MetroTrends, from the Urban Institute, contains the latest information on social and economic trends in urban America and get seasoned perspectives on what they mean for workers, families, businesses, and neighborhoods. The website includes up-to-date indicators from seven national data sources on conditions and trends in the nation's metropolitan regions and expert commentary on interlocking trends in:

• employment growth
• mortgage lending and house prices
• earnings and material hardship
• immigration and diversity and
• the well-being of children

in the top 100 metropolitan areas nationwide. MetroTrends is intended to fuel evidence-based debate about the nationwide impacts of:

• recession and recovery
• critical differences among metropolitan regions
• persistent or emerging disparities among population groups

As economic stresses renew public interest in government policy, MetroTrends is a resource for citizens and policymakers who need timely, reliable information to make sensible decisions, administer programs effectively, vote, and help their own communities go forward. learn more