Boston, thirty-three large cities, and their metropolitan areas

the long version

...this report highlights the role of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation's economy, the difference among metro areas, and the relative size of central city counties in their metropolitan areas; the nation's 34 largest metropolitan areas accounted for nearly one-half of the country's total non-farm earned income over the years 1959-1980; all of these areas played integral roles in the widespread economic expansion of the 1960's; compared to one another, the largest metropolitan areas varied widely in economic structure and growth over the 21-year period; includes many analytic tables with wage and salary data by industry...