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GREATER GRAND RAPIDS RANKINGS
Population Growth
2021: Rank #11 (3.5% growth) | 2024: Rank #15 (2.1% growth) Change in Rank: 4 Average growth rate across all comparable metros slowed by 1%
Employment Growth
2021: Rank #15 (-0.9% growth) | 2024: Rank #12 (7.5% growth) Change in Rank: 3 Average employment growth across all comparable metros increased by 5.7%
GRP Growth
2021: Rank #15 (12.0% growth) | 2024: Rank #18 (3.13% growth) Change in Rank: 3 Average GRP growth across all comparable metros slowed by 10.5%
Tech Jobs Concentration
2021: Rank #12 (6.5% concentration) | 2025: Rank #10 (6.5% concentration) Change in Rank: 2 Average tech job concentration decreased 0.5% across all comparable metros
See the end of this plan starting on page 61 for the full charts of comparable markets.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Lightcast
Note: 2024 data compares 2021 to 2024 and 2021 data compares 2016 to 2021
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