A “national total” means all U.S. jobs, not jobs in 86 metro areas.There are roughly 390 metro areas in the United States.
So...86 ÷ 390 = 0.22
That means the study covers about 22% of U.S. metro areas. And that’s metro areas only...not rural counties, not the entire labor market, not the national...
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