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Why would Miami’s city-only employment data understate its wider urban economy?

Many jobs are located in surrounding metropolitan communities
Miami’s metropolitan area is exactly its city limits
Regional production occurs only within one ZIP code
Every commuter works inside city hall

Many jobs are located in surrounding metropolitan communities
Miami's metropolitan area is exactly its city limits
Regional production occurs only within one ZIP code
Every commuter works inside city hall

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Many jobs are located in surrounding metropolitan communities is correct. Assessing Miami's economic region using only Miami city-proper data omits much of the surrounding metropolitan economy.

Metropolitan areas include surrounding communities, so their populations should not be compared directly with city-limit counts.

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