# The US Economy over the next decade (Map)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 8, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327 "2013-09-08T14:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327/1 "2013-09-08T14:52:29Z")

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Forbes has put together [this map](http://onforb.es/1e5gpwt) of the US over the next decade. Is the US “one nation,” or seven nations and three city-states?

The Northeast loses government as a key industry? That seems unlikely.

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**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327/2 "2013-09-09T01:16:25Z")

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Interesting map. But the GDP of the Los Angeles area alone is close to the GDP of the entire rest of the West Coast? I have absolutely no factual basis, but I call shenanigans. Someone feel free to find a cite to prove me wrong, of course. 😃

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327/3 "2013-09-09T01:24:28Z")

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I’m amused that both the Left Coast and the Great Lakes have the highest concentration of engineers.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327/4 "2013-09-09T01:29:27Z")

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Why is San Diego in the Inland West?