Metro Cores in Hampton Roads
Metro Cores, or “employment centers”, are the building blocks of
regions and drive growth patterns in metropolitan areas.
RCLCO
research in regions across the U.S. has found that a correlation exists
between a region’s total employment and the number of job centers
necessary to accommodate this economic activity. Long range planning
In the Hampton Roads region, there are currently 760,300 non-
military jobs and nine employment cores.
By 2035, the region’s
employment is forecasted to increase to 835,000 non-military jobs. This
indicates that over the next two decades, one to two new employment
centers are likely to emerge as important to the region’s economy.
and economic development activities need to anticipate the location of
future centers in order to maximize planning efforts.
Number of Employment Cores and Total MSA Employment
Select MSAs
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
loyment Cores
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
100 300 500 700 900 1 100 1 300 1 500 1 700 1 900 2 100 2 300 2 500 2 700 2 900
Number of Emp
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Employment (1,000's)
Denver
Philadelphia
Cincinatti
Detroit
Houston
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Raleigh-Durham
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Salt Lake City
Charleston
Phoenix
Central FL 2009
Tampa-St. Pete
Sarasota
San Diego 2008
Seattle-Tacoma 2012
VA Beach MSA 2013
VA Beach MSA 2035
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Source: RCLCO
