Yeah, this is a strange pattern at the metro level. Same seems to hold true for my county (Cook County). I wonder if somehow the web site is counting income gen

Yeah, this is a strange pattern at the metro level. Same seems to hold true for my county (Cook County). I wonder if somehow the web site is counting income generated by commuters from collar counties as income lost by the main city. EDIT: No, I'm wrong. The statistics are starting in 1992, so mostly it's just showing the growth of suburbs. It's more obvious if you click on population mode.