GDP per capita (PPP) Aberdeen Aberdeen City http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/tourism_visitor_attractions/tourists_visitors/statistics/stt_home.asp
All cities Brookings –Global Metro Monitor 2014 http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/01/22-global-metro-monitor
GDP growth Aberdeen Aberdeen City http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/tourism_visitor_attractions/tourists_visitors/statistics/stt_home.asp
All cities Brookings –Global Metro Monitor 2014 http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/01/22-global-metro-monitor
Metric City Source Source Link
Total CMA population
Calgary Calgary Economic Development, Population http://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/research/demographicspopulation/population
Aberdeen Aberdeen City, 2014 Population http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/tourism_visitor_attractions/tourists_visitors/statistics/2014_Pop_Est_Aberdeen_City.asp All Other Cities Brookings, Global Metro Monitor 2014 http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Reports/2015/01/22-global-metro-monitor/bmpp_GMM_final.pdf?la=en
Population growth rate
Calgary, Vancouver Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/150211/dq150211a-eng.htm
Singapore Singapore National Population and Talent Division, 2014 Population in brief http://www.nptd.gov.sg/portals/0/homepage/highlights/population-in-brief-2014.pdf Houston, Chicago,
Atlanta CityMayors Statistics, Fastest growing US cities http://www.citymayors.com/gratis/uscities_growth.html
Aberdeen Aberdeen City, 2013/14 Economic Output http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=51860&sID=3365
Brisbane Business Insider Australia http://www.businessinsider.com.au/a-lack-of-population-growth-jobs-and-investment-points-toward-the-decline-of-regional-australia-2015-4 Rio de Janeiro Forbes / Washington, World’s fastest growing Megacities http://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2013/04/08/the-worlds-fastest-growing-megacities/
Rotterdam Statistics Netherlands, Population growth rate http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/bevolking/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2011/2011-3419-wm.htm Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Census Estimate http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/05/21/Census-estimates-for-Pittsburgh/stories/201505210043
Unemployment rate
Aberdeen Aberdeen City, 1013/14 Economic Output http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=51860&sID=3365 Singapore Singapore Government Statistics http://stats.mom.gov.sg/Pages/Unemployment-Summary-Table.aspx
Brisbane Australian Government, Department of Employment, Queensland Unemployment http://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx?LMIP/LFR_SAFOUR/QLD_LFR_LM_byLFR_UnemploymentRate Houston, Pittsburgh,
Chicago, Atlanta United States Department of Labor, Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm
Calgary, Vancouver Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development http://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates.aspx?id=2015%20-%20data
Rio de Janeiro Valor Econumico http://www.valor.com.br/brasil/4146724/taxa-de-desemprego-e-maior-para-junho-desde-2010 Rotterdam I AM EXPAT, Where is Dutch unemployment the highest http://www.iamexpat.nl/read-and-discuss/expat-page/news/where-dutch-unemployment-highest
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Labour participation rate
Brisbane Australian Government, Department of Employment, Participation Rate http://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx?LMIP/LFR_SAFOUR/QLD_LFR_LM_byLFR_ParticipationRate Calgary Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, Employment and Unemployment http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/lfss04k-eng.htm
Singapore The World Bank, Labor force participation rate http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS Houston, Atlanta,
Pittsburgh, Chicago United States Department of Labor, Labor force participation rates http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/pdf/gp11_27.pdf
Vancouver Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, Employment and Unemployment http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/lfss04l-eng.htm
Percentage of immigrant population
Singapore United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimatestotal.shtml Calgary, Vancouver Statistics Canada http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-010-x/2011001/tbl/tbl1-eng.cfm
Brisbane .id, Immigration in the last 5 years http://blog.id.com.au/2012/population/australian-demographic-trends/immigration-in-queensland/ Houston Migration Policy Institute, A Profile of Immigrants in Houston http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/HoustonProfile.pdf
Chicago, Atlanta Atlanta Regional Commission, Regional Snapshot, March 2013 http://documents.atlantaregional.com/arcBoard/march2013/dr_regional_snapshot_3_2013_foreignborn.pdf Aberdeen Work Permit .com, Scotland's immigrant population doubles in a decade http://www.workpermit.com/news/2013-12-16/scotlands-immigrant-population-doubles-in-a-decade Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh looking to increase immigrant population http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2012/08/26/Pittsburgh-looking-to-increase-immigrant-population/stories/201208260189
Highest education achieved (Percentage of
population)
Calgary, Vancouver Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, Education in Canada http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/as-sa/99-012-x/2011001/c-g/desc/longdesc04-eng.cfm
Atlanta Atlanta Regional Commission, Regional Snapshot, Nov/Dec 2012 http://www.atlantaregional.com/File%20Library/Info%20Center/Newsletters/Regional%20Snapshots/Education%20and%20Schools/RS_NovDec_2012.pdf Chicago United States Census Bureau, Quick Facts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/1714000.html
Houston Greater Houston Partnership, Education Attainment http://www.houston.org/newgen/12_Education/12A%20W001%20Educational%20Attainment.pdf Singapore Department of Statistics Singapore, Census of Population http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications-and-papers/cop2010/census10_stat_release1 Brisbane Visit Brisbane, Brisbane's Demographics http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/information/articles/destinations/brisbane-demographics?sc_lang=en-au Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Today, Education Attainment http://www.pittsburghtoday.org/view_EdAttainment3.html