New Geography

Author: Mark Schill

  • Our Most Popular Stories of 2016

    2016 is gone, 2017 is here. Here’s a look back at the most popular stories at New Geography in 2016. Happy New Year, and thanks for reading.

    12. This is Why You Can’t Afford a House. Back in February, Joel Kotkin made the case that housing costs are a huge burden on America’s middle class and argued for more discussion on the topic at the national level. This piece was also published by The Daily Beast.

    11. Super Bowl: Super Subsidy Sunday. Just in time for last year’s Super Bowl, Matthew Stevenson outlined the massive public subsides enjoyed by pro sports franchises.

    10. The New War Between States. In this Real Clear Politics Essay, Joel points out the variation in economic DNA across different regions of the country and the need to adjust policy to leverage those differences as a national competitive advantage.

    9. What Happens When Wal-Mart Dumps You. Joel breaks down the future of the retail industry and its potential impacts on communities of all types: urban areas, suburbs, and small towns. This piece was also published by The Daily Beast.

    8. Farewell Grand Old Party. From his weekly Orange County Register column, Joel notes how the rise of Trump signals a turning point for the Republican Party.

    7. America’s Next Boom Towns: Regions to Watch in 2016. One year ago Joel and I created an index to identify some of the best-performing large U.S. metropolitan areas. This piece appeared in Forbes.

    6. Best Cities for Jobs 2016. Our annual Best Cities for Jobs index ranks all of America’s metropolitan areas according to short- and longer-term job growth performance. Follow the link to see the various topical rankings.

    5. New York’s Incredible Subway. In this piece Wendell Cox describes New York City’s subway system, unlike any other transit system in the United States.

    4. Best and Worst: 2015 International Housing Affordability Survey. Wendell’s Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey is a critical comprehensive reference on worldwide housing affordability by urban area. Here’s the highlights of the report.

    3. Today’s Tech Oligarch’s are Worse than the Robber Barons. Joel argues that the political influence of high-tech business leaders are worse than the robber barons of the last century because today’s tech firms offer little to improve the lives of the middle class.

    2. An Open Letter to the Democratic National Committee from a Rural Democrat. Former North Dakota State Senator Tyler Axness offers his advice to Democratic Party leaders from the perspective of rural America.

    1. Largest Cities in the World: 2016. Wendell’s annual World Urban Areas report is perhaps the most comprehensive resource for worldwide urban population data. This April 2016 article summarizes the report.

    Mark Schill is a community and corporate strategy consultant with Praxis Strategy Group and Managing Editor of New Geography.

  • All Cities Financial Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth.

    2016 MSA Financial Activities Overall Ranking Area 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX 2015 Financial Activities   Emplmt (1000s) Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2016 MSA Size Group 2015 MSA Financial Activities Overall Ranking 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 –
    All MSAs
    1 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 98.2     11.8 6.61% M 5 4
    2 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 96.2     60.9 4.88% L 13 11
    3 Boise City, ID 94.8     16.7 5.70% M 16 13
    4 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div 94.8   226.1 5.28% L 26 22
    5 St. George, UT 94.6       2.3 9.52% S 38 33
    6 Tyler, TX 94.6       4.9 6.52% S 70 64
    7 Sherman-Denison, TX 94.2       3.4 10.87% S 56 49
    8 Provo-Orem, UT 92.8       7.4 4.72% M 117 109
    9 Salt Lake City, UT 92.2     55.2 6.22% L 50 41
    10 Fort Collins, CO 92.2       6.6 4.21% M 22 12
    11 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 92.1       9.8 6.93% M 81 70
    12 Yuma, AZ 91.8       1.9 7.55% S 262 250
    13 Trenton, NJ 90.6     19.4 5.23% M 96 83
    14 Jackson, TN 90.3       2.1 8.47% S 69 55
    15 Austin-Round Rock, TX 89.9     54.3 3.17% L 23 8
    16 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 89.1       2.4 4.35% S 58 42
    17 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 88.7       6.1 7.65% S 24 7
    18 Sheboygan, WI 88.3       2.8 11.84% S 55 37
    19 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 87.9     86.1 5.00% L 41 22
    20 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 87.8   171.2 4.50% L 33 13
    21 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 87.7     14.2 2.16% M 44 23
    22 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 87.6     84.5 2.63% L 6 (16)
    23 Fargo, ND-MN 87.4     10.9 1.88% S 8 (15)
    24 Clarksville, TN-KY 87.1       3.2 3.19% S 61 37
    25 St. Cloud, MN 86.3       5.0 5.63% S 53 28
    26 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 86.1     47.3 3.50% L 36 10
    27 Macon, GA 85.7     10.0 2.38% S 29 2
    28 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 85.6       8.1 3.39% S 12 (16)
    29 Bellingham, WA 85.6       3.4 5.15% S 4 (25)
    30 Logan, UT-ID 84.6       2.0 3.45% S 35 5
    31 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 84.6       8.8 7.29% M 25 (6)
    32 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 84.5       2.1 6.78% S 93 61
    33 Richmond, VA 81.8     51.3 3.57% L 71 38
    34 Chico, CA 81.2       3.5 2.94% S 112 78
    35 Charlottesville, VA 81.1       4.6 4.55% S 59 24
    36 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div 80.7     79.5 2.85% L 7 (29)
    37 Corpus Christi, TX 80.6       8.6 0.78% M 9 (28)
    38 Columbus, OH 80.2     80.7 3.42% L 158 120
    39 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 78.9       2.7 5.19% S 115 76
    40 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 78.7   104.4 4.30% L 76 36
    41 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div 78.3     43.4 1.96% M 43 2
    42 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 77.8       4.2 2.44% S 39 (3)
    43 Owensboro, KY 77.7       3.7 0.00% S 11 (32)
    44 Raleigh, NC 77.7     29.5 4.36% L 229 185
    45 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div 77.1     14.2 4.41% M 15 (30)
    46 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 77.0       2.9 3.57% S 46 0
    47 Kansas City, KS 76.0     35.3 2.42% L 72 25
    48 Ithaca, NY 75.3       1.8 3.92% S 57 9
    49 Tucson, AZ 75.2     18.8 7.21% M 184 135
    50 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 75.2   106.2 3.38% L 37 (13)
    51 Pocatello, ID 74.8       2.3 0.00% S 3 (48)
    52 Tuscaloosa, AL 74.5       4.2 4.13% S 126 74
    53 Spartanburg, SC 74.3       4.8 2.13% S 67 14
    54 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 74.0     55.6 4.71% M 111 57
    55 Savannah, GA 73.6       6.7 5.79% M 154 99
    56 Reno, NV 72.8     10.2 5.17% M 88 32
    57 Bangor, ME NECTA 72.7       2.2 4.69% S 204 147
    58 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 72.4   152.4 1.65% L 99 41
    59 Bloomington, IN 71.8       2.8 -1.16% S 28 (31)
    60 Greeley, CO 71.6       4.6 2.24% S 124 64
    61 Gainesville, FL 71.2       6.6 2.60% S 177 116
    62 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 70.1     69.4 2.51% L 74 12
    63 Kennewick-Richland, WA 69.5       4.0 3.42% S 17 (46)
    64 Eugene, OR 69.0       7.9 5.33% M 237 173
    65 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 69.0       8.8 3.14% M 127 62
    66 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 69.0     12.5 5.35% M 195 129
    67 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 68.8       8.3 3.75% S 244 177
    68 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div 68.3     74.9 3.98% L 90 22
    69 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 68.1     15.6 1.74% M 52 (17)
    70 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 67.9     13.9 -0.95% M 49 (21)
    71 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 67.9     16.7 2.03% M 42 (29)
    72 Delaware County, PA 67.5     16.1 1.47% M 19 (53)
    73 Greenville, NC 67.2       2.8 1.20% S 31 (42)
    74 Lubbock, TX 66.9       7.7 1.32% S 51 (23)
    75 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 66.8     25.2 1.34% L 64 (11)
    76 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 66.4       5.9 3.51% M 213 137
    77 Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div 66.3     34.6 5.49% L 80 3
    78 San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div 66.2     74.1 3.30% L 68 (10)
    79 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 65.8       3.6 3.85% S 83 4
    80 Las Cruces, NM 65.5       2.7 -1.23% S 40 (40)
    81 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 65.2       4.2 2.46% S 196 115
    82 Odessa, TX 65.1       3.5 -7.96% S 2 (80)
    83 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div 64.9     40.1 2.56% L 47 (36)
    84 Albany, OR 64.9       1.5 2.27% S 20 (64)
    85 Visalia-Porterville, CA 64.9       4.1 4.20% S 169 84
    86 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 64.8     34.1 2.71% L 107 21
    87 Wichita, KS 64.4     11.6 2.66% M 186 99
    88 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 64.0       3.6 1.89% S 162 74
    89 Coeur d’Alene, ID 63.9       3.3 2.06% S 119 30
    90 Northern Virginia, VA 63.7     71.0 2.85% L 136 46
    91 El Paso, TX 63.6     12.5 5.95% M 292 201
    92 San Angelo, TX 63.6       2.4 -2.70% S 77 (15)
    93 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div 63.5     58.5 4.22% L 108 15
    94 Punta Gorda, FL 63.4       2.0 5.26% S 281 187
    95 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 63.4     67.3 3.54% L 121 26
    96 Napa, CA 62.9       2.4 4.35% S 266 170
    97 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 62.6       6.2 6.32% S 89 (8)
    98 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 62.2       4.1 0.82% S 27 (71)
    99 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 62.1     71.9 0.47% L 48 (51)
    100 Wilmington, NC 61.6       5.3 0.64% S 30 (70)
    101 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 61.4     12.2 1.96% M 60 (41)
    102 Jacksonville, FL 61.2     62.6 2.57% L 95 (7)
    103 Lincoln, NE 61.0     14.6 1.16% M 78 (25)
    104 Oklahoma City, OK 60.9     33.5 -0.30% L 103 (1)
    105 Cedar Rapids, IA 60.8     10.8 0.93% S 109 4
    106 Colorado Springs, CO 60.6     17.1 3.23% M 203 97
    107 New York City, NY 60.5   461.5 1.73% L 114 7
    108 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 60.4   163.6 2.14% L 45 (63)
    109 Bend-Redmond, OR 60.3       4.5 4.65% S 155 46
    110 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 60.3     26.2 2.88% L 171 61
    111 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 60.0     20.7 1.64% M 91 (20)
    112 Victoria, TX 59.9       2.1 -10.00% S 14 (98)
    113 Dayton, OH 59.9     17.9 2.48% M 140 27
    114 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 59.5       9.1 0.00% M 128 14
    115 Akron, OH 59.5     13.9 3.72% M 243 128
    116 St. Louis, MO-IL 59.4     86.1 0.98% L 134 18
    117 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 59.2     15.4 2.66% M 178 61
    118 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 59.1     35.3 1.44% L 34 (84)
    119 Corvallis, OR 59.1       1.4 7.69% S 285 166
    120 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 58.9     63.4 2.59% L 92 (28)
    121 Auburn-Opelika, AL 58.9       1.9 0.00% S 123 2
    122 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 58.6     42.7 2.15% L 146 24
    123 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div 58.5   115.7 1.88% L 165 42
    124 Amarillo, TX 58.5       6.5 3.74% S 286 162
    125 Johnson City, TN 58.4       4.0 2.56% S 230 105
    126 Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div 58.3   117.6 2.35% L 65 (61)
    127 Green Bay, WI 58.3     12.0 -0.55% M 98 (29)
    128 Idaho Falls, ID 58.0       2.3 0.00% S 62 (66)
    129 Flagstaff, AZ 57.6       1.3 5.41% S 291 162
    130 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 57.4       3.9 1.75% S 147 17
    131 Columbus, GA-AL 57.1     13.4 -0.25% S 63 (68)
    132 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div 56.9   152.2 2.79% L 199 67
    133 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 56.6       1.4 0.00% S 32 (101)
    134 Manchester, NH NECTA 56.6       7.7 3.11% S 54 (80)
    135 Cheyenne, WY 56.2       2.3 0.00% S 106 (29)
    136 Killeen-Temple, TX 56.1       6.7 -8.22% S 1 (135)
    137 Topeka, KS 56.1       7.5 0.90% S 75 (62)
    138 Grand Junction, CO 55.8       3.2 1.06% S 145 7
    139 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 55.8     35.8 2.38% L 152 13
    140 Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA 55.7     51.5 3.55% L 219 79
    141 Columbia, SC 55.4     29.8 0.22% M 143 2
    142 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 55.3       1.7 2.00% S 294 152
    143 Knoxville, TN 54.9     18.6 0.18% M 228 85
    144 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 54.8   148.1 2.07% L 174 30
    145 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 54.8       2.3 4.55% S 265 120
    146 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 54.7       1.0 3.45% S 327 181
    147 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 54.6     12.6 1.88% M 231 84
    148 Yuba City, CA 54.6       1.4 5.00% S 161 13
    149 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 54.5       3.8 2.73% S 216 67
    150 Bay City, MI 54.0       1.4 7.69% S 336 186
    151 Baton Rouge, LA 53.9     18.4 0.00% M 176 25
    152 Santa Rosa, CA 53.8       8.1 3.42% M 144 (8)
    153 Midland, TX 53.3       4.0 -11.76% S 10 (143)
    154 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div 53.1     56.3 0.78% L 129 (25)
    155 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 53.0       1.0 0.00% S 280 125
    156 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 52.9     72.5 3.97% L 209 53
    157 Asheville, NC 52.4       6.0 0.00% M 110 (47)
    158 Springfield, MO 52.2     12.1 1.12% M 212 54
    159 Columbus, IN 52.1       1.4 0.00% S 86 (73)
    160 Altoona, PA 52.0       1.6 6.67% S 181 21
    161 Framingham, MA NECTA Div 51.9       5.8 1.16% M 18 (143)
    162 Grand Forks, ND-MN 51.6       1.8 0.00% S 122 (40)
    163 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 51.6     28.2 -1.40% L 125 (38)
    164 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 51.2       4.2 2.44% S 250 86
    165 Urban Honolulu, HI 50.8     21.4 2.07% L 139 (26)
    166 Battle Creek, MI 50.8       1.3 8.33% S 318 152
    167 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 50.7     43.4 1.64% L 100 (67)
    168 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 50.7     44.6 0.15% L 130 (38)
    169 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 50.3     14.9 1.59% M 193 24
    170 Appleton, WI 50.1       7.2 2.37% S 215 45
    171 Bloomington, IL 49.5     20.2 3.41% S 321 150
    172 College Station-Bryan, TX 49.4       3.8 -0.87% S 104 (68)
    173 Kingston, NY 49.2       2.3 4.55% S 330 157
    174 Montgomery, AL 49.0       7.6 1.34% M 208 34
    175 Madera, CA 48.7       0.8 0.00% S 85 (90)
    176 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 48.7     17.2 0.78% M 133 (43)
    177 Redding, CA 48.6       2.6 1.30% S 188 11
    178 Salisbury, MD-DE 48.4       6.5 7.18% M 293 115
    179 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div 48.1     83.2 2.63% L 73 (106)
    180 Fort Wayne, IN 47.9     11.7 2.64% M 211 31
    181 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 47.8       7.7 5.45% S 298 117
    182 Huntsville, AL 47.5       6.3 0.53% M 225 43
    183 Kankakee, IL 47.3       2.0 0.00% S 270 87
    184 Prescott, AZ 47.1       1.9 0.00% S 163 (21)
    185 New Haven, CT NECTA 47.0     12.7 1.60% M 116 (69)
    186 Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div 46.9     78.5 1.55% L 191 5
    187 Madison, WI 46.7     23.4 0.57% M 168 (19)
    188 Kansas City, MO 46.5     40.0 0.76% L 190 2
    189 Chattanooga, TN-GA 46.3     15.5 3.34% M 305 116
    190 Walla Walla, WA 46.1       1.0 11.11% S 274 84
    191 Sioux Falls, SD 46.0     16.1 0.62% M 246 55
    192 Laredo, TX 46.0       3.9 0.00% S 254 62
    193 Tulsa, OK 45.9     23.5 2.32% M 249 56
    194 Charleston, WV 45.9       8.9 -1.12% S 135 (59)
    195 Bismarck, ND 45.9       3.4 0.00% S 253 58
    196 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 45.8       3.3 1.02% S 271 75
    197 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 45.7     42.2 0.08% L 94 (103)
    198 Longview, TX 45.3       4.0 -1.64% S 151 (47)
    199 Medford, OR 44.3       3.8 3.64% S 105 (94)
    200 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 44.0       8.3 -2.35% S 170 (30)
    201 Winston-Salem, NC 43.7     13.1 0.77% M 241 40
    202 New Bedford, MA NECTA 43.6       1.9 1.75% S 131 (71)
    203 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 43.4       6.9 1.98% M 187 (16)
    204 Philadelphia City, PA 43.4     42.7 1.67% L 167 (37)
    205 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 42.9     37.7 0.09% L 189 (16)
    206 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div 42.9     20.8 2.12% M 232 26
    207 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 42.7     15.2 -0.44% M 120 (87)
    208 Albuquerque, NM 42.7     18.2 1.87% M 248 40
    209 Canton-Massillon, OH 42.4       8.2 1.23% M 172 (37)
    210 Ann Arbor, MI 42.4       7.2 -1.36% M 118 (92)
    211 Burlington, NC 42.1       1.9 0.00% S 101 (110)
    212 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 41.9     13.1 -0.76% M 21 (191)
    213 Grants Pass, OR 41.5       1.3 0.00% S 222 9
    214 Panama City, FL 41.3       4.4 0.77% S 142 (72)
    215 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div 41.2     73.6 0.09% L 257 42
    216 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 40.8       3.1 3.33% S 313 97
    217 Fresno, CA 40.4     13.2 2.33% M 234 17
    218 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div 39.9   253.4 1.23% L 242 24
    219 Casper, WY 39.8       2.0 -4.76% S 82 (137)
    220 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div 39.6   215.9 1.55% L 239 19
    221 Eau Claire, WI 39.6       3.7 2.78% S 247 26
    222 Roanoke, VA 39.6       8.4 0.00% M 180 (42)
    223 Bakersfield, CA 39.4       8.5 -1.16% M 159 (64)
    224 Lancaster, PA 39.0       8.7 0.00% M 192 (32)
    225 Elgin, IL Metro Div 38.7     10.8 -1.52% M 206 (19)
    226 Glens Falls, NY 38.7       1.9 0.00% S 223 (3)
    227 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 38.6     28.0 2.07% L 258 31
    228 Jackson, MI 38.5       1.8 0.00% S 97 (131)
    229 Anchorage, AK 38.4       8.1 1.67% M 138 (91)
    230 Rapid City, SD 38.0       3.9 -5.60% S 102 (128)
    231 Ocala, FL 37.8       4.2 2.44% S 296 65
    232 Jackson, MS 37.8     15.4 1.31% M 289 57
    233 Muskegon, MI 37.3       1.8 1.89% S 252 19
    234 Dover, DE 37.2       1.7 2.04% S 201 (33)
    235 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 37.2     68.6 2.95% L 331 96
    236 Erie, PA 37.1       6.2 0.00% S 66 (170)
    237 Abilene, TX 36.9       3.6 -0.92% S 260 23
    238 Kokomo, IN 36.4       1.1 3.03% S 304 66
    239 Pittsburgh, PA 35.9     69.1 -1.05% L 264 25
    240 Rockford, IL 35.8       5.6 0.60% M 148 (92)
    241 Boulder, CO 35.6       7.2 0.00% M 149 (92)
    242 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 35.5     65.1 0.72% L 160 (82)
    243 Camden, NJ Metro Div 35.2     28.8 2.13% L 322 79
    244 Springfield, OH 34.9       3.9 -11.28% S 132 (112)
    245 Janesville-Beloit, WI 34.6       1.8 0.00% S 164 (81)
    246 Cleveland, TN 34.2       1.4 0.00% S 288 42
    247 Rochester, NY 34.0     21.0 -3.38% L 175 (72)
    248 Evansville, IN-KY 33.5       4.8 -1.37% M 200 (48)
    249 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 33.4       1.2 -2.70% S 113 (136)
    250 Toledo, OH 33.3     10.4 0.97% M 214 (36)
    251 Lexington-Fayette, KY 33.2       9.7 1.40% M 299 48
    252 Fond du Lac, WI 33.0       1.8 0.00% S 301 49
    253 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 32.9     14.9 -0.22% M 157 (96)
    254 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 31.9     41.0 -0.16% M 308 54
    255 Muncie, IN 31.9       2.4 0.00% S 323 68
    256 Duluth, MN-WI 31.9       5.6 -2.87% S 295 39
    257 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 31.8       5.1 -1.29% S 224 (33)
    258 Wichita Falls, TX 31.6       2.6 0.00% S 278 20
    259 Dothan, AL 31.6       2.0 1.69% S 333 74
    260 Salinas, CA 31.6       4.1 1.67% S 314 54
    261 Terre Haute, IN 31.6       2.5 -2.60% S 238 (23)
    262 Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 31.6     41.5 0.00% L 269 7
    263 Peoria, IL 31.3       7.4 -0.90% M 173 (90)
    264 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 31.1       4.3 0.00% S 251 (13)
    265 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 30.6       4.7 -1.40% S 156 (109)
    266 Lewiston, ID-WA 30.5       1.6 0.00% S 194 (72)
    267 Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div 30.3     80.6 1.81% L 197 (70)
    268 Wausau, WI 30.1       5.0 0.67% S 284 16
    269 Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY 29.7     37.1 -0.54% L 259 (10)
    270 Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div 29.7     39.0 0.69% L 337 67
    271 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 28.8     57.4 1.18% L 317 46
    272 Waco, TX 28.5       6.2 -1.07% S 221 (51)
    273 Gary, IN Metro Div 28.4       8.6 0.00% M 235 (38)
    274 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 27.9       7.7 0.87% M 79 (195)
    275 Lynchburg, VA 27.5       4.7 -2.08% S 141 (134)
    276 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 27.4       5.4 1.90% S 279 3
    277 Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div 27.0     48.9 -1.08% L 220 (57)
    278 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 26.7       4.9 2.08% S 300 22
    279 Reading, PA 26.4       6.1 2.25% M 338 59
    280 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 26.2       2.2 0.00% S 340 60
    281 York-Hanover, PA 26.0       5.1 -0.65% M 137 (144)
    282 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 25.8       3.9 0.87% S 297 15
    283 Gadsden, AL 25.7       1.3 0.00% S 287 4
    284 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 25.6       3.6 0.93% S 344 60
    285 El Centro, CA 25.0       1.3 -4.88% S 166 (119)
    286 Texarkana, TX-AR 24.8       2.3 0.00% S 275 (11)
    287 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 24.8       7.2 0.93% M 240 (47)
    288 Elmira, NY 24.6       1.4 -6.67% S 198 (90)
    289 Champaign-Urbana, IL 24.5       4.2 -1.57% S 179 (110)
    290 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 24.4       5.2 0.00% M 339 49
    291 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div 24.4       3.7 0.91% S 324 33
    292 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 24.1       1.6 2.13% S 290 (2)
    293 Decatur, AL 23.8       2.0 -1.67% S 153 (140)
    294 Johnstown, PA 23.7       2.7 0.00% S 226 (68)
    295 Salem, OR 23.5       6.9 -1.44% M 183 (112)
    296 Waterbury, CT NECTA 23.2       2.0 0.00% S 263 (33)
    297 Rochester, MN 23.1       2.7 0.00% S 218 (79)
    298 Fayetteville, NC 23.0       3.8 -0.86% S 261 (37)
    299 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 22.8       4.8 -2.70% S 283 (16)
    300 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 22.6     22.0 -2.37% M 87 (213)
    301 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 22.6       6.9 -0.48% S 303 2
    302 Baltimore City, MD 22.4     17.6 -0.19% M 273 (29)
    303 Modesto, CA 22.1       5.2 0.65% M 217 (86)
    304 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 21.9       7.4 -2.64% M 236 (68)
    305 Danville, IL 21.9       1.3 0.00% S 329 24
    306 Fairbanks, AK 21.5       1.2 0.00% S 328 22
    307 Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD 21.4     13.4 0.50% M 335 28
    308 Utica-Rome, NY 21.0       7.0 -1.41% S 233 (75)
    309 Port St. Lucie, FL 20.6       5.2 -0.63% S 205 (104)
    310 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 20.6       6.3 -0.52% M 210 (100)
    311 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 20.2     50.6 -2.51% L 182 (129)
    312 Merced, CA 20.1       1.5 -4.26% S 268 (44)
    313 Tallahassee, FL 19.7       7.0 0.48% M 245 (68)
    314 Stockton-Lodi, CA 19.7       7.3 -1.35% M 256 (58)
    315 Saginaw, MI 19.6       3.6 -0.91% S 302 (13)
    316 Flint, MI 19.5       6.2 -1.06% S 282 (34)
    317 Santa Fe, NM 18.8       2.5 -1.33% S 276 (41)
    318 Greensboro-High Point, NC 18.7     17.8 1.33% M 325 7
    319 Morristown, TN 18.5       1.0 0.00% S 227 (92)
    320 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       2.2 -8.33% S 207 (113)
    321 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       1.8 1.89% S 341 20
    322 Lawton, OK 18.2       2.2 -4.35% S 334 12
    323 Binghamton, NY 18.1       3.5 0.00% S 316 (7)
    324 Syracuse, NY 17.1     15.5 -1.90% M 310 (14)
    325 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17.0       2.7 0.00% S 326 1
    326 Mobile, AL 16.8       8.1 -1.22% M 319 (7)
    327 Fort Smith, AR-OK 16.6       3.7 -3.45% S 267 (60)
    328 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 16.3       1.2 0.00% S 342 14
    329 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 15.0       2.0 -4.76% S 306 (23)
    330 Springfield, IL 14.1       6.7 -3.37% S 311 (19)
    331 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 14.0       1.9 -1.72% S 150 (181)
    332 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 13.2       4.8 -0.69% S 332 0
    333 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 12.9       2.2 -4.35% S 84 (249)
    334 Decatur, IL 12.6       1.8 -5.26% S 255 (79)
    335 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 12.3       7.3 -1.35% M 315 (20)
    336 Lafayette, LA 12.2     10.8 -9.97% M 202 (134)
    337 Pueblo, CO 10.8       1.8 -5.36% S 185 (152)
    338 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 10.7       7.3 -1.36% M 277 (61)
    339 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 9.0     17.6 -3.83% M 312 (27)
    340 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 8.8       6.3 -4.06% S 307 (33)
    341 Monroe, MI 8.5       1.0 -3.23% S 320 (21)
    342 Mansfield, OH 4.6       1.4 -6.67% S 272 (70)
    343 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 3.5       1.3 -7.14% S 309 (34)
    344 Racine, WI 3.3       2.3 -5.41% S 343 (1)

  • Large Cities Financial Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth.

    2016  Financial Activities Ranking – Large MSAs Area 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX 2015 Financial Activities   Emplmt (1000s) Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015  Financial Activities Ranking – Large MSAs 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 –
    Large MSAs
    1 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 96.2     60.9 4.88% 3 2
    2 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div 94.8   226.1 5.28% 5 3
    3 Salt Lake City, UT 92.2     55.2 6.22% 14 11
    4 Austin-Round Rock, TX 89.9     54.3 3.17% 4 0
    5 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 87.9     86.1 5.00% 10 5
    6 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 87.8   171.2 4.50% 6 0
    7 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 87.6     84.5 2.63% 1 (6)
    8 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 86.1     47.3 3.50% 8 0
    9 Richmond, VA 81.8     51.3 3.57% 18 9
    10 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div 80.7     79.5 2.85% 2 (8)
    11 Columbus, OH 80.2     80.7 3.42% 43 32
    12 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 78.7   104.4 4.30% 22 10
    13 Raleigh, NC 77.7     29.5 4.36% 59 46
    14 Kansas City, KS 76.0     35.3 2.42% 19 5
    15 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 75.2   106.2 3.38% 9 (6)
    16 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 72.4   152.4 1.65% 28 12
    17 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 70.1     69.4 2.51% 21 4
    18 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div 68.3     74.9 3.98% 24 6
    19 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 66.8     25.2 1.34% 15 (4)
    20 Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div 66.3     34.6 5.49% 23 3
    21 San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div 66.2     74.1 3.30% 17 (4)
    22 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div 64.9     40.1 2.56% 12 (10)
    23 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 64.8     34.1 2.71% 31 8
    24 Northern Virginia, VA 63.7     71.0 2.85% 39 15
    25 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div 63.5     58.5 4.22% 32 7
    26 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 63.4     67.3 3.54% 34 8
    27 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 62.1     71.9 0.47% 13 (14)
    28 Jacksonville, FL 61.2     62.6 2.57% 27 (1)
    29 Oklahoma City, OK 60.9     33.5 -0.30% 30 1
    30 New York City, NY 60.5   461.5 1.73% 33 3
    31 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 60.4   163.6 2.14% 11 (20)
    32 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 60.3     26.2 2.88% 47 15
    33 St. Louis, MO-IL 59.4     86.1 0.98% 38 5
    34 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 59.1     35.3 1.44% 7 (27)
    35 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 58.9     63.4 2.59% 25 (10)
    36 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 58.6     42.7 2.15% 41 5
    37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div 58.5   115.7 1.88% 45 8
    38 Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div 58.3   117.6 2.35% 16 (22)
    39 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div 56.9   152.2 2.79% 55 16
    40 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 55.8     35.8 2.38% 42 2
    41 Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA 55.7     51.5 3.55% 57 16
    42 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 54.8   148.1 2.07% 48 6
    43 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div 53.1     56.3 0.78% 36 (7)
    44 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 52.9     72.5 3.97% 56 12
    45 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 51.6     28.2 -1.40% 35 (10)
    46 Urban Honolulu, HI 50.8     21.4 2.07% 40 (6)
    47 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 50.7     43.4 1.64% 29 (18)
    48 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 50.7     44.6 0.15% 37 (11)
    49 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div 48.1     83.2 2.63% 20 (29)
    50 Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div 46.9     78.5 1.55% 53 3
    51 Kansas City, MO 46.5     40.0 0.76% 52 1
    52 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 45.7     42.2 0.08% 26 (26)
    53 Philadelphia City, PA 43.4     42.7 1.67% 46 (7)
    54 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 42.9     37.7 0.09% 51 (3)
    55 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div 41.2     73.6 0.09% 62 7
    56 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div 39.9   253.4 1.23% 61 5
    57 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div 39.6   215.9 1.55% 60 3
    58 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 38.6     28.0 2.07% 63 5
    59 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 37.2     68.6 2.95% 69 10
    60 Pittsburgh, PA 35.9     69.1 -1.05% 65 5
    61 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 35.5     65.1 0.72% 44 (17)
    62 Camden, NJ Metro Div 35.2     28.8 2.13% 68 6
    63 Rochester, NY 34.0     21.0 -3.38% 49 (14)
    64 Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 31.6     41.5 0.00% 66 2
    65 Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div 30.3     80.6 1.81% 54 (11)
    66 Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY 29.7     37.1 -0.54% 64 (2)
    67 Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div 29.7     39.0 0.69% 70 3
    68 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 28.8     57.4 1.18% 67 (1)
    69 Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div 27.0     48.9 -1.08% 58 (11)
    70 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 20.2     50.6 -2.51% 50 (20)

  • Mid Sized Cities Financial Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth.

    2016  Financial Activities Ranking – Midsized MSAs Area 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX 2015 Financial Activities   Emplmt (1000s) Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015  Financial Activities Ranking – Midsized MSAs 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 –
    Midsized MSAs
    1 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 98.2     11.8 6.61% 1 0
    2 Boise City, ID 94.8     16.7 5.70% 4 2
    3 Provo-Orem, UT 92.8       7.4 4.72% 25 22
    4 Fort Collins, CO 92.2       6.6 4.21% 8 4
    5 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 92.1       9.8 6.93% 16 11
    6 Trenton, NJ 90.6     19.4 5.23% 20 14
    7 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 87.7     14.2 2.16% 10 3
    8 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 84.6       8.8 7.29% 8 0
    9 Corpus Christi, TX 80.6       8.6 0.78% 2 (7)
    10 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div 78.3     43.4 1.96% 9 (1)
    11 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div 77.1     14.2 4.41% 3 (8)
    12 Tucson, AZ 75.2     18.8 7.21% 48 36
    13 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 74.0     55.6 4.71% 23 10
    14 Savannah, GA 73.6       6.7 5.79% 38 24
    15 Reno, NV 72.8     10.2 5.17% 18 3
    16 Eugene, OR 69.0       7.9 5.33% 72 56
    17 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 69.0       8.8 3.14% 28 11
    18 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 69.0     12.5 5.35% 53 35
    19 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 68.1     15.6 1.74% 12 (7)
    20 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 67.9     13.9 -0.95% 11 (9)
    21 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 67.9     16.7 2.03% 8 (13)
    22 Delaware County, PA 67.5     16.1 1.47% 6 (16)
    23 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 66.4       5.9 3.51% 62 39
    24 Wichita, KS 64.4     11.6 2.66% 49 25
    25 El Paso, TX 63.6     12.5 5.95% 82 57
    26 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 61.4     12.2 1.96% 13 (13)
    27 Lincoln, NE 61.0     14.6 1.16% 14 (13)
    28 Colorado Springs, CO 60.6     17.1 3.23% 56 28
    29 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 60.0     20.7 1.64% 19 (10)
    30 Dayton, OH 59.9     17.9 2.48% 33 3
    31 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 59.5       9.1 0.00% 29 (2)
    32 Akron, OH 59.5     13.9 3.72% 74 42
    33 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 59.2     15.4 2.66% 45 12
    34 Green Bay, WI 58.3     12.0 -0.55% 21 (13)
    35 Columbia, SC 55.4     29.8 0.22% 34 (1)
    36 Knoxville, TN 54.9     18.6 0.18% 66 30
    37 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 54.6     12.6 1.88% 67 30
    38 Baton Rouge, LA 53.9     18.4 0.00% 44 6
    39 Santa Rosa, CA 53.8       8.1 3.42% 35 (4)
    40 Asheville, NC 52.4       6.0 0.00% 22 (18)
    41 Springfield, MO 52.2     12.1 1.12% 61 20
    42 Framingham, MA NECTA Div 51.9       5.8 1.16% 5 (37)
    43 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 50.3     14.9 1.59% 52 9
    44 Montgomery, AL 49.0       7.6 1.34% 58 14
    45 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 48.7     17.2 0.78% 30 (15)
    46 Salisbury, MD-DE 48.4       6.5 7.18% 83 37
    47 Fort Wayne, IN 47.9     11.7 2.64% 60 13
    48 Huntsville, AL 47.5       6.3 0.53% 65 17
    49 New Haven, CT NECTA 47.0     12.7 1.60% 24 (25)
    50 Madison, WI 46.7     23.4 0.57% 41 (9)
    51 Chattanooga, TN-GA 46.3     15.5 3.34% 84 33
    52 Sioux Falls, SD 46.0     16.1 0.62% 76 24
    53 Tulsa, OK 45.9     23.5 2.32% 77 24
    54 Winston-Salem, NC 43.7     13.1 0.77% 73 19
    55 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 43.4       6.9 1.98% 50 (5)
    56 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div 42.9     20.8 2.12% 68 12
    57 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 42.7     15.2 -0.44% 27 (30)
    58 Albuquerque, NM 42.7     18.2 1.87% 76 18
    59 Canton-Massillon, OH 42.4       8.2 1.23% 42 (17)
    60 Ann Arbor, MI 42.4       7.2 -1.36% 26 (34)
    61 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 41.9     13.1 -0.76% 7 (54)
    62 Fresno, CA 40.4     13.2 2.33% 69 7
    63 Roanoke, VA 39.6       8.4 0.00% 46 (17)
    64 Bakersfield, CA 39.4       8.5 -1.16% 40 (24)
    65 Lancaster, PA 39.0       8.7 0.00% 51 (14)
    66 Elgin, IL Metro Div 38.7     10.8 -1.52% 57 (9)
    67 Anchorage, AK 38.4       8.1 1.67% 32 (35)
    68 Jackson, MS 37.8     15.4 1.31% 81 13
    69 Rockford, IL 35.8       5.6 0.60% 36 (33)
    70 Boulder, CO 35.6       7.2 0.00% 37 (33)
    71 Evansville, IN-KY 33.5       4.8 -1.37% 54 (17)
    72 Toledo, OH 33.3     10.4 0.97% 63 (9)
    73 Lexington-Fayette, KY 33.2       9.7 1.40% 83 10
    74 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 32.9     14.9 -0.22% 39 (35)
    75 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 31.9     41.0 -0.16% 85 10
    76 Peoria, IL 31.3       7.4 -0.90% 43 (33)
    77 Gary, IN Metro Div 28.4       8.6 0.00% 70 (7)
    78 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 27.9       7.7 0.87% 15 (63)
    79 Reading, PA 26.4       6.1 2.25% 92 13
    80 York-Hanover, PA 26.0       5.1 -0.65% 31 (49)
    81 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 24.8       7.2 0.93% 72 (9)
    82 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 24.4       5.2 0.00% 93 11
    83 Salem, OR 23.5       6.9 -1.44% 47 (36)
    84 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 22.6     22.0 -2.37% 17 (67)
    85 Baltimore City, MD 22.4     17.6 -0.19% 79 (6)
    86 Modesto, CA 22.1       5.2 0.65% 64 (22)
    87 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 21.9       7.4 -2.64% 71 (16)
    88 Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD 21.4     13.4 0.50% 91 3
    89 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 20.6       6.3 -0.52% 59 (30)
    90 Tallahassee, FL 19.7       7.0 0.48% 75 (15)
    91 Stockton-Lodi, CA 19.7       7.3 -1.35% 78 (13)
    92 Greensboro-High Point, NC 18.7     17.8 1.33% 90 (2)
    93 Syracuse, NY 17.1     15.5 -1.90% 86 (7)
    94 Mobile, AL 16.8       8.1 -1.22% 89 (5)
    95 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 12.3       7.3 -1.35% 88 (7)
    96 Lafayette, LA 12.2     10.8 -9.97% 55 (41)
    97 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 10.7       7.3 -1.36% 80 (17)
    98 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 9.0     17.6 -3.83% 87 (11)

  • Small Cities Financial Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth.

    2016  Financial Activities Ranking – Small MSAs Area 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX 2015 Financial Activities   Emplmt (1000s) Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015  Financial Activities Ranking – Small MSAs 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 –
    Small MSAs
    1 St. George, UT 94.6       2.3 9.52% 22 21
    2 Tyler, TX 94.6       4.9 6.52% 40 38
    3 Sherman-Denison, TX 94.2       3.4 10.87% 30 27
    4 Yuma, AZ 91.8       1.9 7.55% 120 116
    5 Jackson, TN 90.3       2.1 8.47% 39 34
    6 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 89.1       2.4 4.35% 32 26
    7 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 88.7       6.1 7.65% 13 6
    8 Sheboygan, WI 88.3       2.8 11.84% 29 21
    9 Fargo, ND-MN 87.4    10.9 1.88% 5 (4)
    10 Clarksville, TN-KY 87.1       3.2 3.19% 34 24
    11 St. Cloud, MN 86.3       5.0 5.63% 27 16
    12 Macon, GA 85.7    10.0 2.38% 17 5
    13 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 85.6       8.1 3.39% 8 (5)
    14 Bellingham, WA 85.6       3.4 5.15% 4 (10)
    15 Logan, UT-ID 84.6       2.0 3.45% 21 6
    16 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 84.5       2.1 6.78% 49 33
    17 Chico, CA 81.2       3.5 2.94% 57 40
    18 Charlottesville, VA 81.1       4.6 4.55% 33 15
    19 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 78.9       2.7 5.19% 59 40
    20 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 77.8       4.2 2.44% 23 3
    21 Owensboro, KY 77.7       3.7 0.00% 7 (14)
    22 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 77.0       2.9 3.57% 25 3
    23 Ithaca, NY 75.3       1.8 3.92% 31 8
    24 Pocatello, ID 74.8       2.3 0.00% 3 (21)
    25 Tuscaloosa, AL 74.5       4.2 4.13% 64 39
    26 Spartanburg, SC 74.3       4.8 2.13% 38 12
    27 Bangor, ME NECTA 72.7       2.2 4.69% 93 66
    28 Bloomington, IN 71.8       2.8 -1.16% 16 (12)
    29 Greeley, CO 71.6       4.6 2.24% 63 34
    30 Gainesville, FL 71.2       6.6 2.60% 84 54
    31 Kennewick-Richland, WA 69.5       4.0 3.42% 10 (21)
    32 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 68.8       8.3 3.75% 109 77
    33 Greenville, NC 67.2       2.8 1.20% 19 (14)
    34 Lubbock, TX 66.9       7.7 1.32% 26 (8)
    35 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 65.8       3.6 3.85% 44 9
    36 Las Cruces, NM 65.5       2.7 -1.23% 24 (12)
    37 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 65.2       4.2 2.46% 90 53
    38 Odessa, TX 65.1       3.5 -7.96% 2 (36)
    39 Albany, OR 64.9       1.5 2.27% 11 (28)
    40 Visalia-Porterville, CA 64.9       4.1 4.20% 82 42
    41 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 64.0       3.6 1.89% 78 37
    42 Coeur d’Alene, ID 63.9       3.3 2.06% 60 18
    43 San Angelo, TX 63.6       2.4 -2.70% 42 (1)
    44 Punta Gorda, FL 63.4       2.0 5.26% 135 91
    45 Napa, CA 62.9       2.4 4.35% 123 78
    46 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 62.6       6.2 6.32% 48 2
    47 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 62.2       4.1 0.82% 15 (32)
    48 Wilmington, NC 61.6       5.3 0.64% 18 (30)
    49 Cedar Rapids, IA 60.8    10.8 0.93% 56 7
    50 Bend-Redmond, OR 60.3       4.5 4.65% 75 25
    51 Victoria, TX 59.9       2.1 -10.00% 9 (42)
    52 Corvallis, OR 59.1       1.4 7.69% 139 87
    53 Auburn-Opelika, AL 58.9       1.9 0.00% 62 9
    54 Amarillo, TX 58.5       6.5 3.74% 140 86
    55 Johnson City, TN 58.4       4.0 2.56% 105 50
    56 Idaho Falls, ID 58.0       2.3 0.00% 35 (21)
    57 Flagstaff, AZ 57.6       1.3 5.41% 144 87
    58 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 57.4       3.9 1.75% 71 13
    59 Columbus, GA-AL 57.1    13.4 -0.25% 36 (23)
    60 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 56.6       1.4 0.00% 20 (40)
    61 Manchester, NH NECTA 56.6       7.7 3.11% 28 (33)
    62 Cheyenne, WY 56.2       2.3 0.00% 55 (7)
    63 Killeen-Temple, TX 56.1       6.7 -8.22% 1 (62)
    64 Topeka, KS 56.1       7.5 0.90% 41 (23)
    65 Grand Junction, CO 55.8       3.2 1.06% 70 5
    66 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 55.3       1.7 2.00% 146 80
    67 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 54.8       2.3 4.55% 122 55
    68 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 54.7       1.0 3.45% 169 101
    69 Yuba City, CA 54.6       1.4 5.00% 77 8
    70 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 54.5       3.8 2.73% 97 27
    71 Bay City, MI 54.0       1.4 7.69% 176 105
    72 Midland, TX 53.3       4.0 -11.76% 6 (66)
    73 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 53.0       1.0 0.00% 134 61
    74 Columbus, IN 52.1       1.4 0.00% 47 (27)
    75 Altoona, PA 52.0       1.6 6.67% 86 11
    76 Grand Forks, ND-MN 51.6       1.8 0.00% 61 (15)
    77 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 51.2       4.2 2.44% 112 35
    78 Battle Creek, MI 50.8       1.3 8.33% 163 85
    79 Appleton, WI 50.1       7.2 2.37% 96 17
    80 Bloomington, IL 49.5    20.2 3.41% 165 85
    81 College Station-Bryan, TX 49.4       3.8 -0.87% 53 (28)
    82 Kingston, NY 49.2       2.3 4.55% 172 90
    83 Madera, CA 48.7       0.8 0.00% 46 (37)
    84 Redding, CA 48.6       2.6 1.30% 88 4
    85 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 47.8       7.7 5.45% 150 65
    86 Kankakee, IL 47.3       2.0 0.00% 126 40
    87 Prescott, AZ 47.1       1.9 0.00% 79 (8)
    88 Walla Walla, WA 46.1       1.0 11.11% 129 41
    89 Laredo, TX 46.0       3.9 0.00% 116 27
    90 Charleston, WV 45.9       8.9 -1.12% 67 (23)
    91 Bismarck, ND 45.9       3.4 0.00% 115 24
    92 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 45.8       3.3 1.02% 127 35
    93 Longview, TX 45.3       4.0 -1.64% 73 (20)
    94 Medford, OR 44.3       3.8 3.64% 54 (40)
    95 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 44.0       8.3 -2.35% 83 (12)
    96 New Bedford, MA NECTA 43.6       1.9 1.75% 65 (31)
    97 Burlington, NC 42.1       1.9 0.00% 51 (46)
    98 Grants Pass, OR 41.5       1.3 0.00% 100 2
    99 Panama City, FL 41.3       4.4 0.77% 69 (30)
    100 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 40.8       3.1 3.33% 160 60
    101 Casper, WY 39.8       2.0 -4.76% 43 (58)
    102 Eau Claire, WI 39.6       3.7 2.78% 111 9
    103 Glens Falls, NY 38.7       1.9 0.00% 101 (2)
    104 Jackson, MI 38.5       1.8 0.00% 50 (54)
    105 Rapid City, SD 38.0       3.9 -5.60% 52 (53)
    106 Ocala, FL 37.8       4.2 2.44% 148 42
    107 Muskegon, MI 37.3       1.8 1.89% 114 7
    108 Dover, DE 37.2       1.7 2.04% 92 (16)
    109 Erie, PA 37.1       6.2 0.00% 37 (72)
    110 Abilene, TX 36.9       3.6 -0.92% 118 8
    111 Kokomo, IN 36.4       1.1 3.03% 155 44
    112 Springfield, OH 34.9       3.9 -11.28% 66 (46)
    113 Janesville-Beloit, WI 34.6       1.8 0.00% 80 (33)
    114 Cleveland, TN 34.2       1.4 0.00% 142 28
    115 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 33.4       1.2 -2.70% 58 (57)
    116 Fond du Lac, WI 33.0       1.8 0.00% 152 36
    117 Muncie, IN 31.9       2.4 0.00% 166 49
    118 Duluth, MN-WI 31.9       5.6 -2.87% 147 29
    119 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 31.8       5.1 -1.29% 102 (17)
    120 Wichita Falls, TX 31.6       2.6 0.00% 132 12
    121 Dothan, AL 31.6       2.0 1.69% 174 53
    122 Salinas, CA 31.6       4.1 1.67% 161 39
    123 Terre Haute, IN 31.6       2.5 -2.60% 108 (15)
    124 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 31.1       4.3 0.00% 113 (11)
    125 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 30.6       4.7 -1.40% 76 (49)
    126 Lewiston, ID-WA 30.5       1.6 0.00% 89 (37)
    127 Wausau, WI 30.1       5.0 0.67% 138 11
    128 Waco, TX 28.5       6.2 -1.07% 99 (29)
    129 Lynchburg, VA 27.5       4.7 -2.08% 68 (61)
    130 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 27.4       5.4 1.90% 133 3
    131 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 26.7       4.9 2.08% 151 20
    132 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 26.2       2.2 0.00% 177 45
    133 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 25.8       3.9 0.87% 149 16
    134 Gadsden, AL 25.7       1.3 0.00% 141 7
    135 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 25.6       3.6 0.93% 181 46
    136 El Centro, CA 25.0       1.3 -4.88% 81 (55)
    137 Texarkana, TX-AR 24.8       2.3 0.00% 130 (7)
    138 Elmira, NY 24.6       1.4 -6.67% 91 (47)
    139 Champaign-Urbana, IL 24.5       4.2 -1.57% 85 (54)
    140 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div 24.4       3.7 0.91% 167 27
    141 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 24.1       1.6 2.13% 143 2
    142 Decatur, AL 23.8       2.0 -1.67% 74 (68)
    143 Johnstown, PA 23.7       2.7 0.00% 103 (40)
    144 Waterbury, CT NECTA 23.2       2.0 0.00% 121 (23)
    145 Rochester, MN 23.1       2.7 0.00% 98 (47)
    146 Fayetteville, NC 23.0       3.8 -0.86% 119 (27)
    147 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 22.8       4.8 -2.70% 137 (10)
    148 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 22.6       6.9 -0.48% 154 6
    149 Danville, IL 21.9       1.3 0.00% 171 22
    150 Fairbanks, AK 21.5       1.2 0.00% 170 20
    151 Utica-Rome, NY 21.0       7.0 -1.41% 106 (45)
    152 Port St. Lucie, FL 20.6       5.2 -0.63% 94 (58)
    153 Merced, CA 20.1       1.5 -4.26% 125 (28)
    154 Saginaw, MI 19.6       3.6 -0.91% 153 (1)
    155 Flint, MI 19.5       6.2 -1.06% 136 (19)
    156 Santa Fe, NM 18.8       2.5 -1.33% 131 (25)
    157 Morristown, TN 18.5       1.0 0.00% 104 (53)
    158 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       2.2 -8.33% 95 (63)
    159 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       1.8 1.89% 178 19
    160 Lawton, OK 18.2       2.2 -4.35% 175 15
    161 Binghamton, NY 18.1       3.5 0.00% 162 1
    162 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17.0       2.7 0.00% 168 6
    163 Fort Smith, AR-OK 16.6       3.7 -3.45% 124 (39)
    164 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 16.3       1.2 0.00% 179 15
    165 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 15.0       2.0 -4.76% 156 (9)
    166 Springfield, IL 14.1       6.7 -3.37% 159 (7)
    167 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 14.0       1.9 -1.72% 72 (95)
    168 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 13.2       4.8 -0.69% 173 5
    169 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 12.9       2.2 -4.35% 45 (124)
    170 Decatur, IL 12.6       1.8 -5.26% 117 (53)
    171 Pueblo, CO 10.8       1.8 -5.36% 87 (84)
    172 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 8.8       6.3 -4.06% 157 (15)
    173 Monroe, MI 8.5       1.0 -3.23% 164 (9)
    174 Mansfield, OH 4.6       1.4 -6.67% 128 (46)
    175 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 3.5       1.3 -7.14% 158 (17)
    176 Racine, WI 3.3       2.3 -5.41% 180 4

  • All Cities Business Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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    2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs  – Overall Ranking Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2016 MSA Size Group 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Overall Ranking Overall Rank Change
    2014-2015
    1 New Bedford, MA NECTA 97.1            6.2 58.5% S 5 4
    2 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 96.9       152.7 47.2% L 38 36
    3 Monroe, MI 95.0            4.9 44.6% S 12 9
    4 Lake Charles, LA 94.8            9.7 44.6% S 99 95
    5 San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div 93.1       270.5 45.7% L 15 10
    6 Lawton, OK 92.6            4.9 37.4% S 288 282
    7 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 92.3            6.9 35.5% S 111 104
    8 Austin-Round Rock, TX 91.1       165.6 42.3% L 44 36
    9 Janesville-Beloit, WI 90.3            6.5 44.8% S 7 (2)
    10 Jackson, TN 89.9            6.7 39.3% S 4 (6)
    11 Sioux Falls, SD 89.0         15.5 33.2% M 250 239
    12 St. George, UT 88.8            4.7 34.6% S 183 171
    13 College Station-Bryan, TX 88.5            8.3 38.3% S 53 40
    14 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 88.5       223.0 36.4% L 13 (1)
    15 Trenton, NJ 88.2         45.0 25.1% M 269 254
    16 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 87.5         48.1 38.2% M 26 10
    17 Napa, CA 86.6            6.9 34.2% S 94 77
    18 Provo-Orem, UT 85.7         29.6 34.3% M 9 (9)
    19 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 84.8         34.1 38.4% M 41 22
    20 Springfield, OH 83.4            5.0 20.8% S 23 3
    21 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div 82.8       458.2 28.9% L 45 24
    22 Raleigh, NC 81.2       113.5 27.9% L 22 0
    23 Laredo, TX 80.9            8.6 31.5% S 66 43
    24 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 80.4         22.7 33.7% M 35 11
    25 Charlottesville, VA 80.3         15.1 24.5% S 76 51
    26 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 80.3       201.2 26.8% L 143 117
    27 Waco, TX 80.1         11.5 36.5% S 10 (17)
    28 Richmond, VA 80.1       112.3 18.9% L 260 232
    29 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 79.8       188.2 25.3% L 62 33
    30 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 79.4       172.9 24.9% L 81 51
    31 Stockton-Lodi, CA 79.1         20.5 35.2% M 194 163
    32 Bend-Redmond, OR 79.0            8.2 26.3% S 47 15
    33 Greeley, CO 78.1            9.9 38.3% S 18 (15)
    34 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 77.9       226.3 26.3% L 154 120
    35 Morgantown, WV 77.8            6.6 25.2% S 30 (5)
    36 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 77.7         88.4 21.9% L 86 50
    37 Salisbury, MD-DE 77.7         12.5 24.2% M 128 91
    38 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 77.2         47.4 24.2% M 69 31
    39 Bismarck, ND 76.9            8.4 29.1% S 82 43
    40 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 76.6         71.4 23.8% M 65 25
    41 Fargo, ND-MN 76.6         16.7 25.6% S 139 98
    42 Tuscaloosa, AL 76.5         11.2 40.2% S 2 (40)
    43 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 76.2       485.1 23.9% L 67 24
    44 New York City, NY 76.0       714.0 22.0% L 120 76
    45 Auburn-Opelika, AL 76.0            7.4 37.7% S 1 (44)
    46 Greensboro-High Point, NC 74.7         53.6 19.4% M 57 11
    47 Kansas City, MO 73.9         90.4 18.3% L 204 157
    48 Redding, CA 73.8            6.4 33.3% S 31 (17)
    49 Flagstaff, AZ 73.7            3.3 35.6% S 42 (7)
    50 Gadsden, AL 73.5            4.4 37.5% S 28 (22)
    51 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 73.3       254.1 23.4% L 145 94
    52 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 73.1            5.8 17.7% S 132 80
    53 Pueblo, CO 73.0            7.1 20.2% S 104 51
    54 Manchester, NH NECTA 72.9         16.4 20.2% S 46 (8)
    55 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 72.9       126.1 25.0% L 97 42
    56 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 72.5         28.4 31.3% M 36 (20)
    57 Asheville, NC 72.4         18.4 20.8% M 152 95
    58 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div 72.2       244.4 22.1% L 125 67
    59 Chattanooga, TN-GA 71.8         29.6 29.9% M 173 114
    60 Corvallis, OR 71.7            4.3 15.0% S 73 13
    61 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 71.6         99.9 25.5% L 80 19
    62 Knoxville, TN 71.5         63.2 15.8% M 79 17
    63 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div 71.3       144.0 21.6% L 109 46
    64 Port St. Lucie, FL 71.3         16.6 29.7% S 6 (58)
    65 Bowling Green, KY 71.3            9.1 20.7% S 211 146
    66 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 71.1         12.4 24.7% S 108 42
    67 Fond du Lac, WI 70.8            2.9 24.3% S 72 5
    68 Reading, PA 70.5         23.9 21.1% M 21 (47)
    69 Prescott, AZ 70.5            4.4 42.4% S 71 2
    70 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 69.8       162.5 26.2% L 103 33
    71 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 69.8         25.5 17.7% M 199 128
    72 Gainesville, FL 69.7         13.1 22.1% S 34 (38)
    73 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 69.7         14.2 18.9% S 107 34
    74 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div 69.2       108.3 28.2% L 51 (23)
    75 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 69.2         41.4 40.7% M 17 (58)
    76 Dover, DE 69.0            4.7 16.7% S 310 234
    77 Springfield, MO 68.8         25.2 27.3% M 49 (28)
    78 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 68.5            5.6 17.6% S 278 200
    79 Baton Rouge, LA 68.5         49.7 19.5% M 142 63
    80 Macon, GA 68.3         12.9 24.0% S 52 (28)
    81 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 68.2         10.3 32.2% S 129 48
    82 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 67.6         73.1 19.2% L 92 10
    83 Ann Arbor, MI 67.3         29.9 16.2% M 165 82
    84 Salt Lake City, UT 66.8       118.5 23.8% L 102 18
    85 Lubbock, TX 66.8         12.1 15.6% S 241 156
    86 Framingham, MA NECTA Division 66.7         36.9 15.3% M 215 129
    87 Saginaw, MI 66.0         11.9 18.5% S 61 (26)
    88 Burlington, NC 65.7            5.7 21.4% S 11 (77)
    89 Winston-Salem, NC 65.6         35.3 18.4% M 146 57
    90 Yuba City, CA 65.6            3.2 26.3% S 37 (53)
    91 Salinas, CA 65.5         13.6 15.9% S 29 (62)
    92 Columbus, IN 65.4            5.4 27.6% S 20 (72)
    93 Reno, NV 65.3         29.8 21.5% M 246 153
    94 Salem, OR 65.2         13.5 25.5% M 177 83
    95 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div 64.8         27.5 16.2% M 186 91
    96 Athens-Clarke County, GA 64.7            7.8 19.5% S 208 112
    97 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 64.7       125.3 20.4% L 117 20
    98 Jacksonville, FL 64.6       102.8 19.9% L 93 (5)
    99 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 64.3         10.0 36.2% S 19 (80)
    100 Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 64.3       152.0 16.6% L 244 144
    101 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 64.1       336.7 21.9% L 151 50
    102 Panama City, FL 64.1         10.3 29.3% S 96 (6)
    103 Madison, WI 63.7         49.8 18.7% M 136 33
    104 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 63.3         14.3 14.1% S 265 161
    105 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 63.1         47.5 15.7% M 236 131
    106 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div 63.1       162.5 24.4% L 77 (29)
    107 Lexington-Fayette, KY 62.6         40.3 33.9% M 55 (52)
    108 Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div 62.6       182.9 18.6% L 105 (3)
    109 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 62.5         12.0 17.3% S 153 44
    110 Santa Rosa, CA 62.4         21.7 16.5% M 188 78
    111 Wausau, WI 62.2            5.3 22.1% S 58 (53)
    112 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 62.2         11.8 10.9% S 307 195
    113 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 62.1         14.9 25.5% S 24 (89)
    114 Savannah, GA 62.0         20.2 15.2% M 85 (29)
    115 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 62.0         70.1 19.3% L 112 (3)
    116 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 60.7         49.4 15.0% M 114 (2)
    117 Punta Gorda, FL 60.7            4.6 27.8% S 118 1
    118 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 60.5            6.4 11.7% S 268 150
    119 Texarkana, TX-AR 60.1            4.4 -1.5% S 362 243
    120 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 60.1       340.4 16.7% L 190 70
    121 Springfield, IL 59.7         11.9 -3.3% S 352 231
    122 Columbus, OH 59.6       178.8 20.1% L 89 (33)
    123 Wilmington, NC 59.3         15.1 15.3% S 137 14
    124 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 59.1         30.2 17.2% M 252 128
    125 Camden, NJ Metro Div 58.9         78.8 11.0% L 140 15
    126 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div 58.3       267.4 24.7% L 141 15
    127 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 58.3       465.4 21.7% L 100 (27)
    128 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 58.3         74.6 15.6% L 232 104
    129 Topeka, KS 58.2         12.8 22.3% S 48 (81)
    130 Delaware County, PA 57.6         32.4 13.7% M 209 79
    131 Rockford, IL 57.6         17.0 12.8% M 83 (48)
    132 Grants Pass, OR 57.3            2.1 26.5% S 3 (129)
    133 Yuma, AZ 57.0            6.7 14.3% S 337 204
    134 Logan, UT-ID 56.7            6.0 8.4% S 291 157
    135 Kansas City, KS 56.4         93.5 19.6% L 78 (57)
    136 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 56.3         29.3 18.0% M 182 46
    137 Ithaca, NY 55.6            3.4 9.7% S 75 (62)
    138 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 55.4            7.7 19.7% S 88 (50)
    139 State College, PA 55.4            6.2 12.0% S 167 28
    140 Yakima, WA 55.2            4.2 7.6% S 339 199
    141 Wichita, KS 55.1         33.5 13.8% M 113 (28)
    142 Eugene, OR 55.1         17.0 15.9% M 303 161
    143 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 55.0         26.8 14.6% M 161 18
    144 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 54.6         16.5 16.4% S 84 (60)
    145 Huntsville, AL 54.5         52.4 6.9% M 311 166
    146 Bellingham, WA 54.1            7.9 13.9% S 159 13
    147 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 54.1            4.0 14.4% S 193 46
    148 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 54.0         15.1 16.2% S 235 87
    149 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 53.9         22.8 14.2% M 149 0
    150 Roanoke, VA 53.9         22.7 10.6% M 301 151
    151 Modesto, CA 53.4         14.4 18.7% M 70 (81)
    152 Owensboro, KY 53.2            3.9 12.4% S 304 152
    153 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 53.1            7.2 12.0% S 156 3
    154 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 53.0         13.6 13.4% S 119 (35)
    155 York-Hanover, PA 52.4         20.8 14.9% M 98 (57)
    156 Pocatello, ID 52.4            4.0 27.7% S 133 (23)
    157 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 52.3         12.7 18.3% M 91 (66)
    158 Killeen-Temple, TX 52.2            9.9 4.6% S 346 188
    159 Muskegon, MI 52.0            3.8 27.0% S 90 (69)
    160 Amarillo, TX 51.9            9.6 14.2% S 281 121
    161 Lima, OH 51.9            4.9 24.4% S 243 82
    162 Bangor, ME NECTA 51.9            6.5 14.8% S 87 (75)
    163 Midland, TX 51.6            9.4 19.5% S 101 (62)
    164 Lincoln, NE 51.5         19.6 12.2% M 316 152
    165 Bay City, MI 51.3            3.5 12.8% S 60 (105)
    166 New Haven, CT NECTA 51.1         30.2 15.5% M 172 6
    167 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 51.1         38.9 9.2% M 290 123
    168 Iowa City, IA 51.1            6.9 15.7% S 59 (109)
    169 Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div 50.8       288.3 16.1% L 121 (48)
    170 Clarksville, TN-KY 50.8            9.1 11.9% S 150 (20)
    171 Chico, CA 50.5            5.8 16.0% S 122 (49)
    172 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 50.4            3.8 10.8% S 216 44
    173 Victoria, TX 50.3            2.6 4.0% S 64 (109)
    174 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 50.0            7.0 11.6% S 203 29
    175 Pittsburgh, PA 49.8       178.1 10.6% L 267 92
    176 Montgomery Co-Bucks Co-Chester Co, PA Metro Div 49.7       198.7 10.1% L 262 86
    177 Jackson, MS 49.6         33.1 16.0% M 180 3
    178 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div 49.5       604.6 7.7% L 300 122
    179 Columbia, SC 49.0         49.7 21.9% M 231 52
    180 Corpus Christi, TX 48.6         17.2 10.0% M 324 144
    181 Kingston, NY 48.5            4.6 15.8% S 225 44
    182 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 48.4         10.0 4.9% S 223 41
    183 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 48.3         10.0 8.3% S 318 135
    184 Spartanburg, SC 48.2         16.0 12.9% S 163 (21)
    185 Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD 48.1         49.6 5.8% M 247 62
    186 Kankakee, IL 47.9            3.4 6.2% S 39 (147)
    187 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div 47.8       672.7 14.9% L 162 (25)
    188 Urban Honolulu, HI 47.8         67.9 15.1% L 191 3
    189 Madera, CA 47.6            2.9 7.5% S 226 37
    190 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 47.5       234.4 12.7% L 160 (30)
    191 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 47.5         26.8 9.2% M 270 79
    192 El Paso, TX 47.2         33.1 5.5% M 323 131
    193 Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 46.9       120.0 17.5% L 116 (77)
    194 Colorado Springs, CO 46.6         43.3 8.4% M 289 95
    195 Northern Virginia, VA 46.5       387.2 4.5% L 325 130
    196 Danbury, CT NECTA 46.4            9.3 14.3% S 124 (72)
    197 Walla Walla, WA 46.4            1.0 11.1% S 313 116
    198 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 46.1       303.7 12.0% L 174 (24)
    199 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 46.1            9.4 15.0% S 184 (15)
    200 Philadelphia City, PA 46.0         91.2 9.9% L 237 37
    201 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 45.6            4.2 17.8% S 198 (3)
    202 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 45.6         33.8 8.0% M 218 16
    203 Boulder, CO 45.6         32.9 14.0% M 205 2
    204 Tucson, AZ 45.4         52.2 12.2% M 292 88
    205 St. Louis, MO-IL 45.1       206.8 9.9% L 200 (5)
    206 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 44.9         74.7 9.6% L 242 36
    207 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 44.6         16.1 10.6% M 258 51
    208 Idaho Falls, ID 44.5         12.7 -1.8% S 297 89
    209 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 44.1       145.2 14.9% L 54 (155)
    210 Peoria, IL 44.1         22.4 -0.4% M 351 141
    211 Fort Collins, CO 44.0         19.3 10.5% M 238 27
    212 Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY 43.5         87.7 11.6% L 234 22
    213 Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div 43.4       126.4 14.8% L 196 (17)
    214 Dayton, OH 43.3         51.0 10.9% M 213 (1)
    215 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 43.2         14.8 6.7% M 40 (175)
    216 Fresno, CA 43.1         30.9 16.3% M 27 (189)
    217 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 43.0         19.1 6.9% S 341 124
    218 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 42.9            8.6 9.8% S 95 (123)
    219 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div 42.8       111.0 13.8% L 131 (88)
    220 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 42.6            7.4 -0.9% S 130 (90)
    221 Toledo, OH 42.6         37.1 16.3% M 263 42
    222 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 42.2            7.5 10.8% S 16 (206)
    223 Fort Wayne, IN 41.9         21.6 1.7% M 254 31
    224 Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div 41.6       221.2 6.7% L 306 82
    225 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 41.4       125.2 10.3% L 229 4
    226 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 41.0            9.8 12.7% S 272 46
    227 St. Cloud, MN 41.0            8.8 6.0% S 344 117
    228 Kennewick-Richland, WA 40.9         21.4 -15.9% S 333 105
    229 Akron, OH 40.9         52.3 6.3% M 285 56
    230 East Stroudsburg, PA 40.6            3.5 -4.6% S 329 99
    231 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div 40.3       171.1 11.0% L 256 25
    232 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 40.2         11.3 12.2% S 157 (75)
    233 Abilene, TX 40.2            5.6 0.6% S 170 (63)
    234 Morristown, TN 40.1            3.4 14.8% S 178 (56)
    235 Glens Falls, NY 39.8            5.8 11.5% S 212 (23)
    236 Fort Smith, AR-OK 39.8         11.9 8.8% S 214 (22)
    237 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 39.8         10.1 4.5% S 127 (110)
    238 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 39.7         46.2 6.0% M 319 81
    239 Oklahoma City, OK 39.4         80.6 7.2% L 144 (95)
    240 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 38.9            5.1 7.8% S 166 (74)
    241 Cleveland, TN 38.7            8.4 178.9% S 33 (208)
    242 Eau Claire, WI 38.6            9.1 -1.8% S 282 40
    243 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div 38.5       609.6 13.8% L 181 (62)
    244 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 38.2         64.9 9.6% L 192 (52)
    245 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 38.2         22.0 7.3% M 273 28
    246 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 37.9            5.6 -5.1% S 271 25
    247 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 37.9         24.4 10.9% M 274 27
    248 Lancaster, PA 37.6         22.8 13.6% M 50 (198)
    249 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div 37.3         55.6 12.6% M 228 (21)
    250 Appleton, WI 37.3         13.3 6.4% S 158 (92)
    251 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 37.2       167.0 11.1% L 147 (104)
    252 Albany, OR 36.7            3.3 6.5% S 230 (22)
    253 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 36.7            2.8 10.4% S 56 (197)
    254 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 36.1       142.3 8.2% L 275 21
    255 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 36.0            3.5 -1.9% S 25 (230)
    256 Monroe, LA 35.6            7.9 7.3% S 221 (35)
    257 Santa Fe, NM 35.6            4.6 2.2% S 348 91
    258 Visalia-Porterville, CA 35.3            9.8 7.3% S 338 80
    259 Baltimore City, MD 35.3         46.3 20.4% M 155 (104)
    260 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div 34.9         67.3 13.0% M 202 (58)
    261 Rapid City, SD 34.8            5.0 4.2% S 276 15
    262 Elmira, NY 34.8            2.7 5.3% S 123 (139)
    263 Tallahassee, FL 34.6         19.3 5.5% M 195 (68)
    264 Battle Creek, MI 34.4            6.2 -1.6% S 106 (158)
    265 Longview, TX 34.3            8.9 1.5% S 197 (68)
    266 Ocala, FL 34.3            9.3 17.2% S 63 (203)
    267 Mobile, AL 34.3         22.5 -1.5% M 335 68
    268 Grand Forks, ND-MN 34.2            3.0 -2.2% S 207 (61)
    269 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 34.0         74.2 9.9% L 68 (201)
    270 Johnson City, TN 33.8            8.2 -1.2% S 189 (81)
    271 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 33.8         12.1 5.5% S 164 (107)
    272 Boise City, ID 33.3         41.1 8.3% M 308 36
    273 Great Falls, MT 32.5            3.1 -4.1% S 347 74
    274 Altoona, PA 32.2            5.5 8.6% S 175 (99)
    275 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division 31.7            9.9 8.8% S 296 21
    276 Danville, IL 31.7            2.0 -4.8% S 305 29
    277 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 31.6       147.2 10.1% L 220 (57)
    278 Columbus, GA-AL 31.6         13.2 0.8% S 342 64
    279 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 31.6       103.9 5.9% L 264 (15)
    280 Fairbanks, AK 30.8            2.2 -5.6% S 298 18
    281 Dalton, GA 30.7            6.1 -10.2% S 185 (96)
    282 Medford, OR 30.6            7.0 6.1% S 148 (134)
    283 Lafayette, LA 30.5         21.7 6.9% M 283 0
    284 Rochester, NY 30.4         66.0 6.5% L 286 2
    285 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 30.4            3.8 5.6% S 317 32
    286 Greenville, NC 30.2            6.8 10.9% S 110 (176)
    287 Grand Junction, CO 30.0            5.3 6.7% S 251 (36)
    288 Fayetteville, NC 29.9         12.5 -9.0% S 349 61
    289 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 29.6            1.9 1.8% S 261 (28)
    290 Gary, IN Metro Div 29.6         22.3 9.3% M 126 (164)
    291 Elgin, IL Metro Div 29.3         34.9 18.4% M 138 (153)
    292 Evansville, IN-KY 29.0         18.1 1.5% M 179 (113)
    293 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 29.0         22.4 5.7% M 222 (71)
    294 Decatur, IL 28.2            3.2 -17.4% S 361 67
    295 Cedar Rapids, IA 28.1         13.6 0.5% S 353 58
    296 Terre Haute, IN 28.0            5.5 2.5% S 343 47
    297 Johnstown, PA 27.6            5.7 1.2% S 253 (44)
    298 Erie, PA 27.2         10.1 -5.0% S 201 (97)
    299 Tyler, TX 27.1            8.5 -3.0% S 171 (128)
    300 Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div 27.0       124.3 -0.5% L 336 36
    301 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 27.0            1.3 5.4% S 233 (68)
    302 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 26.9         47.5 4.6% M 245 (57)
    303 Jackson, MI 26.9            4.1 8.0% S 345 42
    304 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 26.9            7.1 -4.5% S 321 17
    305 Bakersfield, CA 26.8         25.4 4.1% M 299 (6)
    306 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 26.7         52.3 3.2% L 332 26
    307 Charleston, WV 26.7         14.4 2.1% S 302 (5)
    308 Duluth, MN-WI 26.4            8.0 0.4% S 248 (60)
    309 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division 26.3            2.7 8.1% S 8 (301)
    310 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 26.0         20.8 -2.8% S 240 (70)
    311 Flint, MI 26.0         15.5 4.0% S 134 (177)
    312 Rocky Mount, NC 25.6            5.5 -13.2% S 334 22
    313 Montgomery, AL 25.5         20.5 1.0% M 169 (144)
    314 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 25.3            8.9 -2.9% S 279 (35)
    315 Racine, WI 25.1            6.4 1.1% S 287 (28)
    316 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 24.8         13.2 3.9% S 32 (284)
    317 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 24.8         29.5 -8.6% M 280 (37)
    318 Albuquerque, NM 24.3         57.6 -0.9% M 312 (6)
    319 Canton-Massillon, OH 23.9         14.1 2.2% M 168 (151)
    320 Anchorage, AK 23.6         20.0 0.5% M 340 20
    321 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 23.4         10.1 -2.6% S 331 10
    322 Las Cruces, NM 23.4            7.0 -6.3% S 315 (7)
    323 Tulsa, OK 23.3         57.5 6.1% M 219 (104)
    324 San Angelo, TX 23.3            3.8 6.5% S 239 (85)
    325 El Centro, CA 23.1            2.2 -13.2% S 356 31
    326 Sheboygan, WI 23.0            4.3 4.0% S 277 (49)
    327 Waterbury, CT NECTA 22.8            5.2 9.1% S 115 (212)
    328 Lawrence, KS 22.7            5.2 6.9% S 74 (254)
    329 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 22.4            4.0 -11.2% S 328 (1)
    330 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 22.1            2.2 -3.0% S 358 28
    331 Sherman-Denison, TX 22.0            2.9 4.8% S 14 (317)
    332 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 22.0         64.9 2.7% M 294 (38)
    333 Green Bay, WI 21.7         20.0 1.5% M 320 (13)
    334 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 21.6         21.9 3.6% M 259 (75)
    335 Odessa, TX 21.3            4.2 -1.6% S 43 (292)
    336 Rochester, MN 21.3            5.5 8.5% S 224 (112)
    337 Missoula, MT 21.2            6.2 -11.5% S 255 (82)
    338 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 20.4            3.6 1.9% S 364 26
    339 Champaign-Urbana, IL 20.1            7.8 1.7% S 266 (73)
    340 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 19.6         34.5 3.5% M 309 (31)
    341 Decatur, AL 19.2            5.4 3.2% S 284 (57)
    342 Casper, WY 19.2            2.9 3.6% S 227 (115)
    343 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 18.4         25.9 -2.3% M 249 (94)
    344 Cheyenne, WY 18.2            3.2 2.2% S 135 (209)
    345 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 17.9         69.0 -2.8% L 330 (15)
    346 Dothan, AL 17.8            4.3 -12.2% S 176 (170)
    347 Mansfield, OH 17.0            5.1 -9.4% S 187 (160)
    348 Lewiston, ID-WA 16.8            1.3 -11.6% S 360 12
    349 Binghamton, NY 16.8            9.2 3.4% S 210 (139)
    350 Coeur d’Alene, ID 16.7            6.0 -6.3% S 206 (144)
    351 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 16.3         17.0 -5.4% M 257 (94)
    352 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 16.1         11.5 -7.0% S 350 (2)
    353 Utica-Rome, NY 16.1            8.2 -7.2% S 363 10
    354 Lynchburg, VA 16.1         11.9 -7.0% S 295 (59)
    355 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 16.0            7.8 -12.4% S 355 0
    356 Carson City, NV 11.6            1.9 -5.1% S 217 (139)
    357 Wichita Falls, TX 11.6            3.7 -13.4% S 326 (31)
    358 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 11.0            6.0 -6.7% S 314 (44)
    359 Bloomington, IL 10.4            9.7 -11.3% S 357 (2)
    360 Bloomington, IN 10.2            4.4 -26.4% S 366 6
    361 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 10.2            3.8 -32.4% S 293 (68)
    362 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 10.0         14.9 -14.2% M 359 (3)
    363 Billings, MT 10.0            8.2 -6.8% S 327 (36)
    364 Syracuse, NY 9.4         31.1 -6.3% M 322 (42)
    365 Merced, CA 8.1            3.5 -15.2% S 354 (11)
    366 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 7.0            4.4 -21.3% S 365 (1)

  • Large Cities Business Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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    2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Large MSAs Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Overall Rank Change
    2014-2015
    1 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 96.9       152.7 47.2% 4 3
    2 San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div 93.1       270.5 45.7% 2 0
    3 Austin-Round Rock, TX 91.1       165.6 42.3% 5 2
    4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 88.5       223.0 36.4% 1 (3)
    5 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div 82.8       458.2 28.9% 6 1
    6 Raleigh, NC 81.2       113.5 27.9% 3 (3)
    7 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 80.3       201.2 26.8% 35 28
    8 Richmond, VA 80.1       112.3 18.9% 59 51
    9 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 79.8       188.2 25.3% 9 0
    10 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 79.4       172.9 24.9% 15 5
    11 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 77.9       226.3 26.3% 40 29
    12 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 77.7         88.4 21.9% 16 4
    13 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 76.2       485.1 23.9% 10 (3)
    14 New York City, NY 76.0       714.0 22.0% 29 15
    15 Kansas City, MO 73.9         90.4 18.3% 50 35
    16 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 73.3       254.1 23.4% 37 21
    17 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 72.9       126.1 25.0% 20 3
    18 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div 72.2       244.4 22.1% 31 13
    19 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 71.6         99.9 25.5% 14 (5)
    20 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div 71.3       144.0 21.6% 25 5
    21 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 69.8       162.5 26.2% 23 2
    22 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div 69.2       108.3 28.2% 7 (15)
    23 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 67.6         73.1 19.2% 18 (5)
    24 Salt Lake City, UT 66.8       118.5 23.8% 22 (2)
    25 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 64.7       125.3 20.4% 28 3
    26 Jacksonville, FL 64.6       102.8 19.9% 19 (7)
    27 Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 64.3       152.0 16.6% 57 30
    28 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 64.1       336.7 21.9% 39 11
    29 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div 63.1       162.5 24.4% 12 (17)
    30 Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div 62.6       182.9 18.6% 24 (6)
    31 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 62.0         70.1 19.3% 26 (5)
    32 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 60.1       340.4 16.7% 45 13
    33 Columbus, OH 59.6       178.8 20.1% 17 (16)
    34 Camden, NJ Metro Div 58.9         78.8 11.0% 33 (1)
    35 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div 58.3       267.4 24.7% 34 (1)
    36 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 58.3       465.4 21.7% 21 (15)
    37 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 58.3         74.6 15.6% 53 16
    38 Kansas City, KS 56.4         93.5 19.6% 13 (25)
    39 Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div 50.8       288.3 16.1% 30 (9)
    40 Pittsburgh, PA 49.8       178.1 10.6% 62 22
    41 Montgomery Cnty-Bucks Cnty-Chester Cnty, PA Metro Div 49.7       198.7 10.1% 60 19
    42 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div 49.5       604.6 7.7% 65 23
    43 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div 47.8       672.7 14.9% 42 (1)
    44 Urban Honolulu, HI 47.8         67.9 15.1% 46 2
    45 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 47.5       234.4 12.7% 41 (4)
    46 Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 46.9       120.0 17.5% 27 (19)
    47 Northern Virginia, VA 46.5       387.2 4.5% 67 20
    48 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 46.1       303.7 12.0% 43 (5)
    49 Philadelphia City, PA 46.0         91.2 9.9% 55 6
    50 St. Louis, MO-IL 45.1       206.8 9.9% 49 (1)
    51 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 44.9         74.7 9.6% 56 5
    52 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 44.1       145.2 14.9% 8 (44)
    53 Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY 43.5         87.7 11.6% 54 1
    54 Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div 43.4       126.4 14.8% 48 (6)
    55 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div 42.8       111.0 13.8% 32 (23)
    56 Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div 41.6       221.2 6.7% 66 10
    57 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 41.4       125.2 10.3% 52 (5)
    58 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div 40.3       171.1 11.0% 58 0
    59 Oklahoma City, OK 39.4         80.6 7.2% 36 (23)
    60 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div 38.5       609.6 13.8% 44 (16)
    61 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 38.2         64.9 9.6% 47 (14)
    62 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 37.2       167.0 11.1% 38 (24)
    63 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 36.1       142.3 8.2% 63 0
    64 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 34.0         74.2 9.9% 11 (53)
    65 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 31.6       147.2 10.1% 51 (14)
    66 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 31.6       103.9 5.9% 61 (5)
    67 Rochester, NY 30.4         66.0 6.5% 64 (3)
    68 Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div 27.0       124.3 -0.5% 70 2
    69 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 26.7         52.3 3.2% 69 0
    70 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 17.9         69.0 -2.8% 68 (2)

  • Mid Sized Cities Business Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

    2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Midsized MSAs Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Overall Rank Change
    2014-2015
    1 Sioux Falls, SD 89.0         15.5 33.2% 61 60
    2 Trenton, NJ 88.2         45.0 25.1% 67 65
    3 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 87.5         48.1 38.2% 4 1
    4 Provo-Orem, UT 85.7         29.6 34.3% 1 (3)
    5 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 84.8         34.1 38.4% 9 4
    6 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 80.4         22.7 33.7% 6 0
    7 Stockton-Lodi, CA 79.1         20.5 35.2% 43 36
    8 Salisbury, MD-DE 77.7         12.5 24.2% 24 16
    9 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 77.2         47.4 24.2% 15 6
    10 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 76.6         71.4 23.8% 14 4
    11 Greensboro-High Point, NC 74.7         53.6 19.4% 13 2
    12 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 72.5         28.4 31.3% 7 (5)
    13 Asheville, NC 72.4         18.4 20.8% 29 16
    14 Chattanooga, TN-GA 71.8         29.6 29.9% 36 22
    15 Knoxville, TN 71.5         63.2 15.8% 17 2
    16 Reading, PA 70.5         23.9 21.1% 3 (13)
    17 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 69.8         25.5 17.7% 45 28
    18 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 69.2         41.4 40.7% 2 (16)
    19 Springfield, MO 68.8         25.2 27.3% 10 (9)
    20 Baton Rouge, LA 68.5         49.7 19.5% 26 6
    21 Ann Arbor, MI 67.3         29.9 16.2% 32 11
    22 Framingham, MA NECTA Division 66.7         36.9 15.3% 50 28
    23 Winston-Salem, NC 65.6         35.3 18.4% 27 4
    24 Reno, NV 65.3         29.8 21.5% 58 34
    25 Salem, OR 65.2         13.5 25.5% 37 12
    26 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div 64.8         27.5 16.2% 41 15
    27 Madison, WI 63.7         49.8 18.7% 24 (3)
    28 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 63.1         47.5 15.7% 56 28
    29 Lexington-Fayette, KY 62.6         40.3 33.9% 12 (17)
    30 Santa Rosa, CA 62.4         21.7 16.5% 42 12
    31 Savannah, GA 62.0         20.2 15.2% 19 (12)
    32 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 60.7         49.4 15.0% 22 (10)
    33 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 59.1         30.2 17.2% 61 28
    34 Delaware County, PA 57.6         32.4 13.7% 48 14
    35 Rockford, IL 57.6         17.0 12.8% 18 (17)
    36 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 56.3         29.3 18.0% 40 4
    37 Wichita, KS 55.1         33.5 13.8% 21 (16)
    38 Eugene, OR 55.1         17.0 15.9% 80 42
    39 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 55.0         26.8 14.6% 31 (8)
    40 Huntsville, AL 54.5         52.4 6.9% 82 42
    41 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 53.9         22.8 14.2% 28 (13)
    42 Roanoke, VA 53.9         22.7 10.6% 79 37
    43 Modesto, CA 53.4         14.4 18.7% 16 (27)
    44 York-Hanover, PA 52.4         20.8 14.9% 20 (24)
    45 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 52.3         12.7 18.3% 20 (25)
    46 Lincoln, NE 51.5         19.6 12.2% 84 38
    47 New Haven, CT NECTA 51.1         30.2 15.5% 35 (12)
    48 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 51.1         38.9 9.2% 75 27
    49 Jackson, MS 49.6         33.1 16.0% 39 (10)
    50 Columbia, SC 49.0         49.7 21.9% 55 5
    51 Corpus Christi, TX 48.6         17.2 10.0% 89 38
    52 Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD 48.1         49.6 5.8% 59 7
    53 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 47.5         26.8 9.2% 68 15
    54 El Paso, TX 47.2         33.1 5.5% 88 34
    55 Colorado Springs, CO 46.6         43.3 8.4% 74 19
    56 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 45.6         33.8 8.0% 51 (5)
    57 Boulder, CO 45.6         32.9 14.0% 47 (10)
    58 Tucson, AZ 45.4         52.2 12.2% 76 18
    59 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 44.6         16.1 10.6% 64 5
    60 Peoria, IL 44.1         22.4 -0.4% 92 32
    61 Fort Collins, CO 44.0         19.3 10.5% 57 (4)
    62 Dayton, OH 43.3         51.0 10.9% 49 (13)
    63 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 43.2         14.8 6.7% 8 (55)
    64 Fresno, CA 43.1         30.9 16.3% 5 (59)
    65 Toledo, OH 42.6         37.1 16.3% 66 1
    66 Fort Wayne, IN 41.9         21.6 1.7% 62 (4)
    67 Akron, OH 40.9         52.3 6.3% 73 6
    68 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 39.7         46.2 6.0% 85 17
    69 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 38.2         22.0 7.3% 69 0
    70 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 37.9         24.4 10.9% 70 0
    71 Lancaster, PA 37.6         22.8 13.6% 11 (60)
    72 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div 37.3         55.6 12.6% 54 (18)
    73 Baltimore City, MD 35.3         46.3 20.4% 30 (43)
    74 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div 34.9         67.3 13.0% 46 (28)
    75 Tallahassee, FL 34.6         19.3 5.5% 44 (31)
    76 Mobile, AL 34.3         22.5 -1.5% 90 14
    77 Boise City, ID 33.3         41.1 8.3% 80 3
    78 Lafayette, LA 30.5         21.7 6.9% 72 (6)
    79 Gary, IN Metro Div 29.6         22.3 9.3% 23 (56)
    80 Elgin, IL Metro Div 29.3         34.9 18.4% 25 (55)
    81 Evansville, IN-KY 29.0         18.1 1.5% 38 (43)
    82 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 29.0         22.4 5.7% 53 (29)
    83 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 26.9         47.5 4.6% 57 (26)
    84 Bakersfield, CA 26.8         25.4 4.1% 78 (6)
    85 Montgomery, AL 25.5         20.5 1.0% 34 (51)
    86 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 24.8         29.5 -8.6% 71 (15)
    87 Albuquerque, NM 24.3         57.6 -0.9% 83 (4)
    88 Canton-Massillon, OH 23.9         14.1 2.2% 33 (55)
    89 Anchorage, AK 23.6         20.0 0.5% 91 2
    90 Tulsa, OK 23.3         57.5 6.1% 52 (38)
    91 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 22.0         64.9 2.7% 77 (14)
    92 Green Bay, WI 21.7         20.0 1.5% 86 (6)
    93 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 21.6         21.9 3.6% 65 (28)
    94 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 19.6         34.5 3.5% 81 (13)
    95 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 18.4         25.9 -2.3% 60 (35)
    96 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 16.3         17.0 -5.4% 63 (33)
    97 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 10.0         14.9 -14.2% 93 (4)
    98 Syracuse, NY 9.4         31.1 -6.3% 87 (11)

  • Small Cities Business Services Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

    2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Overall Rank Change
    2014-2015
    1 New Bedford, MA NECTA 97.1          6.2 6.3% 5 4
    2 Monroe, MI 95.0          4.9 11.5% 11 9
    3 Lake Charles, LA 94.8          9.7 5.8% 59 56
    4 Lawton, OK 92.6          4.9 8.9% 151 147
    5 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 92.3          6.9 10.8% 66 61
    6 Janesville-Beloit, WI 90.3          6.5 9.0% 7 1
    7 Jackson, TN 89.9          6.7 4.1% 4 (3)
    8 St. George, UT 88.8          4.7 10.2% 99 91
    9 College Station-Bryan, TX 88.5          8.3 6.0% 35 26
    10 Napa, CA 86.6          6.9 3.5% 56 46
    11 Springfield, OH 83.4          5.0 8.6% 17 6
    12 Laredo, TX 80.9          8.6 5.3% 43 31
    13 Charlottesville, VA 80.3        15.1 5.9% 49 36
    14 Waco, TX 80.1        11.5 -4.4% 9 (5)
    15 Bend-Redmond, OR 79.0          8.2 5.6% 32 17
    16 Greeley, CO 78.1          9.9 -0.3% 14 (2)
    17 Morgantown, WV 77.8          6.6 2.1% 22 5
    18 Bismarck, ND 76.9          8.4 3.3% 50 32
    19 Fargo, ND-MN 76.6        16.7 5.0% 82 63
    20 Tuscaloosa, AL 76.5        11.2 -2.0% 2 (18)
    21 Auburn-Opelika, AL 76.0          7.4 -1.8% 1 (20)
    22 Redding, CA 73.8          6.4 9.1% 23 1
    23 Flagstaff, AZ 73.7          3.3 10.0% 29 6
    24 Gadsden, AL 73.5          4.4 6.5% 20 (4)
    25 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 73.1          5.8 0.6% 77 52
    26 Pueblo, CO 73.0          7.1 3.4% 61 35
    27 Manchester, NH NECTA 72.9        16.4 2.7% 31 4
    28 Corvallis, OR 71.7          4.3 4.0% 46 18
    29 Port St. Lucie, FL 71.3        16.6 2.5% 6 (23)
    30 Bowling Green, KY 71.3          9.1 4.6% 113 83
    31 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 71.1        12.4 3.0% 64 33
    32 Fond du Lac, WI 70.8          2.9 4.8% 45 13
    33 Prescott, AZ 70.5          4.4 14.9% 44 11
    34 Gainesville, FL 69.7        13.1 3.2% 26 (8)
    35 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 69.7        14.2 4.1% 63 28
    36 Dover, DE 69.0          4.7 8.5% 163 127
    37 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 68.5          5.6 4.4% 145 108
    38 Macon, GA 68.3        12.9 7.5% 34 (4)
    39 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 68.2        10.3 0.3% 75 36
    40 Lubbock, TX 66.8        12.1 8.7% 130 90
    41 Saginaw, MI 66.0        11.9 3.5% 40 (1)
    42 Burlington, NC 65.7          5.7 2.4% 10 (32)
    43 Yuba City, CA 65.6          3.2 12.9% 27 (16)
    44 Salinas, CA 65.5        13.6 14.2% 21 (23)
    45 Columbus, IN 65.4          5.4 0.6% 16 (29)
    46 Athens-Clarke County, GA 64.7          7.8 4.0% 111 65
    47 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 64.3        10.0 2.0% 15 (32)
    48 Panama City, FL 64.1        10.3 -1.9% 58 10
    49 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 63.3        14.3 5.7% 138 89
    50 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 62.5        12.0 5.9% 85 35
    51 Wausau, WI 62.2          5.3 1.3% 37 (14)
    52 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 62.2        11.8 4.7% 162 110
    53 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 62.1        14.9 0.9% 18 (35)
    54 Punta Gorda, FL 60.7          4.6 2.2% 68 14
    55 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 60.5          6.4 1.6% 140 85
    56 Texarkana, TX-AR 60.1          4.4 5.6% 199 143
    57 Springfield, IL 59.7        11.9 6.6% 190 133
    58 Wilmington, NC 59.3        15.1 2.7% 81 23
    59 Topeka, KS 58.2        12.8 -2.0% 33 (26)
    60 Grants Pass, OR 57.3          2.1 0.0% 3 (57)
    61 Yuma, AZ 57.0          6.7 -3.4% 177 116
    62 Logan, UT-ID 56.7          6.0 7.1% 152 90
    63 Ithaca, NY 55.6          3.4 0.0% 48 (15)
    64 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 55.4          7.7 1.3% 53 (11)
    65 State College, PA 55.4          6.2 5.1% 93 28
    66 Yakima, WA 55.2          4.2 16.5% 179 113
    67 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 54.6        16.5 3.3% 51 (16)
    68 Bellingham, WA 54.1          7.9 -0.4% 89 21
    69 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 54.1          4.0 3.5% 104 35
    70 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 54.0        15.1 -1.3% 126 56
    71 Owensboro, KY 53.2          3.9 2.6% 160 89
    72 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 53.1          7.2 2.9% 86 14
    73 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 53.0        13.6 4.1% 69 (4)
    74 Pocatello, ID 52.4          4.0 5.3% 78 4
    75 Killeen-Temple, TX 52.2          9.9 4.9% 185 110
    76 Muskegon, MI 52.0          3.8 0.0% 54 (22)
    77 Amarillo, TX 51.9          9.6 2.1% 147 70
    78 Lima, OH 51.9          4.9 2.8% 131 53
    79 Bangor, ME NECTA 51.9          6.5 0.5% 52 (27)
    80 Midland, TX 51.6          9.4 -7.8% 60 (20)
    81 Bay City, MI 51.3          3.5 7.1% 39 (42)
    82 Iowa City, IA 51.1          6.9 -2.4% 38 (44)
    83 Clarksville, TN-KY 50.8          9.1 1.5% 84 1
    84 Chico, CA 50.5          5.8 7.4% 70 (14)
    85 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 50.4          3.8 4.6% 116 31
    86 Victoria, TX 50.3          2.6 0.0% 42 (44)
    87 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 50.0          7.0 0.0% 108 21
    88 Kingston, NY 48.5          4.6 6.9% 121 33
    89 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 48.4        10.0 5.6% 119 30
    90 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 48.3        10.0 4.9% 168 78
    91 Spartanburg, SC 48.2        16.0 4.3% 90 (1)
    92 Kankakee, IL 47.9          3.4 10.8% 28 (64)
    93 Madera, CA 47.6          2.9 3.6% 122 29
    94 Danbury, CT NECTA 46.4          9.3 3.0% 72 (22)
    95 Walla Walla, WA 46.4          1.0 0.0% 164 69
    96 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 46.1          9.4 -1.7% 100 4
    97 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 45.6          4.2 0.0% 106 9
    98 Idaho Falls, ID 44.5        12.7 9.8% 156 58
    99 San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 43.0        19.1 5.9% 180 81
    100 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 42.9          8.6 3.6% 57 (43)
    101 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 42.6          7.4 11.6% 76 (25)
    102 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 42.2          7.5 -10.7% 13 (89)
    103 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 41.0          9.8 1.4% 142 39
    104 St. Cloud, MN 41.0          8.8 4.3% 183 79
    105 Kennewick-Richland, WA 40.9        21.4 2.9% 175 70
    106 East Stroudsburg, PA 40.6          3.5 6.1% 173 67
    107 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 40.2        11.3 0.3% 87 (20)
    108 Abilene, TX 40.2          5.6 -3.5% 94 (14)
    109 Morristown, TN 40.1          3.4 3.1% 98 (11)
    110 Glens Falls, NY 39.8          5.8 -3.3% 114 4
    111 Fort Smith, AR-OK 39.8        11.9 -0.3% 115 4
    112 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 39.8        10.1 4.1% 73 (39)
    113 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 38.9          5.1 1.3% 92 (21)
    114 Cleveland, TN 38.7          8.4 -8.4% 25 (89)
    115 Eau Claire, WI 38.6          9.1 1.9% 148 33
    116 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 37.9          5.6 0.0% 141 25
    117 Appleton, WI 37.3        13.3 -0.7% 88 (29)
    118 Albany, OR 36.7          3.3 4.2% 124 6
    119 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 36.7          2.8 0.0% 36 (83)
    120 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 36.0          3.5 9.4% 19 (101)
    121 Monroe, LA 35.6          7.9 -0.4% 118 (3)
    122 Santa Fe, NM 35.6          4.6 3.7% 187 65
    123 Visalia-Porterville, CA 35.3          9.8 0.0% 178 55
    124 Rapid City, SD 34.8          5.0 -0.7% 143 19
    125 Elmira, NY 34.8          2.7 -1.2% 71 (54)
    126 Battle Creek, MI 34.4          6.2 -0.5% 62 (64)
    127 Longview, TX 34.3          8.9 -6.9% 105 (22)
    128 Ocala, FL 34.3          9.3 -1.4% 41 (87)
    129 Grand Forks, ND-MN 34.2          3.0 4.6% 110 (19)
    130 Johnson City, TN 33.8          8.2 3.8% 103 (27)
    131 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 33.8        12.1 -4.0% 91 (40)
    132 Great Falls, MT 32.5          3.1 -1.1% 186 54
    133 Altoona, PA 32.2          5.5 -1.2% 96 (37)
    134 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division 31.7          9.9 1.0% 155 21
    135 Danville, IL 31.7          2.0 -10.4% 161 26
    136 Columbus, GA-AL 31.6        13.2 3.1% 181 45
    137 Fairbanks, AK 30.8          2.2 0.0% 157 20
    138 Dalton, GA 30.7          6.1 2.2% 101 (37)
    139 Medford, OR 30.6          7.0 -1.9% 83 (56)
    140 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 30.4          3.8 0.9% 167 27
    141 Greenville, NC 30.2          6.8 -2.4% 65 (76)
    142 Grand Junction, CO 30.0          5.3 -5.9% 134 (8)
    143 Fayetteville, NC 29.9        12.5 2.5% 188 45
    144 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 29.6          1.9 0.0% 137 (7)
    145 Decatur, IL 28.2          3.2 6.7% 198 53
    146 Cedar Rapids, IA 28.1        13.6 -3.1% 191 45
    147 Terre Haute, IN 28.0          5.5 0.0% 182 35
    148 Johnstown, PA 27.6          5.7 0.0% 135 (13)
    149 Erie, PA 27.2        10.1 -0.3% 107 (42)
    150 Tyler, TX 27.1          8.5 -3.4% 95 (55)
    151 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 27.0          1.3 -2.5% 125 (26)
    152 Jackson, MI 26.9          4.1 0.0% 184 32
    153 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 26.9          7.1 4.9% 169 16
    154 Charleston, WV 26.7        14.4 -5.1% 158 4
    155 Duluth, MN-WI 26.4          8.0 -4.7% 132 (23)
    156 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division 26.3          2.7 -9.1% 8 (148)
    157 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 26.0        20.8 -2.2% 129 (28)
    158 Flint, MI 26.0        15.5 -2.1% 79 (79)
    159 Rocky Mount, NC 25.6          5.5 1.9% 176 17
    160 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 25.3          8.9 2.7% 146 (14)
    161 Racine, WI 25.1          6.4 0.5% 150 (11)
    162 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 24.8        13.2 1.3% 24 (138)
    163 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 23.4        10.1 -2.3% 174 11
    164 Las Cruces, NM 23.4          7.0 -3.2% 166 2
    165 San Angelo, TX 23.3          3.8 -0.9% 128 (37)
    166 El Centro, CA 23.1          2.2 -5.7% 194 28
    167 Sheboygan, WI 23.0          4.3 0.8% 144 (23)
    168 Waterbury, CT NECTA 22.8          5.2 -3.7% 67 (101)
    169 Lawrence, KS 22.7          5.2 -12.4% 47 (122)
    170 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 22.4          4.0 0.0% 172 2
    171 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 22.1          2.2 3.2% 196 25
    172 Sherman-Denison, TX 22.0          2.9 -7.4% 12 (160)
    173 Odessa, TX 21.3          4.2 -9.3% 30 (143)
    174 Rochester, MN 21.3          5.5 -2.9% 120 (54)
    175 Missoula, MT 21.2          6.2 -3.6% 136 (39)
    176 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 20.4          3.6 1.9% 201 25
    177 Champaign-Urbana, IL 20.1          7.8 -1.3% 139 (38)
    178 Decatur, AL 19.2          5.4 -5.8% 149 (29)
    179 Casper, WY 19.2          2.9 -3.4% 123 (56)
    180 Cheyenne, WY 18.2          3.2 -3.1% 80 (100)
    181 Dothan, AL 17.8          4.3 -0.8% 97 (84)
    182 Mansfield, OH 17.0          5.1 -1.9% 102 (80)
    183 Lewiston, ID-WA 16.8          1.3 -2.6% 197 14
    184 Binghamton, NY 16.8          9.2 -4.2% 112 (72)
    185 Coeur d’Alene, ID 16.7          6.0 -5.3% 109 (76)
    186 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division 16.1        11.5 0.0% 189 3
    187 Utica-Rome, NY 16.1          8.2 -0.8% 200 13
    188 Lynchburg, VA 16.1        11.9 -1.1% 154 (34)
    189 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 16.0          7.8 -2.1% 193 4
    190 Carson City, NV 11.6          1.9 -3.4% 117 (73)
    191 Wichita Falls, TX 11.6          3.7 -2.7% 170 (21)
    192 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 11.0          6.0 -3.7% 165 (27)
    193 Bloomington, IL 10.4          9.7 -3.3% 195 2
    194 Bloomington, IN 10.2          4.4 -5.1% 203 9
    195 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 10.2          3.8 -10.9% 153 (42)
    196 Billings, MT 10.0          8.2 -6.5% 171 (25)
    197 Merced, CA 8.1          3.5 -2.8% 192 (5)
    198 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 7.0          4.4 -3.6% 202 4

  • Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs – 2016 Best Cities Rankings

    Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

    2016 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs Area Weighted INDEX 2015 Mfg Emplmt (1000s) Total Mfg Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs Overall Rank Change
    2014-2015
    1 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 99.4       4.2 13.64% 4 3
    2 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 95.7       8.2 9.38% 32 30
    3 Lake Charles, LA 95.6     10.8 7.64% 83 80
    4 Idaho Falls, ID 95.6       4.2 5.83% 15 11
    5 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 95.2       2.4 10.77% 89 84
    6 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 94.1     11.9 5.93% 25 19
    7 Lewiston, ID-WA 93.8       4.4 6.50% 9 2
    8 Greeley, CO 90.9     13.0 4.01% 47 39
    9 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 90.1       8.1 12.56% 11 2
    10 Columbus, IN 88.4     19.5 2.27% 12 2
    11 St. George, UT 87.6       3.1 5.68% 30 19
    12 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 86.0       3.5 3.96% 2 (10)
    13 Bowling Green, KY 85.4     11.6 6.77% 50 37
    14 Tuscaloosa, AL 85.0     15.8 4.19% 33 19
    15 Punta Gorda, FL 84.4       0.8 13.64% 76 61
    16 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 84.0       9.7 4.66% 49 33
    17 Coeur d’Alene, ID 84.0       5.2 7.53% 63 46
    18 Wenatchee, WA 82.9       2.6 5.33% 61 43
    19 Cleveland, TN 82.7       9.8 9.70% 109 90
    20 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 82.3     60.5 2.54% 19 (1)
    21 Muskegon, MI 81.6     13.9 3.48% 36 15
    22 Merced, CA 81.5       9.8 13.95% 8 (14)
    23 Bend-Redmond, OR 81.2       5.0 6.43% 18 (5)
    24 Kokomo, IN 81.1     12.2 3.98% 16 (8)
    25 Morgantown, WV 81.0       4.6 1.47% 41 16
    26 Medford, OR 80.6       7.7 3.59% 23 (3)
    27 Napa, CA 79.3     11.9 4.08% 22 (5)
    28 Flagstaff, AZ 77.1       4.4 3.13% 113 85
    29 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 76.3       5.9 1.71% 14 (15)
    30 Port St. Lucie, FL 75.2       6.3 2.73% 37 7
    31 Spartanburg, SC 74.7     29.3 3.78% 42 11
    32 Bellingham, WA 74.4       9.5 3.65% 55 23
    33 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 74.3       7.0 0.48% 38 5
    34 Waco, TX 74.1     16.4 4.23% 169 135
    35 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 74.0       4.5 3.85% 100 65
    36 Battle Creek, MI 73.1     12.1 4.01% 62 26
    37 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 73.1       6.5 3.70% 20 (17)
    38 Panama City, FL 73.0       3.8 3.64% 48 10
    39 Lima, OH 73.0       9.3 4.51% 43 4
    40 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 72.9     17.6 1.54% 28 (12)
    41 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 72.8       9.5 1.78% 96 55
    42 Grants Pass, OR 72.3       3.0 2.27% 6 (36)
    43 Visalia-Porterville, CA 72.2     12.3 1.65% 65 22
    44 Bay City, MI 71.2       4.4 9.02% 188 144
    45 Ocala, FL 70.7       7.7 5.96% 40 (5)
    46 Saginaw, MI 68.9     12.5 5.04% 75 29
    47 Jackson, MI 68.8       9.7 0.69% 24 (23)
    48 Gadsden, AL 68.8       5.6 4.35% 79 31
    49 Wausau, WI 68.7     16.5 4.21% 74 25
    50 Kennewick-Richland, WA 67.9       7.4 2.79% 31 (19)
    51 Grand Forks, ND-MN 67.2       4.0 1.71% 35 (16)
    52 Yakima, WA 65.8       8.5 5.83% 54 2
    53 Auburn-Opelika, AL 64.6       6.7 0.00% 13 (40)
    54 Prescott, AZ 64.5       3.4 3.03% 26 (28)
    55 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 63.9     20.9 2.11% 51 (4)
    56 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 63.1       5.4 3.85% 99 43
    57 Madera, CA 62.4       3.7 -0.89% 1 (56)
    58 Abilene, TX 62.2       2.9 2.33% 102 44
    59 Walla Walla, WA 62.1       3.6 1.87% 103 44
    60 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 62.0       2.5 2.78% 92 32
    61 Appleton, WI 61.7     23.8 -0.56% 46 (15)
    62 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 60.9       3.2 0.00% 82 20
    63 Santa Fe, NM 60.7       0.9 0.00% 60 (3)
    64 Midland, TX 60.6       3.6 -11.48% 5 (59)
    65 Topeka, KS 59.3       7.4 2.76% 146 81
    66 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 58.8     16.0 6.68% 153 87
    67 East Stroudsburg, PA 58.8       4.9 4.23% 172 105
    68 Grand Junction, CO 58.6       2.9 3.61% 81 13
    69 Dover, DE 58.3       4.8 1.40% 115 46
    70 Sherman-Denison, TX 58.0       5.7 5.56% 123 53
    71 College Station-Bryan, TX 57.5       5.4 0.62% 10 (61)
    72 Logan, UT-ID 57.3     11.4 0.59% 106 34
    73 Muncie, IN 57.3       4.4 3.15% 120 47
    74 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 57.0       4.0 5.26% 85 11
    75 Pueblo, CO 56.5       4.5 -2.86% 7 (68)
    76 Janesville-Beloit, WI 55.4       9.6 1.41% 56 (20)
    77 Tyler, TX 55.4       6.4 9.66% 156 79
    78 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 55.1       8.7 3.57% 144 66
    79 San Angelo, TX 55.0       3.4 0.99% 108 29
    80 Fond du Lac, WI 54.7     10.7 -1.54% 44 (36)
    81 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 54.6     15.1 -0.88% 119 38
    82 Morristown, TN 54.3     10.9 4.79% 112 30
    83 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 54.2       6.0 1.13% 126 43
    84 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 54.1     13.1 0.26% 39 (45)
    85 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 53.8     17.5 3.14% 91 6
    86 Gainesville, FL 53.7       4.5 5.47% 181 95
    87 Gettysburg, PA 53.5       6.9 1.48% 52 (35)
    88 Dalton, GA 52.7     23.7 4.10% 73 (15)
    89 Bloomington, IN 52.6       8.7 0.77% 164 75
    90 Sheboygan, WI 52.5     20.4 0.00% 59 (31)
    91 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 52.4       3.0 3.49% 122 31
    92 Kankakee, IL 52.3       5.6 -4.02% 45 (47)
    93 Albany, OR 52.3       7.2 1.41% 104 11
    94 Racine, WI 51.8     18.6 -2.27% 87 (7)
    95 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 51.6       3.2 -4.90% 71 (24)
    96 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 51.5       5.3 1.27% 94 (2)
    97 Jackson, TN 51.3     10.1 3.05% 134 37
    98 Monroe, MI 51.1       5.5 1.23% 21 (77)
    99 Rome, GA 50.6       6.1 4.00% 147 48
    100 Flint, MI 50.3     12.0 -1.90% 34 (66)
    101 Salinas, CA 50.1       5.5 2.50% 179 78
    102 Charlottesville, VA 49.9       3.9 -0.84% 95 (7)
    103 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 49.7       9.4 -4.10% 29 (74)
    104 Rocky Mount, NC 49.7     11.2 4.04% 178 74
    105 Fargo, ND-MN 49.5       9.9 -3.90% 69 (36)
    106 Altoona, PA 49.3       7.7 1.32% 157 51
    107 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 48.8       1.2 0.00% 53 (54)
    108 Yuba City, CA 47.4       2.1 0.00% 132 24
    109 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div 47.4     22.6 0.30% 136 27
    110 Clarksville, TN-KY 47.3     10.4 0.00% 90 (20)
    111 Danville, IL 46.7       5.1 -2.53% 57 (54)
    112 Burlington, NC 46.6       9.0 1.51% 98 (14)
    113 Pocatello, ID 46.5       1.9 18.75% 209 96
    114 Owensboro, KY 46.3       8.4 0.00% 114 0
    115 Cedar Rapids, IA 46.2     20.3 0.16% 150 35
    116 Mansfield, OH 46.1       9.7 2.11% 110 (6)
    117 Springfield, OH 45.6       6.7 -0.50% 78 (39)
    118 Bismarck, ND 45.3       2.0 -1.67% 72 (46)
    119 Charleston, WV 45.3       3.5 0.00% 145 26
    120 Yuma, AZ 44.8       2.2 -1.47% 67 (53)
    121 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 44.6     22.6 2.57% 194 73
    122 Odessa, TX 44.4       4.8 -19.89% 17 (105)
    123 Erie, PA 43.9     22.0 -1.64% 111 (12)
    124 Elmira, NY 43.7       5.3 1.91% 195 71
    125 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 43.1     39.7 0.51% 97 (28)
    126 Utica-Rome, NY 42.7     11.3 2.10% 155 29
    127 Longview, WA 42.7       6.4 -1.55% 70 (57)
    128 Eau Claire, WI 42.3     10.4 -0.63% 130 2
    129 Hattiesburg, MS 41.6       4.1 0.82% 190 61
    130 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 41.3       7.9 3.48% 183 53
    131 Decatur, AL 41.0     12.0 0.56% 160 29
    132 Cheyenne, WY 40.5       1.4 2.50% 149 17
    133 Champaign-Urbana, IL 40.3       8.2 0.00% 143 10
    134 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 39.6       7.7 0.43% 128 (6)
    135 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 39.4       5.9 0.00% 135 0
    136 New Bedford, MA NECTA 39.2       7.9 0.42% 141 5
    137 Lubbock, TX 39.1       4.9 -2.00% 137 0
    138 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 39.1     21.5 -0.15% 127 (11)
    139 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 38.8     11.0 -1.79% 88 (51)
    140 Ithaca, NY 38.8       3.4 -1.94% 64 (76)
    141 Redding, CA 38.2       2.3 0.00% 86 (55)
    142 Decatur, IL 37.9     10.1 -1.30% 175 33
    143 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 37.9       9.6 0.00% 148 5
    144 Sumter, SC 37.6       6.5 -2.00% 68 (76)
    145 St. Cloud, MN 37.6     14.9 -2.40% 101 (44)
    146 Amarillo, TX 36.6     12.8 -2.30% 162 16
    147 State College, PA 36.2       4.0 -1.64% 163 16
    148 Glens Falls, NY 36.2       6.0 0.56% 180 32
    149 Joplin, MO 35.9     13.0 -0.26% 158 9
    150 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 35.7       8.4 -1.57% 138 (12)
    151 Killeen-Temple, TX 35.6       7.3 -1.80% 121 (30)
    152 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 34.2       5.5 0.00% 129 (23)
    153 Chico, CA 33.4       3.4 -12.07% 66 (87)
    154 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 33.3     16.0 -5.15% 125 (29)
    155 Rapid City, SD 32.6       2.8 -6.74% 105 (50)
    156 Lebanon, PA 32.3       8.6 -1.15% 173 17
    157 Rochester, MN 31.8     10.8 0.31% 177 20
    158 Johnson City, TN 31.2       7.6 0.88% 140 (18)
    159 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 31.1       6.3 0.53% 176 17
    160 Terre Haute, IN 31.0     10.8 -2.40% 170 10
    161 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 30.9       4.6 0.00% 196 35
    162 Greenville, NC 30.6       6.1 -3.17% 84 (78)
    163 Fairbanks, AK 30.6       0.6 -5.56% 197 34
    164 Lynchburg, VA 30.2     14.5 0.93% 151 (13)
    165 Albany, GA 29.5       4.3 0.00% 166 1
    166 Texarkana, TX-AR 29.1       5.3 -0.63% 152 (14)
    167 Waterbury, CT NECTA 28.5       7.6 0.00% 187 20
    168 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 28.3     19.6 -0.34% 174 6
    169 Johnstown, PA 28.2       3.9 -0.84% 193 24
    170 Carson City, NV 28.0       2.6 -3.70% 161 (9)
    171 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 27.1       2.1 0.00% 185 14
    172 Kingston, NY 27.1       3.4 0.00% 116 (56)
    173 Bangor, ME NECTA 27.0       2.4 0.00% 203 30
    174 Victoria, TX 26.5       2.5 -5.13% 165 (9)
    175 Springfield, IL 26.2       2.9 -4.35% 171 (4)
    176 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 25.7     13.2 -2.46% 191 15
    177 Lawton, OK 24.9       3.5 -3.64% 133 (44)
    178 Columbus, GA-AL 24.6     10.2 -5.85% 93 (85)
    179 Wilmington, NC 24.1       5.7 -1.72% 198 19
    180 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 23.5       0.5 0.00% 189 9
    181 Casper, WY 23.4       1.6 -11.11% 117 (64)
    182 Williamsport, PA 22.9       7.9 0.42% 182 0
    183 Monroe, LA 22.5       6.6 -2.96% 124 (59)
    184 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 22.4     10.7 1.26% 202 18
    185 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 21.8       1.8 -16.92% 3 (182)
    186 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 21.3       5.8 -5.46% 118 (68)
    187 Duluth, MN-WI 21.0       6.7 -9.87% 159 (28)
    188 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 19.4       5.4 -4.68% 168 (20)
    189 Fort Smith, AR-OK 19.1     17.7 -2.74% 131 (58)
    190 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 17.9       5.4 0.00% 192 2
    191 Wichita Falls, TX 17.1       5.0 -4.46% 186 (5)
    192 Longview, TX 17.0       9.6 -10.87% 107 (85)
    193 Wheeling, WV-OH 15.8       3.0 -2.15% 200 7
    194 Manchester, NH NECTA 15.7       7.5 -3.86% 167 (27)
    195 Corvallis, OR 15.5       2.9 -3.33% 184 (11)
    196 Bloomington, IL 14.8       4.3 -10.42% 142 (54)
    197 Binghamton, NY 13.0     11.4 -1.16% 208 11
    198 Fayetteville, NC 12.3       7.7 -2.53% 204 6
    199 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 12.0       3.5 0.00% 206 7
    200 Dothan, AL 11.0       4.3 -3.03% 205 5
    201 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 10.3       7.1 -8.19% 154 (47)
    202 Laredo, TX 8.2       0.7 -8.70% 201 (1)
    203 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 8.0       2.7 -8.99% 199 (4)
    204 El Centro, CA 7.6       1.0 -3.23% 210 6
    205 Las Cruces, NM 7.0       2.3 -6.67% 207 2