The most valued workers today are what economist Richard Florida calls the creative class—skilled individuals ranging from money managers to make-up artists, software programmers to steadicam operators. These workers are in constant demand around the world. Florida’s bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class identified these workers as the source of economic revitalization in American cities. In The Flight of the Creative Class, Florida expands his research to cover the global competition to attract these skilled workers. Several key events have put the United States at a substantial disadvantage just as smaller countries have discovered the enormous economic value of creative capital and are doing everything in their power to attract these workers. Florida outlines the causes—potentially disastrous effects—of this growing migration.