Is Detroit Really Making a Comeback?

[emu steve]

One thing I don't like is how they classify jobs.

I assume for most purposes one is interested in where the jobs are located, are they increasing or declining over time, etc. not if the employee lives in the city or a suburb.

That measures something very different than the employment/unemployment rates for residents of the city.

To me, I would be interested in employment levels within the city, income taxes collected, revenue, etc.

I suspected anyone who can interpret a graph could look at those data for say the last 10 years and they are either headed upward or downward.