Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2025

DOI

10.25776/vgqg-tt25

Publication Title

The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2025

Pages

71-99

Abstract

From 2021 to 2024, Hampton Roads grew more quickly and created jobs at a faster pace than the previous decade. Even after accounting for the impacts of inflation, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), wages, and incomes were higher than 2019. The region’s economic performance relative to other metropolitan areas, however, has left much to be desired. One reflection of Hampton Roads economic performance has been the continued outmigration of residents to other locales in the Commonwealth and, in some cases, other states.

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