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On many levels we are continuing to slide in the wrong direction [in terms of recovery] but just at a much slower pace. Now inter-state migration is picking up, it's still below 2007 levels, on a number of measures we are not moving down as quickly as we were. It seems the worst is over.

September 20, 2012, William H. Frey, The Guardian

I think there is at least a hint that we have hit bottom in this post-recession malaise in the United States. And by that I mean we've not turned up, but we're going down at a slower pace, and we might see a little bit of the glimmer of the light at the end of the tunnel.

September 20, 2012, William H. Frey, National Public Radio

We can take good advantage of our history as an immigrant nation in incorporating new people and ideas into our society and economy, which will become even more important as the economy becomes more globalized. The sky's the limit.

September 13, 2012, William H. Frey, USA Today

Younger people are still struggling to just buy a home, and the kind of neighborhoods where they end up are not nearly as nice [as where their parents may have bought]. Age isn’t a part of the study [The Rise of Residential Segregation by Income, Pew Research Center], but it underlies it.

August 1, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post

The Demographic Lull Continues, Especially in Exurbia

April 6, 2012, William H. Frey

A Demographic Lull for U.S. Migration at Census Time

March 26, 2010, William H. Frey

Beyond Social Security: The Local Aspects of an Aging America

June 1999, William Frey