metzger, Director According to new preliminary numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics, the U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. The...
Immigration and its Role in the Future of Michigan and Our Region
Immigration is a hot topic at the national, state and local levels. While taking somewhat of a back seat in the recent Presidential campaign, there was still a great deal of discussion around undocumented workers, porous borders, pathways to citizenship and the...
Meet The D3 Staff: Erica Raleigh & Melissa Smiley
This Q&A is the first in a series of profiles of Data Driven Detroit staff members. As Data Driven Detroit continues to grow, Assistant Director of Projects, Erica Raleigh and Assistant Director of Operations, Melissa Smiley, continue to successfully guide our...
Good News Keeps Coming: Metro Detroit’s Housing Value Recovery
Metro Detroit's home price recovery was extended to 15 straight months in September with another increase above the inflation rate, helping to lead a national housing recovery in a weak economy. The Detroit area's 7.6 percent price growth from September 2011 was the...
Good News on the Economic Front for Michigan
Personal income rose in 2011 in all of the nation’s 366 metropolitan statistical areas for the first time since 2007, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. When adjusted for inflation however, 44 metros actually experienced...
Figures of Progress: Erica Raleigh featured by GOOD + IBM
Data Driven Detroit (D3)’s very own Assistant Director of Projects, Erica Raleigh, has been featured by Figures of Progress, a platform that connects leaders in the data and information fields to their audiences, disclosing the opportunities for growth in their...
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