Other depressed areas also lost much, if not all, their natural increase in population.

We want the area to improve, but not to lose what makes it so great.

This year, the area will lose jobs for the first time since 1974.

Five metropolitan areas with more than one million residents lost population during the 1980's.

Over the years, the area has lost some of its mystique.

But with the fall in crime over the past decade, the area has lost that advantage.

Some areas lost 20% of their population, and enrollment in schools dropped even more.

The area has lost 500 of 12,100 factory jobs, most in the past year.

In the 18th century, the state border was moved further to the west, and the area lost its military importance.

The airport remains closed, and large areas have lost power.