Nearly 32% of Metro Miami's growth in 2011 was foreign-born, and more than half went on to become US citizens. While South Florida's population has been fairly stagnant for a decade, it's starting an unexpected shift upward, with Miami-Dade's population growing 2.1% in one year.
economy. 1  thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc. 2  an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving: He achieved a small economy by walking to work instead of taking a bus. 3  the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., especially with a view to its productivity.
Economy of the United States. The economy of the United States is the world's largest national economy in nominal terms and second largest according to purchasing power parity (PPP), representing 22% of nominal global GDP and 17% of gross world product (GWP). The U.S. GDP was estimated to be $18.46 trillion in 2016.