Author: Mark Schill

All Cities Business Services Jobs – 2015 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

We used five measures of growth to rank MSAs over the past 10 years. “Large” areas include those with a current nonfarm employment base of at least 450,000 jobs. “Midsize” areas range from 150,000 to 450,000 jobs. “Small” areas have as many as 150,000 jobs. This year’s rankings reflect the new Office of Management and Budget definitions of MSAs for all series released after March 2015. As a result, the MSA listed in this year’s rankings do not necessary correspond directly to those listed in prior years. In some instances, MSAs were consolidated with others — for example Pascagoula, MS, was combined with the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MSA to form the new Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, MSA. Others were separated from previously consolidated MSAs and in still other instances individual counties were shifted from one MSA to another. The bottom line is that this year’s rankings are based on good time series for the newly defined MSAs but may not be precisely comparable to those listed in prior years. The total number of MSAs included in this year’s rankings has risen from 398 to 421. This year’s rankings reflect the current size of each MSA’s employment.

2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Overall Ranking	Area	2015 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX	2014 Prof & Bus Svcs Emplmt (1000s)	Total Prof & Bus Svcs Emplmt Growth Rate 2013-2014	Total Prof & Bus Svcs Emplmt Cum Growth 2009-2014	2015 MSA Size Group
1	Auburn-Opelika, AL	74.3	7.7	13.3%	66.7%	S
2	Tuscaloosa, AL	71.8	10.9	19.9%	68.0%	S
3	Grants Pass, OR	71.7	2.2	8.3%	54.8%	S
4	Jackson, TN	70.9	6.6	9.4%	58.4%	S
5	New Bedford, MA NECTA	69.6	5.7	12.5%	43.7%	S
6	Port St. Lucie, FL	69.0	17.0	15.7%	38.3%	S
7	Janesville-Beloit, WI	68.0	6.0	13.9%	46.3%	S
8	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division	67.6	3.1	9.4%	31.0%	S
9	Provo-Orem, UT	67.3	29.6	11.5%	46.5%	M
10	Waco, TX	67.0	11.3	12.6%	30.4%	S
11	Burlington, NC	66.8	6.0	22.6%	45.5%	S
12	Monroe, MI	66.1	4.5	7.1%	51.7%	S
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	65.9	212.7	7.9%	34.7%	L
14	Sherman-Denison, TX	65.8	3.3	6.5%	46.3%	S
15	San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div	65.4	256.9	9.0%	42.3%	L
16	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	65.0	8.4	8.1%	61.1%	S
17	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	64.7	40.0	8.3%	32.6%	M
18	Greeley, CO	64.6	9.7	6.2%	49.7%	S
19	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	63.7	10.1	6.7%	43.4%	S
20	Columbus, IN	63.2	5.5	5.7%	48.2%	S
21	Reading, PA	62.6	23.5	7.6%	26.6%	M
22	Raleigh, NC	62.6	113.1	8.6%	36.5%	L
23	Springfield, OH	62.3	4.8	9.9%	28.6%	S
24	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Isl&, FL	62.2	15.2	7.8%	44.9%	S
25	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	61.9	4.1	10.9%	29.8%	S
26	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	61.8	45.7	6.8%	36.6%	M
27	Fresno, CA	61.3	33.5	12.1%	24.9%	M
28	Gadsden, AL	61.2	4.4	3.9%	50.0%	S
29	Salinas, CA	61.1	13.0	12.4%	19.7%	S
30	Morgantown, WV	60.8	6.5	9.0%	24.4%	S
31	Redding, CA	60.2	6.1	10.2%	19.6%	S
32	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	60.1	14.6	7.4%	30.8%	S
33	Clevel&, TN	60.0	6.2	-34.5%	97.9%	S
34	Gainesville, FL	59.9	12.9	10.6%	27.0%	S
35	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	59.9	21.5	9.1%	24.3%	M
36	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	59.8	28.6	5.2%	35.6%	M
37	Yuba City, CA	59.8	3.1	9.4%	24.0%	S
38	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	59.1	136.8	4.3%	41.4%	L
39	Kankakee, IL	58.6	4.1	-1.6%	42.5%	S
40	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	58.5	15.7	13.5%	21.8%	M
41	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	58.5	30.5	5.7%	26.4%	M
42	Flagstaff, AZ	58.5	3.1	13.3%	23.7%	S
43	Odessa, TX	57.6	5.0	11.2%	25.2%	S
44	Austin-Round Rock, TX	57.3	150.3	4.3%	37.2%	L
45	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div	57.2	437.4	6.8%	29.7%	L
46	Manchester, NH NECTA	57.0	16.2	8.3%	23.1%	S
47	Bend-Redmond, OR	56.8	7.9	10.2%	20.9%	S
48	Topeka, KS	56.8	13.0	2.9%	37.0%	S
49	Springfield, MO	55.8	25.5	6.0%	37.2%	M
50	Lancaster, PA	55.7	23.9	7.0%	26.1%	M
51	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div	54.9	103.9	5.9%	25.0%	L
52	Macon, GA	54.6	12.4	6.9%	22.4%	S
53	College Station-Bryan, TX	54.0	7.7	4.5%	27.6%	S
54	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	53.8	144.8	8.3%	19.5%	L
55	Lexington-Fayette, KY	53.7	39.1	-4.2%	30.2%	M
56	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	53.5	3.1	10.8%	24.3%	S
57	Greensboro-High Point, NC	53.3	51.8	8.3%	22.5%	M
58	Wausau, WI	53.1	5.2	6.8%	21.9%	S
59	Iowa City, IA	53.1	7.1	4.9%	37.4%	S
60	Bay City, MI	52.7	3.6	6.9%	18.7%	S
61	Saginaw, MI	52.5	11.5	3.9%	21.8%	S
62	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52.5	177.2	4.4%	26.8%	L
63	Ocala, FL	52.4	9.8	6.9%	21.4%	S
64	Victoria, TX	52.4	2.7	15.7%	14.1%	S
65	Greenville-&erson-Mauldin, SC	52.0	68.5	3.9%	31.3%	M
66	Laredo, TX	51.6	8.3	6.0%	40.9%	S
67	Atlanta-S&y Springs-Roswell, GA	51.6	469.1	5.2%	24.0%	L
68	Gr& Rapids-Wyoming, MI	51.1	79.5	2.7%	31.5%	L
69	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	51.0	45.7	4.5%	23.5%	M
70	Modesto, CA	51.0	14.8	8.8%	13.0%	M
71	Prescott, AZ	51.0	3.7	12.1%	11.0%	S
72	Fond du Lac, WI	50.9	2.6	5.3%	19.7%	S
73	Corvallis, OR	50.8	4.3	10.3%	21.9%	S
74	Lawrence, KS	50.8	5.6	7.1%	12.1%	S
75	Ithaca, NY	50.8	3.4	6.3%	18.8%	S
76	Charlottesville, VA	50.5	14.5	6.4%	21.9%	S
77	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div	50.3	156.8	5.0%	25.8%	L
78	Kansas City, KS	50.3	87.9	4.5%	28.0%	L
79	Knoxville, TN	50.2	61.1	6.0%	20.9%	M
80	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	50.1	97.2	3.8%	26.9%	L
81	Portl&-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	49.9	164.8	3.8%	25.4%	L
82	Bismarck, ND	49.8	8.1	6.1%	26.4%	S
83	Rockford, IL	49.8	16.7	8.9%	16.3%	M
84	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49.7	16.5	6.0%	18.8%	S
85	Savannah, GA	49.7	20.2	6.1%	19.8%	M
86	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	49.2	84.8	6.1%	20.9%	L
87	Bangor, ME NECTA	49.2	6.6	7.1%	14.5%	S
88	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	49.2	7.5	3.2%	24.3%	S
89	Columbus, OH	48.9	179.0	4.0%	24.8%	L
90	Muskegon, MI	48.9	3.6	2.9%	22.7%	S
91	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	48.8	12.7	5.2%	15.4%	S
92	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	48.8	70.4	4.8%	21.3%	L
93	Jacksonville, FL	48.7	99.7	3.2%	23.3%	L
94	Napa, CA	48.6	6.6	5.9%	20.7%	S
95	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	48.4	8.9	10.3%	14.1%	S
96	Panama City, FL	48.4	9.1	-3.5%	21.9%	S
97	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	48.3	119.7	5.4%	20.6%	L
98	York-Hanover, PA	48.3	20.8	3.1%	31.6%	M
99	Lake Charles, LA	48.2	8.6	3.6%	27.2%	S
100	Houston-The Woodl&s-Sugar L&, TX	48.0	469.1	3.8%	27.8%	L
101	Midl&, TX	47.9	9.8	3.9%	40.2%	S
102	Salt Lake City, UT	47.5	115.5	2.3%	26.1%	L
103	Indianapolis-Carmel-&erson, IN	47.4	156.5	1.1%	26.2%	L
104	Pueblo, CO	47.3	6.8	5.7%	20.7%	S
105	Oakl&-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div	47.2	184.1	5.1%	23.1%	L
106	Battle Creek, MI	47.1	6.6	10.7%	10.7%	S
107	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	47.1	13.9	3.5%	29.1%	S
108	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Gr&e, CA	46.9	12.2	4.3%	28.3%	S
109	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div	46.8	139.2	4.3%	19.9%	L
110	Greenville, NC	46.5	7.4	0.9%	29.1%	S
111	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	46.4	5.7	4.9%	25.0%	S
112	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	45.9	66.7	2.9%	17.2%	L
113	Wichita, KS	45.6	33.6	3.9%	18.4%	M
114	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45.5	49.2	5.0%	22.4%	M
115	Waterbury, CT NECTA	45.3	5.5	5.8%	12.2%	S
116	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	45.0	120.9	4.2%	21.1%	L
117	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44.9	123.3	5.7%	17.6%	L
118	Punta Gorda, FL	44.7	4.5	-1.4%	37.4%	S
119	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44.5	13.3	5.5%	14.3%	S
120	New York City, NY	44.5	682.2	4.1%	20.5%	L
121	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div	44.4	281.6	4.3%	17.2%	L
122	Chico, CA	44.2	6.1	3.4%	30.7%	S
123	Elmira, NY	44.1	2.7	5.3%	14.3%	S
124	Danbury, CT NECTA	44.1	9.2	5.3%	19.4%	S
125	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div	43.8	235.2	3.5%	21.9%	L
126	Gary, IN Metro Div	43.7	23.4	2.3%	20.0%	M
127	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	43.6	9.9	1.7%	21.6%	S
128	Salisbury, MD-DE	43.6	11.7	3.5%	18.1%	S
129	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	43.4	10.0	0.3%	30.0%	S
130	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	42.9	7.9	1.3%	19.8%	S
131	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div	42.9	114.0	3.1%	21.6%	L
132	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	42.7	5.2	8.3%	3.3%	S
133	Pocatello, ID	42.7	3.9	0.0%	21.9%	S
134	Flint, MI	42.6	15.1	4.6%	24.5%	S
135	Cheyenne, WY	42.5	3.5	6.1%	10.5%	S
136	Madison, WI	42.4	48.5	2.1%	21.7%	M
137	Wilmington, NC	42.3	14.8	3.5%	15.3%	S
138	Elgin, IL Metro Div	42.0	35.5	-3.5%	32.0%	M
139	Fargo, ND-MN	41.9	16.1	3.6%	25.4%	S
140	Camden, NJ Metro Div	41.6	81.1	2.8%	16.1%	L
141	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div	41.5	246.5	1.4%	26.6%	L
142	Baton Rouge, LA	41.5	47.7	6.0%	13.8%	M
143	Orl&o-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41.4	187.8	4.4%	14.8%	L
144	Oklahoma City, OK	41.4	81.9	4.7%	16.3%	L
145	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	41.4	242.0	2.7%	20.4%	L
146	Winston-Salem, NC	41.2	34.8	5.2%	23.1%	M
147	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41.0	171.4	3.7%	17.3%	L
148	Medford, OR	40.9	7.2	10.7%	5.9%	S
149	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40.7	22.0	4.3%	16.6%	M
150	Clarksville, TN-KY	40.4	9.1	7.5%	10.5%	S
151	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	40.1	318.4	2.5%	17.6%	L
152	Asheville, NC	39.9	17.4	0.4%	21.3%	M
153	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	39.8	11.7	-3.6%	29.5%	S
154	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39.8	203.9	1.9%	21.1%	L
155	Baltimore City, MD	39.8	47.2	0.5%	23.0%	M
156	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	39.7	7.1	3.9%	16.9%	S
157	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39.7	11.5	2.1%	20.3%	S
158	Appleton, WI	39.7	13.3	5.0%	14.4%	S
159	Bellingham, WA	39.4	7.8	5.0%	7.9%	S
160	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	39.4	236.1	3.3%	14.8%	L
161	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	39.1	25.7	3.6%	16.8%	M
162	Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div	39.1	669.9	1.7%	18.1%	L
163	Spartanburg, SC	39.1	15.5	3.1%	14.5%	S
164	Huntington-Ashl&, WV-KY-OH	39.1	12.2	8.3%	4.6%	S
165	Ann Arbor, MI	38.8	27.7	5.7%	9.8%	M
166	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	38.7	5.1	6.9%	10.0%	S
167	State College, PA	38.6	6.1	5.2%	9.6%	S
168	Canton-Massillon, OH	38.5	15.0	5.6%	11.7%	M
169	Montgomery, AL	38.3	21.9	6.0%	11.5%	M
170	Abilene, TX	38.3	5.6	2.4%	9.1%	S
171	Tyler, TX	38.3	9.0	5.9%	4.7%	S
172	New Haven, CT NECTA	38.2	30.3	2.4%	19.8%	M
173	Chattanooga, TN-GA	38.0	27.7	3.5%	27.8%	M
174	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	37.9	304.0	3.0%	17.1%	L
175	Altoona, PA	37.8	5.7	2.4%	18.1%	S
176	Dothan, AL	37.7	4.7	10.9%	8.4%	S
177	Salem, OR	37.7	12.6	2.2%	9.3%	M
178	Morristown, TN	37.7	3.4	0.0%	14.8%	S
179	Evansville, IN-KY	37.5	19.0	4.0%	13.6%	M
180	Jackson, MS	37.5	32.8	2.5%	20.1%	M
181	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div	37.4	613.8	0.5%	17.4%	L
182	Lakel&-Winter Haven, FL	37.4	28.2	8.3%	5.6%	M
183	St. George, UT	37.3	4.2	2.4%	23.5%	S
184	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37.3	9.6	4.0%	17.6%	S
185	Dalton, GA	37.1	6.2	9.4%	-7.0%	S
186	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div	37.1	25.6	3.9%	8.5%	M
187	Mansfield, OH	37.1	5.3	-1.3%	15.3%	S
188	Santa Rosa, CA	36.8	20.1	1.2%	11.2%	M
189	Johnson City, TN	36.6	8.4	5.4%	11.9%	S
190	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division	36.4	331.8	1.8%	16.5%	L
191	Urban Honolulu, HI	36.2	66.9	1.4%	16.3%	L
192	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	36.2	65.5	5.3%	10.6%	L
193	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	36.1	3.9	4.5%	11.4%	S
194	Stockton-Lodi, CA	36.0	18.2	2.6%	12.6%	M
195	Tallahassee, FL	36.0	19.7	5.3%	9.4%	M
196	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div	35.9	123.0	2.2%	19.4%	L
197	Longview, TX	35.8	9.4	4.5%	11.5%	S
198	Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	35.8	4.5	-3.5%	27.1%	S
199	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35.7	24.1	4.8%	15.5%	M
200	St. Louis, MO-IL	35.6	204.0	2.0%	13.2%	L
201	Erie, PA	35.2	10.1	6.7%	-1.0%	S
202	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div	35.2	68.3	-1.2%	24.8%	M
203	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	35.1	6.8	0.0%	15.2%	S
204	Kansas City, MO	35.1	83.3	3.4%	14.4%	L
205	Boulder, CO	35.0	32.5	0.4%	18.3%	M
206	Coeur d’Alene, ID	35.0	6.4	2.1%	6.7%	S
207	Gr& Forks, ND-MN	35.0	3.1	9.4%	4.5%	S
208	Athens-Clarke County, GA	34.8	7.2	-0.9%	13.7%	S
209	Delaware County, PA	34.8	31.9	2.6%	16.0%	M
210	Binghamton, NY	34.7	9.9	4.6%	12.1%	S
211	Bowling Green, KY	34.6	8.6	1.6%	16.1%	S
212	Glens Falls, NY	34.3	5.6	-0.6%	16.8%	S
213	Dayton, OH	34.3	49.6	3.7%	11.3%	M
214	Fort Smith, AR-OK	34.2	12.2	4.0%	10.6%	S
215	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	33.9	35.1	3.2%	11.4%	M
216	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	33.6	3.6	1.9%	12.5%	S
217	Carson City, NV	33.3	2.1	6.9%	10.7%	S
218	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	33.3	33.0	3.9%	8.7%	M
219	Tulsa, OK	33.2	59.7	3.9%	9.9%	M
220	Clevel&-Elyria, OH	32.8	148.5	1.2%	14.9%	L
221	Monroe, LA	32.7	8.2	2.1%	10.4%	S
222	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	32.7	23.3	0.6%	14.8%	M
223	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32.4	9.6	5.1%	2.9%	S
224	Rochester, MN	32.1	5.8	-0.6%	21.8%	S
225	Kingston, NY	32.0	4.4	-3.0%	11.0%	S
226	Madera, CA	32.0	2.9	0.0%	17.8%	S
227	Casper, WY	31.9	3.0	0.0%	15.4%	S
228	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div	31.7	54.6	1.3%	11.2%	M
229	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	31.7	123.2	-0.4%	17.5%	L
230	Albany, OR	31.5	3.4	1.0%	11.0%	S
231	Columbia, SC	31.4	47.4	-3.3%	23.3%	M
232	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	31.2	71.1	-1.1%	14.9%	L
233	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	31.1	1.4	7.5%	-12.2%	S
234	Orange-Rockl&-Westchester, NY	31.0	86.6	2.0%	12.1%	L
235	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	30.7	14.4	-0.2%	13.9%	S
236	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30.5	44.9	0.4%	17.0%	M
237	Philadelphia City, PA	30.5	89.1	1.9%	10.3%	L
238	Fort Collins, CO	30.4	19.0	-0.7%	15.2%	S
239	San Angelo, TX	30.2	3.9	-0.9%	12.6%	S
240	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	29.3	21.5	6.3%	2.2%	S
241	Lubbock, TX	29.2	11.0	0.3%	16.6%	S
242	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	29.2	74.0	0.4%	9.6%	L
243	Lima, OH	29.2	4.7	-2.8%	21.6%	S
244	Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	29.1	141.2	1.0%	12.4%	L
245	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	28.9	48.2	-2.4%	14.8%	M
246	Reno, NV	28.9	27.6	1.2%	9.1%	M
247	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	28.9	47.8	5.3%	2.1%	M
248	Duluth, MN-WI	28.8	8.4	2.9%	7.2%	S
249	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	28.7	26.8	4.4%	4.4%	M
250	Sioux Falls, SD	28.1	13.1	-4.1%	22.7%	S
251	Gr& Junction, CO	27.9	5.5	1.9%	5.8%	S
252	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	27.8	28.3	-1.6%	14.3%	M
253	Johnstown, PA	27.5	5.7	3.6%	4.9%	S
254	Fort Wayne, IN	27.4	20.9	3.5%	6.3%	M
255	Missoula, MT	27.3	7.0	3.5%	3.5%	S
256	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div	27.2	167.6	-0.4%	11.8%	L
257	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	27.2	17.8	1.9%	5.7%	M
258	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	26.9	15.6	-1.5%	11.5%	M
259	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	26.8	23.3	-0.3%	15.5%	M
260	Richmond, VA	26.8	100.3	2.4%	10.1%	L
261	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	26.6	1.9	5.6%	1.8%	S
262	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div	26.5	192.8	1.6%	8.8%	L
263	Toledo, OH	26.2	34.4	-4.5%	12.1%	M
264	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	26.1	104.3	2.0%	5.8%	L
265	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	26.0	13.3	0.8%	7.0%	S
266	Champaign-Urbana, IL	26.0	8.2	1.7%	10.3%	S
267	Pittsburgh, PA	25.8	173.6	0.2%	13.5%	L
268	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division	25.8	5.7	1.2%	11.0%	S
269	Trenton, NJ	25.7	38.4	1.5%	10.1%	M
270	Portl&-South Portl&, ME NECTA	25.6	26.5	-0.7%	13.4%	M
271	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	25.6	5.5	7.8%	3.1%	S
272	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	25.6	9.7	3.9%	-10.7%	S
273	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	25.6	21.5	0.5%	8.8%	M
274	Davenport-Moline-Rock Isl&, IA-IL	25.1	23.2	-1.4%	13.2%	M
275	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	25.1	140.7	-0.5%	11.1%	L
276	Rapid City, SD	24.9	5.1	1.3%	10.1%	S
277	Sheboygan, WI	24.8	4.5	-2.2%	9.8%	S
278	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	24.5	5.2	-0.6%	10.6%	S
279	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	24.4	9.2	3.4%	0.0%	S
280	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	24.3	29.9	4.7%	-6.9%	M
281	Amarillo, TX	24.1	8.9	1.9%	5.5%	S
282	Eau Claire, WI	23.8	9.0	0.0%	5.9%	S
283	Lafayette, LA	23.8	22.9	-2.3%	15.6%	M
284	Decatur, AL	23.7	5.3	-5.3%	16.8%	S
285	Akron, OH	23.6	50.2	0.2%	8.4%	M
286	Rochester, NY	23.5	66.3	-0.5%	10.1%	L
287	Racine, WI	23.4	6.3	0.0%	12.5%	S
288	Lawton, OK	23.3	3.8	4.6%	9.6%	S
289	Colorado Springs, CO	23.3	41.7	1.2%	1.1%	M
290	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	23.0	36.9	0.6%	5.7%	M
291	Logan, UT-ID	22.9	5.6	-0.6%	5.7%	S
292	Tucson, AZ	22.8	50.4	0.3%	7.2%	M
293	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	22.6	4.6	7.9%	-25.9%	S
294	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	22.5	65.4	0.6%	7.4%	M
295	Lynchburg, VA	22.5	12.4	1.1%	-4.4%	S
296	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division	22.4	9.9	0.7%	8.4%	S
297	Idaho Falls, ID	22.3	12.1	2.3%	-5.2%	S
298	Fairbanks, AK	21.6	2.3	3.0%	4.5%	S
299	Bakersfield, CA	21.4	25.7	0.4%	9.7%	M
300	Washington-Arlington-Alex&ria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div	21.3	584.9	1.3%	5.8%	L
301	Roanoke, VA	21.3	21.2	0.8%	4.4%	M
302	Charleston, WV	21.2	14.6	-0.2%	7.6%	S
303	Eugene, OR	20.7	15.3	-1.5%	7.0%	S
304	Owensboro, KY	20.4	3.8	-5.0%	16.5%	S
305	Danville, IL	20.1	1.9	1.8%	-10.8%	S
306	Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div	19.9	212.7	0.0%	4.6%	L
307	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	19.9	10.6	0.3%	-0.9%	S
308	Boise City, ID	19.6	40.1	-2.4%	5.4%	M
309	Oxnard-Thous& Oaks-Ventura, CA	19.5	36.0	-1.0%	4.7%	M
310	Dover, DE	19.4	4.2	-2.3%	1.6%	S
311	Huntsville, AL	19.2	49.7	0.5%	0.3%	M
312	Albuquerque, NM	19.2	57.7	1.1%	-1.7%	M
313	Walla Walla, WA	19.2	0.9	-6.7%	3.7%	S
314	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	19.0	6.5	-1.5%	7.7%	S
315	Las Cruces, NM	18.8	7.3	-0.9%	-4.3%	S
316	Lincoln, NE	18.8	18.3	-2.8%	7.2%	M
317	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	18.7	3.7	0.9%	0.9%	S
318	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	18.3	9.4	0.4%	5.6%	S
319	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	18.2	43.9	-2.2%	4.4%	M
320	Green Bay, WI	18.1	20.1	-2.0%	3.4%	M
321	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	17.8	7.1	0.0%	-2.3%	S
322	Syracuse, NY	17.6	33.1	-0.2%	1.2%	M
323	El Paso, TX	17.5	31.2	-1.9%	-1.4%	M
324	Corpus Christi, TX	17.4	15.7	0.9%	0.6%	M
325	Northern Virginia, VA	17.4	374.6	-0.2%	4.6%	L
326	Wichita Falls, TX	17.3	3.5	-2.8%	9.5%	S
327	Billings, MT	17.2	8.6	1.2%	-6.5%	S
328	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	17.2	4.0	4.4%	-12.5%	S
329	East Stroudsburg, PA	17.1	3.3	4.3%	-12.5%	S
330	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	17.0	71.8	-0.2%	2.2%	L
331	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division	16.6	10.1	0.0%	5.9%	S
332	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	16.5	51.4	-0.6%	2.6%	L
333	Kennewick-Richl&, WA	16.3	20.8	2.6%	-9.3%	S
334	Rocky Mount, NC	16.2	5.5	1.2%	-1.2%	S
335	Mobile, AL	15.9	21.2	-2.0%	3.4%	M
336	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div	15.9	121.7	-0.1%	-0.2%	L
337	Yuma, AZ	14.9	6.1	-2.7%	4.6%	S
338	Visalia-Porterville, CA	13.9	9.1	-6.8%	6.6%	S
339	Yakima, WA	13.7	3.7	0.0%	-2.7%	S
340	Anchorage, AK	13.7	20.6	-4.9%	4.6%	M
341	San Rafael, CA Metro Div	13.5	18.3	-1.8%	-0.4%	S
342	Columbus, GA-AL	13.2	12.6	-3.1%	-3.3%	S
343	Terre Haute, IN	13.0	5.4	-2.4%	-4.7%	S
344	St. Cloud, MN	12.6	8.3	-9.5%	2.9%	S
345	Jackson, MI	12.5	3.8	-6.6%	4.6%	S
346	Killeen-Temple, TX	12.2	9.0	-0.7%	-7.5%	S
347	Great Falls, MT	11.7	3.1	-1.1%	-3.2%	S
348	Santa Fe, NM	11.3	4.3	-2.3%	-2.3%	S
349	Fayetteville, NC	10.7	12.4	-0.8%	-4.8%	S
350	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div	10.7	11.5	-2.3%	-4.4%	S
351	Peoria, IL	10.6	20.5	-1.6%	-2.2%	M
352	Springfield, IL	9.9	10.3	-0.6%	-7.5%	S
353	Cedar Rapids, IA	9.5	12.9	-6.3%	-1.5%	S
354	Merced, CA	9.4	3.9	-2.5%	-3.3%	S
355	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	9.1	8.6	-7.2%	-1.5%	S
356	El Centro, CA	9.1	2.5	-18.5%	1.4%	S
357	Bloomington, IL	8.8	17.1	-4.3%	-4.5%	S
358	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	8.3	2.1	-9.9%	-12.3%	S
359	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	7.4	15.3	-6.9%	-5.4%	M
360	Lewiston, ID-WA	7.1	1.2	-2.7%	-16.3%	S
361	Decatur, IL	7.1	3.0	-4.2%	-9.9%	S
362	Texarkana, TX-AR	6.9	3.7	-7.6%	-6.0%	S
363	Utica-Rome, NY	6.5	7.9	-4.8%	-9.5%	S
364	Vinel&-Bridgeton, NJ	5.6	3.3	-20.6%	-7.4%	S
365	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	5.3	4.3	-7.9%	-14.6%	S
366	Bloomington, IN	5.2	4.1	-8.1%	-34.4%	S

July 17, 2015

All Cities Information Jobs – 2015 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2015 MSA Info Ranking – Overall	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	2014 Info Emplymt	Total Information Emplymt Cum Growth 2009-2014	2015 MSA Size Group	2014 Info Overall Ranking
1	Janesville-Beloit, WI	99.3	66.8	1.8	63.6%	S	1
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	98.2	1,031.5	70.9	60.2%	L	3
3	San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Met Div	97.2	1,034.2	55.8	51.3%	L	8
4	Savannah, GA	96.6	168.1	2.0	28.3%	M	230
5	Rochester, MN	94.3	114.9	2.0	27.1%	S	12
6	Tallahassee, FL	93.5	176.3	3.9	23.2%	M	64
7	Baton Rouge, LA	93.5	399.8	6.0	28.6%	M	21
8	Provo-Orem, UT	92.1	219.7	10.2	30.1%	M	5
9	Austin-Round Rock, TX	91.9	924.9	25.8	30.8%	L	6
10	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	89.6	294.2	4.2	17.8%	M	29
11	Madison, WI	89.5	386.9	14.8	36.1%	M	14
12	Ann Arbor, MI	89.4	211.3	5.0	26.1%	M	74
13	Logan, UT-ID	88.8	58.3	0.9	28.6%	S	4
14	College Station-Bryan, TX	87.5	106.1	1.4	27.3%	S	17
15	Raleigh, NC	86.1	571.5	19.0	13.8%	L	33
16	Laredo, TX	85.6	100.2	0.7	16.7%	S	10
17	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	85.3	1,085.8	25.1	12.7%	L	42
18	Jackson, MS	85.1	273.3	5.3	19.4%	M	77
19	Cheyenne, WY	84.7	47.1	1.2	9.1%	S	43
20	Fond du Lac, WI	84.6	48.3	1.0	11.1%	S	13
21	Wilmington, NC	82.6	117.1	2.8	0.0%	S	79
22	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	81.1	1,900.0	34.6	25.2%	L	15
23	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	80.3	180.0	4.5	32.4%	M	16
24	Springfield, MO	79.4	204.8	4.3	7.6%	M	124
25	New York City, NY	79.1	4,165.9	185.2	13.0%	L	18
26	Victoria, TX	78.9	45.5	0.5	0.0%	S	107
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	78.7	960.3	21.8	17.0%	L	27
28	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	78.6	95.1	1.7	13.3%	S	49
29	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Met Div	78.4	1,575.6	91.8	9.2%	L	32
30	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	78.3	83.6	2.4	5.9%	S	19
31	Bloomington, IN	78.3	77.0	1.4	0.0%	S	86
32	Bend-Redmond, OR	77.9	70.3	1.5	7.1%	S	52
33	Flint, MI	77.8	142.3	4.1	32.6%	S	2
34	Sheboygan, WI	77.3	60.9	0.3	0.0%	S	271
35	Lincoln, NE	77.1	185.7	2.6	13.0%	M	48
36	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Met Div	76.2	1,182.7	20.7	7.1%	L	58
37	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	76.1	247.9	2.3	9.5%	M	71
38	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	76.1	896.8	10.3	11.2%	L	84
39	El Paso, TX	75.9	296.7	5.9	16.4%	M	38
40	Huntsville, AL	75.6	217.9	2.7	14.1%	M	22
41	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	75.5	2,551.7	88.3	12.7%	L	40
42	Abilene, TX	75.5	69.2	1.2	9.1%	S	9
43	Rapid City, SD	75.3	65.0	1.0	0.0%	S	262
44	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	75.2	324.3	5.3	2.6%	M	30
45	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div	75.1	79.2	1.6	33.3%	S
46	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	74.6	62.8	0.4	0.0%	S	95
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	74.1	1,090.5	24.1	5.9%	L	37
48	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	74.0	409.4	11.4	10.0%	M	20
49	Clarksville, TN-KY	73.7	88.2	1.2	20.7%	S	76
50	Columbus, IN	73.7	51.8	0.5	25.0%	S	78
51	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	73.4	111.1	1.4	16.7%	S	11
52	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div	72.7	1,742.0	55.9	5.1%	L	25
53	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Met Div	72.6	796.1	19.0	15.6%	L	39
54	Tyler, TX	71.8	100.2	2.3	11.1%	S	24
55	Napa, CA	71.6	69.5	0.6	5.6%	S	209
56	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	71.1	1,135.7	24.5	2.5%	L	68
57	Bay City, MI	71.0	37.4	0.5	0.0%	S	62
58	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Met Div	70.8	576.2	10.2	13.0%	L	75
59	Champaign-Urbana, IL	70.3	108.7	2.6	-7.2%	S	26
60	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	70.1	1,006.9	16.8	6.3%	L	36
61	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	70.1	228.2	3.2	6.7%	M	35
62	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	70.0	295.6	5.5	5.1%	M	146
63	Salt Lake City, UT	69.8	666.2	18.5	12.6%	L	31
64	Winston-Salem, NC	69.8	255.2	2.3	0.0%	M	121
65	Pocatello, ID	69.8	35.2	0.4	0.0%	S	184
66	Green Bay, WI	69.6	173.6	2.1	1.6%	M	221
67	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div	67.7	96.2	1.3	30.0%	S	162
68	Port St. Lucie, FL	67.2	135.3	1.4	0.0%	S	155
69	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Met Div	67.0	1,114.8	19.2	7.1%	L	139
70	Fort Collins, CO	67.0	148.9	2.5	-2.6%	S	122
71	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	67.0	892.0	20.8	4.5%	L	50
72	Jackson, MI	66.7	55.9	0.4	0.0%	S	317
73	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	66.7	895.1	19.3	-0.3%	L	218
74	Spartanburg, SC	66.6	140.6	1.1	0.0%	S
75	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Met Div	66.4	293.5	2.9	0.0%	M	67
76	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Met Div	66.3	2,346.3	68.8	2.8%	L	65
77	Cleveland, TN	66.1	46.0	0.3	0.0%	S	61
78	Burlington, NC	65.8	60.9	0.5	0.0%	S	83
79	Fargo, ND-MN	65.4	140.2	3.3	-5.7%	S	81
80	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	65.2	235.4	3.1	8.1%	M	66
81	Auburn-Opelika, AL	65.1	60.7	0.5	0.0%	S	56
82	Flagstaff, AZ	65.1	64.3	0.4	0.0%	S	57
83	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div	64.8	58.7	1.3	0.0%	S
84	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	64.5	642.4	9.4	0.0%	L	90
85	Walla Walla, WA	64.5	27.1	0.4	0.0%	S
86	Knoxville, TN	64.3	382.8	5.8	3.0%	M	69
87	Gainesville, FL	64.2	135.2	1.6	0.0%	S	196
88	Lewiston, ID-WA	64.1	27.4	0.4	0.0%	S	60
89	Fresno, CA	63.5	319.2	3.9	1.7%	M	163
90	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	63.4	571.3	11.4	0.3%	L	92
91	Redding, CA	63.4	63.1	0.7	10.5%	S	133
92	Muskegon, MI	63.3	63.0	0.8	0.0%	S	73
93	Kokomo, IN	63.0	40.7	0.4	0.0%	S	104
94	St. Louis, MO-IL	63.0	1,314.3	29.0	-2.9%	L	80
95	Eugene, OR	62.9	149.7	3.4	-1.9%	S	63
96	Asheville, NC	62.9	181.4	1.9	-4.9%	M	142
97	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	62.7	148.3	2.3	0.0%	S
98	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	62.6	521.2	5.3	2.6%	L	88
99	Boise City, ID	62.6	284.2	4.4	-0.8%	M	44
100	Grants Pass, OR	62.4	24.5	0.3	0.0%	S
101	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	62.3	276.7	3.4	0.0%	M	161
102	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Met Div	61.4	4,295.6	197.6	3.5%	L	34
103	Bismarck, ND	61.4	74.0	1.0	3.6%	S	205
104	Santa Fe, NM	61.1	61.8	0.9	-12.9%	S	125
105	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	61.1	394.4	7.1	3.4%	M	103
106	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	61.0	354.0	6.2	6.3%	M	93
107	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60.8	41.6	0.7	0.0%	S
108	Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Met Div	60.7	3,597.7	71.3	0.4%	L	114
109	Prescott, AZ	60.5	60.9	0.6	0.0%	S	82
110	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	60.4	52.7	1.1	0.0%	S
111	Anchorage, AK	60.3	177.7	4.5	-3.6%	M	129
112	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	60.2	138.1	1.2	-42.9%	S	261
113	Chico, CA	60.1	76.9	1.1	6.7%	S	245
114	Lexington-Fayette, KY	59.5	268.3	5.8	7.5%	M	195
115	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	59.0	1,364.0	43.8	-0.1%	L	106
116	Santa Rosa, CA	58.7	193.7	2.7	3.8%	M	109
117	Las Cruces, NM	58.7	71.1	0.9	8.0%	S	54
118	Decatur, AL	58.6	53.8	0.3	0.0%	S	110
119	Binghamton, NY	58.6	105.7	1.9	-3.4%	S	45
120	Sioux Falls, SD	58.4	146.5	2.7	-10.0%	S	101
121	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	57.8	566.2	8.4	29.4%	L	47
122	Columbia, SC	57.4	375.8	5.5	-3.0%	M	118
123	Bangor, ME NECTA	57.3	66.4	1.1	0.0%	S	255
124	Akron, OH	56.9	332.2	3.9	-5.6%	M	108
125	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div	56.9	147.6	6.4	3.2%	S	298
126	Albany, OR	56.9	41.1	0.4	0.0%	S
127	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56.6	37.6	0.2	0.0%	S	227
128	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	56.0	1,903.7	39.6	-2.1%	L	99
129	Fairbanks, AK	55.8	37.5	0.5	0.0%	S	214
130	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	55.8	239.1	3.1	6.9%	M	97
131	Mobile, AL	55.6	174.8	2.0	-11.6%	M	135
132	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	55.5	2,973.6	32.7	-3.2%	L	72
133	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	55.4	486.6	11.1	-2.9%	M	147
134	Terre Haute, IN	55.3	70.8	0.7	0.0%	S	134
135	St. George, UT	54.8	54.6	0.7	0.0%	S	115
136	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	53.9	225.6	2.8	7.7%	M	7
137	Yuba City, CA	53.4	40.5	0.4	-14.3%	S	130
138	Wichita Falls, TX	53.2	58.5	1.1	-8.3%	S	157
139	Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	53.2	845.9	17.5	-3.7%	L
140	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53.0	137.6	1.8	0.0%	S	137
141	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	52.9	556.7	7.6	-5.4%	L	168
142	Elgin, IL Met Div	52.6	249.9	3.7	-11.9%	M
143	Chattanooga, TN-GA	52.6	242.1	2.9	-23.0%	M	201
144	San Rafael, CA Met Div	52.5	113.0	2.6	36.8%	S
145	Texarkana, TX-AR	52.4	59.1	0.5	-16.7%	S	145
146	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52.1	1,224.2	25.7	-2.4%	L	149
147	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	51.8	1,372.3	24.8	-4.6%	L	217
148	Philadelphia City, PA	51.6	684.3	11.5	-7.0%	L	169
149	Madera, CA	51.5	36.5	0.4	-14.3%	S	94
150	Charlottesville, VA	51.5	112.2	2.1	0.0%	S
151	Lawton, OK	51.4	45.4	0.5	-16.7%	S	132
152	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	51.2	48.4	0.6	0.0%	S	46
153	Pueblo, CO	51.2	60.6	0.7	-12.5%	S	96
154	Montgomery, AL	51.1	170.3	2.2	1.6%	M	117
155	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	51.1	1,047.8	13.5	-5.4%	L	112
156	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	51.0	136.2	1.5	-6.3%	S	105
157	Boulder, CO	51.0	178.3	8.2	-6.5%	M	144
158	Columbus, OH	50.5	1,028.2	17.0	1.6%	L	28
159	Altoona, PA	50.4	61.1	0.8	-7.4%	S	113
160	Northern Virginia, VA	50.2	1,388.0	41.3	-4.1%	L	210
161	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	50.0	124.2	2.3	-11.5%	S	187
162	Jackson, TN	49.9	65.6	0.6	-10.0%	S	263
163	Corpus Christi, TX	49.0	196.6	2.1	-8.7%	M	152
164	Greenville, NC	49.0	78.4	0.9	-10.0%	S	51
165	Corvallis, OR	48.7	40.3	0.7	-22.2%	S	304
166	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48.7	77.2	1.1	0.0%	S	138
167	Gary, IN Met Div	48.6	276.5	2.1	-10.1%	M	98
168	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48.4	622.5	6.1	-7.1%	L	182
169	Visalia-Porterville, CA	48.2	116.6	0.9	-18.2%	S	294
170	Grand Forks, ND-MN	48.1	58.0	0.6	-10.0%	S	150
171	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Met Div	47.9	2,560.7	63.0	-3.9%	L	198
172	Canton-Massillon, OH	47.8	172.2	1.7	-15.0%	M	191
173	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	47.6	227.8	1.9	-12.3%	M	208
174	Stockton-Lodi, CA	47.6	212.1	2.1	-3.1%	M	274
175	Saginaw, MI	47.4	88.7	1.3	0.0%	S	53
176	Charleston, WV	47.3	123.3	1.7	-15.0%	S	206
177	Dothan, AL	47.3	57.3	0.7	-12.5%	S	180
178	Kankakee, IL	47.3	45.2	0.5	-17.6%	S	154
179	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	47.3	277.1	3.4	0.0%	M	55
180	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47.2	168.8	1.5	-6.3%	M	248
181	Framingham, MA NECTA Div	47.1	171.0	5.3	-5.9%	M	188
182	Pittsburgh, PA	47.1	1,164.6	18.3	-6.3%	L	151
183	Kansas City, KS	47.0	458.8	15.1	-8.3%	M	189
184	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46.7	205.5	1.6	-10.9%	M	258
185	Camden, NJ Met Div	46.6	515.3	7.2	-6.9%	L	272
186	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Met Div	46.6	576.2	13.4	-8.4%	L	226
187	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	46.5	108.9	0.9	-6.9%	S
188	Utica-Rome, NY	46.4	127.8	1.8	-19.7%	S	316
189	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	46.3	125.4	1.9	-6.7%	S	215
190	Rochester, NY	46.1	527.8	8.9	-8.9%	L	249
191	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	46.1	568.7	10.1	-9.0%	L	216
192	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45.8	199.8	1.9	-25.3%	M	291
193	Urban Honolulu, HI	45.6	467.2	7.2	-0.9%	M	148
194	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	45.6	122.2	2.0	-10.4%	S	70
195	Cedar Rapids, IA	45.4	140.5	4.7	-4.1%	S	140
196	Racine, WI	45.3	76.0	0.4	-7.7%	S	181
197	Delaware County, PA	44.6	232.4	2.6	-12.4%	M
198	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44.5	147.2	0.9	0.0%	S	41
199	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43.9	103.4	2.2	-4.3%	S	171
200	Kennewick-Richland, WA	43.8	104.6	0.8	-11.1%	S
201	Colorado Springs, CO	43.8	263.9	6.8	-3.3%	M	199
202	Johnson City, TN	43.7	78.6	1.5	-22.0%	S	278
203	Columbus, GA-AL	43.6	123.2	1.6	-11.3%	S	251
204	Greensboro-High Point, NC	43.6	354.7	5.0	-10.2%	M	268
205	Jacksonville, FL	43.6	633.5	9.1	-11.1%	L	172
206	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	43.3	324.0	3.7	-7.5%	M	59
207	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	43.0	234.7	2.1	-4.5%	M	143
208	Odessa, TX	42.7	81.7	0.5	-16.7%	S	225
209	Wichita, KS	42.6	294.5	4.5	-18.2%	M	270
210	Eau Claire, WI	42.3	85.3	0.9	-10.0%	S	213
211	Longview, TX	42.2	105.4	1.4	-10.9%	S	128
212	Manchester, NH NECTA	42.0	108.6	3.0	-9.1%	S	123
213	Amarillo, TX	41.9	117.4	1.4	-12.5%	S	204
214	Tuscaloosa, AL	41.7	104.4	0.8	-17.2%	S	247
215	Lancaster, PA	41.6	240.5	3.1	-13.1%	M	224
216	Toledo, OH	41.6	298.3	3.1	-1.1%	M	136
217	Waterbury, CT NECTA	41.4	68.4	0.7	-8.7%	S	200
218	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	41.3	141.5	1.3	-13.3%	S
219	Lafayette, LA	40.7	221.8	2.9	-9.4%	M	229
220	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	40.7	845.7	14.4	-11.1%	L	186
221	Reno, NV	40.4	204.2	2.0	-16.7%	M	296
222	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40.4	457.2	8.3	-10.1%	M	197
223	Elmira, NY	40.0	39.6	0.4	-20.0%	S	183
224	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	39.8	41.4	0.6	-5.6%	S	222
225	Reading, PA	39.3	176.7	1.3	-4.9%	M	244
226	Albuquerque, NM	39.3	380.3	7.8	-15.9%	M	243
227	Punta Gorda, FL	39.3	44.6	0.4	-14.3%	S	240
228	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Met Div	39.3	1,524.2	23.9	-7.3%	L	102
229	Yuma, AZ	39.2	52.7	0.5	-6.3%	S	100
230	Bakersfield, CA	39.2	261.7	2.3	-13.6%	M	165
231	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	38.7	1,038.2	14.5	-9.9%	L	170
232	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Met Div	38.7	142.4	1.9	-14.9%	S
233	Topeka, KS	38.6	111.6	1.5	-25.0%	S	299
234	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	38.6	60.2	0.5	-11.8%	S	279
235	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	37.8	50.4	0.4	-20.0%	S	309
236	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div	37.8	45.2	1.0	-12.1%	S
237	Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Met Div	37.6	1,081.5	21.3	-13.6%	L	241
238	Fort Wayne, IN	37.6	212.9	3.0	-8.2%	M	153
239	Muncie, IN	37.5	51.0	0.3	-25.0%	S	178
240	Richmond, VA	37.4	638.1	7.9	-17.8%	L	236
241	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	37.3	97.6	1.5	-11.8%	S	116
242	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	37.2	193.8	3.1	-16.2%	M	276
243	Trenton, NJ	37.0	252.9	5.0	-18.0%	M	159
244	Kansas City, MO	36.8	571.7	14.5	-13.0%	L	232
245	Fort Smith, AR-OK	36.7	113.4	1.2	0.0%	S	131
246	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36.3	183.0	2.4	-18.2%	M	174
247	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Met Div	36.2	1,024.8	20.6	-14.3%	L
248	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35.9	102.3	0.9	-10.0%	S	23
249	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	35.8	95.7	0.8	-14.3%	S	267
250	Lynchburg, VA	35.6	103.7	0.9	-18.2%	S
251	Tulsa, OK	35.5	445.6	7.5	-11.4%	M	239
252	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	35.2	46.3	0.6	-25.0%	S	286
253	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	35.1	152.0	1.5	-6.3%	M
254	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	35.1	130.4	1.1	-21.4%	S	223
255	Fayetteville, NC	34.7	128.6	1.4	-8.7%	S	141
256	St. Cloud, MN	34.6	107.0	1.6	-9.4%	S	89
257	Glens Falls, NY	34.3	53.6	0.9	-10.0%	S	91
258	Oklahoma City, OK	34.1	625.8	8.3	-18.6%	L	295
259	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	33.5	753.9	11.0	-13.9%	L	233
260	Syracuse, NY	33.4	318.1	4.5	-12.4%	M	238
261	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	33.4	80.8	0.6	-14.3%	S	292
262	Peoria, IL	32.9	178.0	2.2	-10.8%	M	234
263	Newark, NJ-PA Met Div	32.8	1,188.1	24.2	-13.3%	L	231
264	Springfield, IL	32.8	111.4	1.7	-19.0%	S	297
265	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	32.5	72.4	0.6	-25.0%	S
266	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Met Div	32.4	734.4	7.0	-12.8%	L	164
267	Tucson, AZ	31.6	370.8	4.1	-8.9%	M	185
268	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	31.6	387.7	4.9	-2.0%	M	228
269	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	31.4	226.2	1.9	-20.8%	M	293
270	Modesto, CA	31.0	163.0	0.9	-25.0%	M	308
271	Johnstown, PA	30.3	57.8	0.7	-12.5%	S	246
272	Casper, WY	30.2	43.2	0.4	-20.0%	S	173
273	Duluth, MN-WI	29.6	134.0	1.4	-20.4%	S	175
274	York-Hanover, PA	29.4	180.1	1.7	-17.7%	M	119
275	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	28.4	330.1	4.5	-22.0%	M	207
276	Salisbury, MD-DE	28.3	142.3	1.2	-21.7%	S
277	Gadsden, AL	28.3	37.6	0.3	-40.0%	S	120
278	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	28.1	1,319.1	11.1	-20.7%	L	193
279	Dayton, OH	28.0	374.5	8.4	-21.5%	M	284
280	Decatur, IL	27.9	50.8	0.6	-21.7%	S	289
281	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Met Div	27.9	993.0	13.0	-14.9%	L	219
282	Idaho Falls, ID	27.3	60.2	0.9	-30.8%	S	256
283	Baltimore City, MD	26.9	365.1	3.6	-12.1%	M	282
284	Roanoke, VA	26.9	161.4	1.7	-15.0%	M	269
285	Kingston, NY	26.6	60.9	0.9	-10.0%	S	167
286	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	26.6	347.8	6.7	-14.9%	M	242
287	Danville, IL	26.4	29.3	0.2	-33.3%	S	306
288	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	26.2	184.6	2.6	-21.2%	M	273
289	Merced, CA	26.1	64.5	0.4	-33.3%	S	252
290	Wausau, WI	26.0	71.6	0.4	-29.4%	S	300
291	Salem, OR	25.9	151.5	1.0	-23.1%	M	288
292	Lubbock, TX	25.1	138.6	3.8	-16.8%	S	235
293	Ocala, FL	24.4	98.3	0.8	-25.0%	S	290
294	El Centro, CA	24.3	54.9	0.3	-25.0%	S	158
295	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Met Div	24.3	399.2	3.6	-18.2%	M	260
296	Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY	23.9	688.8	13.2	-16.8%	L
297	Ithaca, NY	23.8	70.6	0.4	-20.0%	S	111
298	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	23.7	516.4	8.2	-16.9%	L	202
299	Waco, TX	23.5	112.4	1.2	-16.3%	S	192
300	Owensboro, KY	23.5	52.6	0.4	-20.0%	S	264
301	Sherman-Denison, TX	23.0	45.6	0.4	-20.0%	S	85
302	Rockford, IL	23.0	150.9	1.4	-22.2%	M	315
303	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Met Div	22.8	1,292.3	21.4	-18.7%	L	177
304	Appleton, WI	22.6	122.1	1.5	-27.4%	S	275
305	Salinas, CA	22.5	132.8	1.4	-17.6%	S	254
306	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	22.5	262.5	3.7	-29.9%	M	305
307	Killeen-Temple, TX	22.4	136.2	1.8	-23.6%	S	126
308	Grand Junction, CO	22.1	61.9	0.7	-22.2%	S	127
309	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	21.9	34.7	0.3	-50.0%	S
310	Evansville, IN-KY	21.7	157.9	1.8	-24.3%	M	280
311	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20.8	56.4	0.4	-29.4%	S	285
312	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	20.2	345.7	6.6	-20.9%	M	281
313	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	20.2	166.6	2.2	-27.5%	M	250
314	Midland, TX	19.7	98.6	0.9	-25.0%	S	311
315	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	19.5	902.1	13.6	-24.0%	L	259
316	Panama City, FL	18.6	78.4	1.1	-31.3%	S	287
317	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	18.1	141.0	0.9	-34.1%	S	302
318	Coeur d’Alene, ID	18.1	58.3	0.6	-29.2%	S	160
319	Greeley, CO	17.7	101.5	0.7	-28.6%	S	277
320	Medford, OR	16.7	82.0	1.3	-23.5%	S	257
321	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Met Div	16.6	352.1	4.1	-23.3%	M	283
322	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	15.9	183.5	2.0	-52.0%	M	179
323	Bloomington, IL	15.8	94.4	0.7	-22.2%	S	301
324	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	15.3	124.5	0.5	-21.1%	S	176
325	New Haven, CT NECTA	13.3	282.4	4.0	-32.2%	M	314
326	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	12.5	56.6	0.5	-42.3%	S	203
327	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	10.7	46.6	0.6	-30.8%	S	312
328	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	10.3	130.6	0.7	-30.0%	S	212
329	Erie, PA	10.1	130.6	1.2	-29.4%	S	310
330	San Angelo, TX	8.2	49.3	0.8	-34.2%	S	313
331	Dover, DE	7.3	68.0	0.4	-33.3%	S	194
332	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	7.2	127.5	1.1	-32.7%	S	266
333	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	6.6	50.6	0.5	-34.8%	S	303
334	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	5.1	103.4	0.9	-32.5%	S	307
335	New Bedford, MA NECTA	4.2	66.3	0.4	-42.9%	S	220
336	Morristown, TN	3.9	44.2	0.3	-40.0%	S	265

June 18, 2015

Large Cities Information Jobs – 2015 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2014 MSA Info Ranking – LARGE MSAs	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	2014 Info Emplymt	Total Information Emplymt Cum Growth 2009-2014	2015 Change from 2014 – Large MSAs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	98.2	1,031.5	70.9	60.2%	0
2	San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Met Div	97.2	1,034.2	55.8	51.3%	1
3	Austin-Round Rock, TX	91.9	924.9	25.8	30.8%	(1)
4	Raleigh, NC	86.1	571.5	19.0	13.8%	7
5	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	85.3	1,085.8	25.1	12.7%	12
6	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	81.1	1,900.0	34.6	25.2%	(2)
7	New York City, NY	79.1	4,165.9	185.2	13.0%	(2)
8	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	78.7	960.3	21.8	17.0%	(1)
9	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Met Div	78.4	1,575.6	91.8	9.2%	1
10	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Met Div	76.2	1,182.7	20.7	7.1%	10
11	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	76.1	896.8	10.3	11.2%	15
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	75.5	2,551.7	88.3	12.7%	4
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	74.1	1,090.5	24.1	5.9%	1
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div	72.7	1,742.0	55.9	5.1%	(8)
15	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Met Div	72.6	796.1	19.0	15.6%	0
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	71.1	1,135.7	24.5	2.5%	6
17	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Met Div	70.8	576.2	10.2	13.0%	7
18	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	70.1	1,006.9	16.8	6.3%	(5)
19	Salt Lake City, UT	69.8	666.2	18.5	12.6%	(10)
20	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Met Div	67.0	1,114.8	19.2	7.1%	14
21	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	67.0	892.0	20.8	4.5%	(2)
22	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	66.7	895.1	19.3	-0.3%	32
23	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Met Div	66.3	2,346.3	68.8	2.8%	(2)
24	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	64.5	642.4	9.4	0.0%	3
25	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	63.4	571.3	11.4	0.3%	3
26	St. Louis, MO-IL	63.0	1,314.3	29.0	-2.9%	(1)
27	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	62.6	521.2	5.3	2.6%	(4)
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Met Div	61.4	4,295.6	197.6	3.5%	(16)
29	Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Met Div	60.7	3,597.7	71.3	0.4%	4
30	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	59.0	1,364.0	43.8	-0.1%	1
31	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	57.8	566.2	8.4	29.4%	(13)
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	56.0	1,903.7	39.6	-2.1%	(3)
33	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	55.5	2,973.6	32.7	-3.2%	(10)
34	Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	53.2	845.9	17.5	-3.7%	not ranked
35	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	52.9	556.7	7.6	-5.4%	5
36	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52.1	1,224.2	25.7	-2.4%	1
37	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	51.8	1,372.3	24.8	-4.6%	16
38	Philadelphia City, PA	51.6	684.3	11.5	-7.0%	3
39	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	51.1	1,047.8	13.5	-5.4%	(7)
40	Columbus, OH	50.5	1,028.2	17.0	1.6%	(32)
41	Northern Virginia, VA	50.2	1,388.0	41.3	-4.1%	10
42	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48.4	622.5	6.1	-7.1%	3
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Met Div	47.9	2,560.7	63.0	-3.9%	6
44	Pittsburgh, PA	47.1	1,164.6	18.3	-6.3%	(6)
45	Camden, NJ Met Div	46.6	515.3	7.2	-6.9%	20
46	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Met Div	46.6	576.2	13.4	-8.4%	10
47	Rochester, NY	46.1	527.8	8.9	-8.9%	16
48	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	46.1	568.7	10.1	-9.0%	4
49	Jacksonville, FL	43.6	633.5	9.1	-11.1%	(6)
50	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	40.7	845.7	14.4	-11.1%	(4)
51	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Met Div	39.3	1,524.2	23.9	-7.3%	(21)
52	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	38.7	1,038.2	14.5	-9.9%	(10)
53	Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Met Div	37.6	1,081.5	21.3	-13.6%	9
54	Richmond, VA	37.4	638.1	7.9	-17.8%	6
55	Kansas City, MO	36.8	571.7	14.5	-13.0%	3
56	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Met Div	36.2	1,024.8	20.6	-14.3%	not ranked
57	Oklahoma City, OK	34.1	625.8	8.3	-18.6%	9
58	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	33.5	753.9	11.0	-13.9%	1
59	Newark, NJ-PA Met Div	32.8	1,188.1	24.2	-13.3%	(2)
60	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Met Div	32.4	734.4	7.0	-12.8%	(21)
61	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	28.1	1,319.1	11.1	-20.7%	(13)
62	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Met Div	27.9	993.0	13.0	-14.9%	(7)
63	Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY	23.9	688.8	13.2	-16.8%	not ranked
64	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	23.7	516.4	8.2	-16.9%	(14)
65	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Met Div	22.8	1,292.3	21.4	-18.7%	(21)
66	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	19.5	902.1	13.6	-24.0%	(2)

June 18, 2015

Mid Sized Cities Information Jobs – 2015 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2014 MSA Info Ranking – Midsized MSAs	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	2014 Info Emplymt	Total Information Emplymt Cum Growth 2009-2014	2015 Change from 2014 – Midsized MSAs
1	Savannah, GA	96.6	168.1	2.0	28.3%	63
2	Tallahassee, FL	93.5	176.3	3.9	23.2%	14
3	Baton Rouge, LA	93.5	399.8	6.0	28.6%	3
4	Provo-Orem, UT	92.1	219.7	10.2	30.1%	(3)
5	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	89.6	294.2	4.2	17.8%	3
6	Madison, WI	89.5	386.9	14.8	36.1%	(3)
7	Ann Arbor, MI	89.4	211.3	5.0	26.1%	14
8	Jackson, MS	85.1	273.3	5.3	19.4%	14
9	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	80.3	180.0	4.5	32.4%	(5)
10	Springfield, MO	79.4	204.8	4.3	7.6%	24
11	Lincoln, NE	77.1	185.7	2.6	13.0%	2
12	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	76.1	247.9	2.3	9.5%	8
13	El Paso, TX	75.9	296.7	5.9	16.4%	(2)
14	Huntsville, AL	75.6	217.9	2.7	14.1%	(7)
15	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	75.2	324.3	5.3	2.6%	(6)
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	74.0	409.4	11.4	10.0%	(11)
17	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	70.1	228.2	3.2	6.7%	(7)
18	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	70.0	295.6	5.5	5.1%	23
19	Winston-Salem, NC	69.8	255.2	2.3	0.0%	14
20	Green Bay, WI	69.6	173.6	2.1	1.6%	40
21	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Met Div	66.4	293.5	2.9	0.0%	(3)
22	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	65.2	235.4	3.1	8.1%	(5)
23	Knoxville, TN	64.3	382.8	5.8	3.0%	(4)
24	Fresno, CA	63.5	319.2	3.9	1.7%	22
25	Asheville, NC	62.9	181.4	1.9	-4.9%	13
26	Boise City, ID	62.6	284.2	4.4	-0.8%	(14)
27	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	62.3	276.7	3.4	0.0%	18
28	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	61.1	394.4	7.1	3.4%	(1)
29	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	61.0	354.0	6.2	6.3%	(5)
30	Anchorage, AK	60.3	177.7	4.5	-3.6%	5
31	Lexington-Fayette, KY	59.5	268.3	5.8	7.5%	23
32	Santa Rosa, CA	58.7	193.7	2.7	3.8%	(3)
33	Columbia, SC	57.4	375.8	5.5	-3.0%	(2)
34	Akron, OH	56.9	332.2	3.9	-5.6%	(6)
35	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	55.8	239.1	3.1	6.9%	(10)
36	Mobile, AL	55.6	174.8	2.0	-11.6%	0
37	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	55.4	486.6	11.1	-2.9%	(2)
38	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	53.9	225.6	2.8	7.7%	(36)
39	Elgin, IL Met Div	52.6	249.9	3.7	-11.9%	not ranked
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA	52.6	242.1	2.9	-23.0%	17
41	Montgomery, AL	51.1	170.3	2.2	1.6%	(11)
42	Boulder, CO	51.0	178.3	8.2	-6.5%	(2)
43	Corpus Christi, TX	49.0	196.6	2.1	-8.7%	(1)
44	Gary, IN Met Div	48.6	276.5	2.1	-10.1%	(18)
45	Canton-Massillon, OH	47.8	172.2	1.7	-15.0%	8
46	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	47.6	227.8	1.9	-12.3%	13
47	Stockton-Lodi, CA	47.6	212.1	2.1	-3.1%	33
48	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	47.3	277.1	3.4	0.0%	(34)
49	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47.2	168.8	1.5	-6.3%	22
50	Framingham, MA NECTA Div	47.1	171.0	5.3	-5.9%	1
51	Kansas City, KS	47.0	458.8	15.1	-8.3%	1
52	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46.7	205.5	1.6	-10.9%	22
53	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45.8	199.8	1.9	-25.3%	34
54	Urban Honolulu, HI	45.6	467.2	7.2	-0.9%	(18)
55	Delaware County, PA	44.6	232.4	2.6	-12.4%	not ranked
56	Colorado Springs, CO	43.8	263.9	6.8	-3.3%	0
57	Greensboro-High Point, NC	43.6	354.7	5.0	-10.2%	19
58	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	43.3	324.0	3.7	-7.5%	(43)
59	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	43.0	234.7	2.1	-4.5%	(20)
60	Wichita, KS	42.6	294.5	4.5	-18.2%	18
61	Lancaster, PA	41.6	240.5	3.1	-13.1%	0
62	Toledo, OH	41.6	298.3	3.1	-1.1%	(25)
63	Lafayette, LA	40.7	221.8	2.9	-9.4%	0
64	Reno, NV	40.4	204.2	2.0	-16.7%	25
65	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40.4	457.2	8.3	-10.1%	(10)
66	Reading, PA	39.3	176.7	1.3	-4.9%	4
67	Albuquerque, NM	39.3	380.3	7.8	-15.9%	2
68	Bakersfield, CA	39.2	261.7	2.3	-13.6%	(21)
69	Fort Wayne, IN	37.6	212.9	3.0	-8.2%	(26)
70	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	37.2	193.8	3.1	-16.2%	11
71	Trenton, NJ	37.0	252.9	5.0	-18.0%	(27)
72	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36.3	183.0	2.4	-18.2%	(24)
73	Tulsa, OK	35.5	445.6	7.5	-11.4%	(6)
74	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	35.1	152.0	1.5	-6.3%	not ranked
75	Syracuse, NY	33.4	318.1	4.5	-12.4%	(9)
76	Peoria, IL	32.9	178.0	2.2	-10.8%	(11)
77	Tucson, AZ	31.6	370.8	4.1	-8.9%	(27)
78	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	31.6	387.7	4.9	-2.0%	(16)
79	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	31.4	226.2	1.9	-20.8%	9
80	Modesto, CA	31.0	163.0	0.9	-25.0%	11
81	York-Hanover, PA	29.4	180.1	1.7	-17.7%	(49)
82	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	28.4	330.1	4.5	-22.0%	(24)
83	Dayton, OH	28.0	374.5	8.4	-21.5%	3
84	Baltimore City, MD	26.9	365.1	3.6	-12.1%	0
85	Roanoke, VA	26.9	161.4	1.7	-15.0%	(8)
86	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	26.6	347.8	6.7	-14.9%	(18)
87	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	26.2	184.6	2.6	-21.2%	(8)
88	Salem, OR	25.9	151.5	1.0	-23.1%	49
89	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Met Div	24.3	399.2	3.6	-18.2%	(14)
90	Rockford, IL	23.0	150.9	1.4	-22.2%	68
91	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	22.5	262.5	3.7	-29.9%	(1)
92	Evansville, IN-KY	21.7	157.9	1.8	-24.3%	(10)
93	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	20.2	345.7	6.6	-20.9%	(10)
94	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	20.2	166.6	2.2	-27.5%	(22)
95	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Met Div	16.6	352.1	4.1	-23.3%	(10)
96	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	15.9	183.5	2.0	-52.0%	(47)
97	New Haven, CT NECTA	13.3	282.4	4.0	-32.2%	(5)

June 18, 2015

Small Cities Information Jobs – 2015 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2014 MSA Info Ranking – SMALL MSAs	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	2014 Info Emplymt	Total Information Emplymt Cum Growth 2009-2014	2014 Info Rank Within Size
1	Janesville-Beloit, WI	99.3	66.8	1.8	63.6%	1
2	Rochester, MN	94.3	114.9	2.0	27.1%	7
3	Logan, UT-ID	88.8	58.3	0.9	28.6%	3
4	College Station-Bryan, TX	87.5	106.1	1.4	27.3%	9
5	Laredo, TX	85.6	100.2	0.7	16.7%	5
6	Cheyenne, WY	84.7	47.1	1.2	9.1%	15
7	Fond du Lac, WI	84.6	48.3	1.0	11.1%	8
8	Wilmington, NC	82.6	117.1	2.8	0.0%	33
9	Victoria, TX	78.9	45.5	0.5	0.0%	49
10	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	78.6	95.1	1.7	13.3%	18
11	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	78.3	83.6	2.4	5.9%	10
12	Bloomington, IN	78.3	77.0	1.4	0.0%	38
13	Bend-Redmond, OR	77.9	70.3	1.5	7.1%	20
14	Flint, MI	77.8	142.3	4.1	32.6%	2
15	Sheboygan, WI	77.3	60.9	0.3	0.0%	129
16	Abilene, TX	75.5	69.2	1.2	9.1%	4
17	Rapid City, SD	75.3	65.0	1.0	0.0%	123
18	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div	75.1	79.2	1.6	33.3%
19	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	74.6	62.8	0.4	0.0%	43
20	Clarksville, TN-KY	73.7	88.2	1.2	20.7%	31
21	Columbus, IN	73.7	51.8	0.5	25.0%	32
22	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	73.4	111.1	1.4	16.7%	6
23	Tyler, TX	71.8	100.2	2.3	11.1%	12
24	Napa, CA	71.6	69.5	0.6	5.6%	100
25	Bay City, MI	71.0	37.4	0.5	0.0%	27
26	Champaign-Urbana, IL	70.3	108.7	2.6	-7.2%	13
27	Pocatello, ID	69.8	35.2	0.4	0.0%	90
28	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div	67.7	96.2	1.3	30.0%	79
29	Port St. Lucie, FL	67.2	135.3	1.4	0.0%	74
30	Fort Collins, CO	67.0	148.9	2.5	-2.6%	56
31	Jackson, MI	66.7	55.9	0.4	0.0%	160
32	Spartanburg, SC	66.6	140.6	1.1	0.0%
33	Cleveland, TN	66.1	46.0	0.3	0.0%	26
34	Burlington, NC	65.8	60.9	0.5	0.0%	36
35	Fargo, ND-MN	65.4	140.2	3.3	-5.7%	34
36	Auburn-Opelika, AL	65.1	60.7	0.5	0.0%	23
37	Flagstaff, AZ	65.1	64.3	0.4	0.0%	24
38	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div	64.8	58.7	1.3	0.0%
39	Walla Walla, WA	64.5	27.1	0.4	0.0%
40	Gainesville, FL	64.2	135.2	1.6	0.0%	94
41	Lewiston, ID-WA	64.1	27.4	0.4	0.0%	25
42	Redding, CA	63.4	63.1	0.7	10.5%	65
43	Muskegon, MI	63.3	63.0	0.8	0.0%	30
44	Kokomo, IN	63.0	40.7	0.4	0.0%	47
45	Eugene, OR	62.9	149.7	3.4	-1.9%	28
46	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	62.7	148.3	2.3	0.0%
47	Grants Pass, OR	62.4	24.5	0.3	0.0%
48	Bismarck, ND	61.4	74.0	1.0	3.6%	98
49	Santa Fe, NM	61.1	61.8	0.9	-12.9%	58
50	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60.8	41.6	0.7	0.0%
51	Prescott, AZ	60.5	60.9	0.6	0.0%	35
52	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	60.4	52.7	1.1	0.0%
53	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	60.2	138.1	1.2	-42.9%	122
54	Chico, CA	60.1	76.9	1.1	6.7%	113
55	Las Cruces, NM	58.7	71.1	0.9	8.0%	22
56	Decatur, AL	58.6	53.8	0.3	0.0%	50
57	Binghamton, NY	58.6	105.7	1.9	-3.4%	16
58	Sioux Falls, SD	58.4	146.5	2.7	-10.0%	46
59	Bangor, ME NECTA	57.3	66.4	1.1	0.0%	119
60	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div	56.9	147.6	6.4	3.2%	143
61	Albany, OR	56.9	41.1	0.4	0.0%
62	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56.6	37.6	0.2	0.0%	110
63	Fairbanks, AK	55.8	37.5	0.5	0.0%	104
64	Terre Haute, IN	55.3	70.8	0.7	0.0%	66
65	St. George, UT	54.8	54.6	0.7	0.0%	53
66	Yuba City, CA	53.4	40.5	0.4	-14.3%	62
67	Wichita Falls, TX	53.2	58.5	1.1	-8.3%	76
68	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53.0	137.6	1.8	0.0%	67
69	San Rafael, CA Met. Div	52.5	113.0	2.6	36.8%
70	Texarkana, TX-AR	52.4	59.1	0.5	-16.7%	71
71	Madera, CA	51.5	36.5	0.4	-14.3%	42
72	Charlottesville, VA	51.5	112.2	2.1	0.0%
73	Lawton, OK	51.4	45.4	0.5	-16.7%	64
74	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	51.2	48.4	0.6	0.0%	17
75	Pueblo, CO	51.2	60.6	0.7	-12.5%	44
76	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	51.0	136.2	1.5	-6.3%	48
77	Altoona, PA	50.4	61.1	0.8	-7.4%	52
78	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	50.0	124.2	2.3	-11.5%	91
79	Jackson, TN	49.9	65.6	0.6	-10.0%	124
80	Greenville, NC	49.0	78.4	0.9	-10.0%	19
81	Corvallis, OR	48.7	40.3	0.7	-22.2%	149
82	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48.7	77.2	1.1	0.0%	68
83	Visalia-Porterville, CA	48.2	116.6	0.9	-18.2%	141
84	Grand Forks, ND-MN	48.1	58.0	0.6	-10.0%	72
85	Saginaw, MI	47.4	88.7	1.3	0.0%	21
86	Charleston, WV	47.3	123.3	1.7	-15.0%	99
87	Dothan, AL	47.3	57.3	0.7	-12.5%	87
88	Kankakee, IL	47.3	45.2	0.5	-17.6%	73
89	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	46.5	108.9	0.9	-6.9%
90	Utica-Rome, NY	46.4	127.8	1.8	-19.7%	159
91	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	46.3	125.4	1.9	-6.7%	105
92	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	45.6	122.2	2.0	-10.4%	29
93	Cedar Rapids, IA	45.4	140.5	4.7	-4.1%	69
94	Racine, WI	45.3	76.0	0.4	-7.7%	88
95	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44.5	147.2	0.9	0.0%	14
96	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43.9	103.4	2.2	-4.3%	82
97	Kennewick-Richland, WA	43.8	104.6	0.8	-11.1%
98	Johnson City, TN	43.7	78.6	1.5	-22.0%	132
99	Columbus, GA-AL	43.6	123.2	1.6	-11.3%	116
100	Odessa, TX	42.7	81.7	0.5	-16.7%	109
101	Eau Claire, WI	42.3	85.3	0.9	-10.0%	103
102	Longview, TX	42.2	105.4	1.4	-10.9%	61
103	Manchester, NH NECTA	42.0	108.6	3.0	-9.1%	57
104	Amarillo, TX	41.9	117.4	1.4	-12.5%	97
105	Tuscaloosa, AL	41.7	104.4	0.8	-17.2%	115
106	Waterbury, CT NECTA	41.4	68.4	0.7	-8.7%	95
107	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	41.3	141.5	1.3	-13.3%
108	Elmira, NY	40.0	39.6	0.4	-20.0%	89
109	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	39.8	41.4	0.6	-5.6%	107
110	Punta Gorda, FL	39.3	44.6	0.4	-14.3%	112
111	Yuma, AZ	39.2	52.7	0.5	-6.3%	45
112	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Met. Div	38.7	142.4	1.9	-14.9%
113	Topeka, KS	38.6	111.6	1.5	-25.0%	144
114	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	38.6	60.2	0.5	-11.8%	133
115	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	37.8	50.4	0.4	-20.0%	152
116	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div	37.8	45.2	1.0	-12.1%
117	Muncie, IN	37.5	51.0	0.3	-25.0%	86
118	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	37.3	97.6	1.5	-11.8%	54
119	Fort Smith, AR-OK	36.7	113.4	1.2	0.0%	63
120	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35.9	102.3	0.9	-10.0%	11
121	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	35.8	95.7	0.8	-14.3%	128
122	Lynchburg, VA	35.6	103.7	0.9	-18.2%
123	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	35.2	46.3	0.6	-25.0%	135
124	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	35.1	130.4	1.1	-21.4%	108
125	Fayetteville, NC	34.7	128.6	1.4	-8.7%	70
126	St. Cloud, MN	34.6	107.0	1.6	-9.4%	40
127	Glens Falls, NY	34.3	53.6	0.9	-10.0%	41
128	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	33.4	80.8	0.6	-14.3%	140
129	Springfield, IL	32.8	111.4	1.7	-19.0%	142
130	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	32.5	72.4	0.6	-25.0%
131	Johnstown, PA	30.3	57.8	0.7	-12.5%	114
132	Casper, WY	30.2	43.2	0.4	-20.0%	83
133	Duluth, MN-WI	29.6	134.0	1.4	-20.4%	84
134	Salisbury, MD-DE	28.3	142.3	1.2	-21.7%
135	Gadsden, AL	28.3	37.6	0.3	-40.0%	55
136	Decatur, IL	27.9	50.8	0.6	-21.7%	138
137	Idaho Falls, ID	27.3	60.2	0.9	-30.8%	120
138	Kingston, NY	26.6	60.9	0.9	-10.0%	81
139	Danville, IL	26.4	29.3	0.2	-33.3%	150
140	Merced, CA	26.1	64.5	0.4	-33.3%	117
141	Wausau, WI	26.0	71.6	0.4	-29.4%	145
142	Lubbock, TX	25.1	138.6	3.8	-16.8%	111
143	Ocala, FL	24.4	98.3	0.8	-25.0%	139
144	El Centro, CA	24.3	54.9	0.3	-25.0%	77
145	Ithaca, NY	23.8	70.6	0.4	-20.0%	51
146	Waco, TX	23.5	112.4	1.2	-16.3%	92
147	Owensboro, KY	23.5	52.6	0.4	-20.0%	125
148	Sherman-Denison, TX	23.0	45.6	0.4	-20.0%	37
149	Appleton, WI	22.6	122.1	1.5	-27.4%	130
150	Salinas, CA	22.5	132.8	1.4	-17.6%	118
151	Killeen-Temple, TX	22.4	136.2	1.8	-23.6%	59
152	Grand Junction, CO	22.1	61.9	0.7	-22.2%	60
153	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	21.9	34.7	0.3	-50.0%
154	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20.8	56.4	0.4	-29.4%	134
155	Midland, TX	19.7	98.6	0.9	-25.0%	154
156	Panama City, FL	18.6	78.4	1.1	-31.3%	136
157	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	18.1	141.0	0.9	-34.1%	147
158	Coeur d’Alene, ID	18.1	58.3	0.6	-29.2%	78
159	Greeley, CO	17.7	101.5	0.7	-28.6%	131
160	Medford, OR	16.7	82.0	1.3	-23.5%	121
161	Bloomington, IL	15.8	94.4	0.7	-22.2%	146
162	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	15.3	124.5	0.5	-21.1%	85
163	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	12.5	56.6	0.5	-42.3%	96
164	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	10.7	46.6	0.6	-30.8%	155
165	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	10.3	130.6	0.7	-30.0%	102
166	Erie, PA	10.1	130.6	1.2	-29.4%	153
167	San Angelo, TX	8.2	49.3	0.8	-34.2%	156
168	Dover, DE	7.3	68.0	0.4	-33.3%	93
169	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	7.2	127.5	1.1	-32.7%	127
170	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	6.6	50.6	0.5	-34.8%	148
171	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	5.1	103.4	0.9	-32.5%	151
172	New Bedford, MA NECTA	4.2	66.3	0.4	-42.9%	106
173	Morristown, TN	3.9	44.2	0.3	-40.0%	126

June 18, 2015

Best Cities for Jobs 2015

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June 4, 2015
2015 How We Pick the Best Cities for Job Growth
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The methodology for our 2015 ranking, which seeks to measure the robustness of metro areas’ growth both recently and over time, largely corresponds to that used in previous years, with a minor addition to mitigate the volatility that the Great Recession has introduced into the time series. It allows the rankings to include all of the metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports monthly employment data. They are derived from three-month rolling averages of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “state and area” unadjusted employment data reported from November 2003 to January 2015.

The data reflect the North American Industry Classification System categories, including total nonfarm employment, manufacturing, financial services, business and professional services, educational and health services, information, retail and wholesale trade, transportation and utilities, leisure and hospitality, and government.

We used five measures of growth to rank MSAs over the past 10 years. “Large” areas include those with a current nonfarm employment base of at least 450,000 jobs. “Midsize” areas range from 150,000 to 450,000 jobs. “Small” areas have as many as 150,000 jobs. This year’s rankings reflect the new Office of Management and Budget definitions of MSAs for all series released after March 2015. As a result, the MSA listed in this year’s rankings do not necessary correspond directly to those listed in prior years. In some instances, MSAs were consolidated with others — for example Pascagoula, MS, was combined with the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MSA to form the new Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, MSA. Others were separated from previously consolidated MSAs and in still other instances individual counties were shifted from one MSA to another. The bottom line is that this year’s rankings are based on good time series for the newly defined MSAs but may not be precisely comparable to those listed in prior years. The total number of MSAs included in this year’s rankings has risen from 398 to 421. This year’s rankings reflect the current size of each MSA’s employment.

The index is calculated from a normalized, weighted summary of: 1) recent growth trend: the current and prior year’s employment growth rates, with the current year emphasized (two points); 2) mid-term growth: the average annual 2009-2014 growth rate (two points); 3) long-term momentum: the sum of the 2009-2014and 2003-2008 employment growth rates multiplied by the ratio of the 2003-2008 growth rate over the 2009-2014 growth rate (one point); 4) current year growth (one point); and 5) the average of each year’s growth rate, normalized annually, for the last 10 years (two points). This methodology corresponds exactly to that used in last year’s rankings. The goal of our methodology is to capture a snapshot of the present and prospective employment outlook in each MSA, and these revisions allow the reader to have a better sense of the employment climate in each.
June 4, 2015

All Cities Rankings – 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2015 Overall Ranking	Area	2015 Size	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	Overall Rank Change	2014 Overall Rank
1	Midland, TX	S	100.0	98.6	9	10
2	Greeley, CO	S	99.8	101.5	7	9
3	Odessa, TX	S	99.7	81.7	20	23
4	San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div.	L	97.5	1,034.2	-1	3
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	L	97.2	1,031.5	-3	2
6	Provo-Orem, UT	M	97.1	219.7	1	7
7	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	S	96.3	136.2	8	15
8	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	M	96.0	239.1	17	25
9	Columbus, IN	S	93.0	51.8	29	38
10	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div.	L	91.4	2,346.3	25	35
11	Fargo, ND-MN	S	91.2	140.2	21	32
12	Austin-Round Rock, TX	L	90.9	924.9	0	12
13	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	L	90.8	892.0	11	24
14	Auburn-Opelika, AL	S	90.7	60.7	-3	11
15	Napa, CA	S	90.7	69.5	14	29
16	Gainesville, GA	S	90.5	82.0	64	80
17	Ames, IA	S	90.4	53.6	34	51
18	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	L	90.2	2,973.6	-1	17
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	L	89.6	1,364.0	17	36
20	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	M	89.1	227.8	33	53
21	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	L	88.8	1,135.7	10	31
22	Merced, CA	S	87.9	64.5	59	81
23	Bend-Redmond, OR	S	87.7	70.3	49	72
24	Victoria, TX	S	87.3	45.5	10	34
25	Lake Charles, LA	S	86.7	101.1	119	144
26	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	L	86.2	1,085.8	22	48
27	The Villages, FL	S	85.9	26.1
28	Jonesboro, AR	S	85.9	54.6	-6	22
29	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	S	85.0	124.5	-25	4
30	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	L	84.9	960.3	10	40
31	St. George, UT	S	84.8	54.6	-23	8
32	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	M	84.2	276.7	64	96
33	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	L	83.9	1,319.1	23	56
34	Savannah, GA	M	83.8	168.1	29	63
35	Bismarck, ND	S	83.8	74.0	-34	1
36	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	L	83.2	2,551.7	65	101
37	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div.	L	82.8	993.0	0	37
38	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div.	L	82.6	1,575.6	12	50
39	Bakersfield, CA	M	82.6	261.7	2	41
40	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	M	82.6	234.7	67	107
41	Raleigh, NC	L	82.5	571.5	-28	13
42	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	M	81.8	324.3	44	86
43	Coeur d’Alene, ID	S	81.7	58.3	17	60
44	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div.	L	81.5	1,114.8	15	59
45	New York City, NY	L	80.9	4,165.9	-15	30
46	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div.	L	80.8	576.2	57	103
47	Fort Collins, CO	S	79.9	148.9	-19	28
48	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	S	79.5	148.3	13	61
49	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	S	79.5	111.1	38	87
50	Salt Lake City, UT	L	78.7	666.2	-7	43
51	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div.	L	78.2	796.1	57	108
52	Winchester, VA-WV	S	78.0	60.7	14	66
53	Tuscaloosa, AL	S	77.7	104.4	118	171
54	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	L	77.4	642.4	101	155
55	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	L	77.0	1,090.5	15	70
56	Longview, WA	S	77.0	39.4	168	224
57	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	M	77.0	394.4	16	73
58	Port St. Lucie, FL	S	76.6	135.3	51	109
59	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	S	76.5	72.0
60	San Angelo, TX	S	76.4	49.3	-41	19
61	Fresno, CA	M	76.1	319.2	16	77
62	Corpus Christi, TX	M	75.8	196.6	17	79
63	Bowling Green, KY	S	75.5	72.6	-11	52
64	Laredo, TX	S	74.9	100.2	-20	44
65	San Rafael, CA Metro Div.	S	74.9	113.0
66	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	S	74.8	66.8
67	Bellingham, WA	S	74.1	88.4	35	102
68	Clarksville, TN-KY	S	74.0	88.2	71	139
69	Kansas City, KS	L	74.0	458.8	100	169
70	Longview, TX	S	74.0	105.4	62	132
71	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	L	73.9	521.2	-57	14
72	Santa Rosa, CA	M	73.7	193.7	49	121
73	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	M	73.5	247.9	-24	49
74	Boulder, CO	M	73.3	178.3	-68	6
75	Boise City, ID	M	73.0	284.2	-30	45
76	Wenatchee, WA	S	72.6	41.1	35	111
77	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	S	72.4	108.9	18	95
78	Columbus, OH	L	72.3	1,028.2	-4	74
79	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	S	72.3	102.3	66	145
80	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div.	L	72.3	1,524.2	68	148
81	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	L	71.4	1,900.0	3	84
82	Modesto, CA	M	71.4	163.0	40	122
83	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	M	71.1	180.0	97	180
84	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	L	71.1	1,372.3	43	127
85	Grants Pass, OR	S	71.0	24.5
86	Asheville, NC	M	70.8	181.4	8	94
87	El Centro, CA	S	70.8	54.9	-69	18
88	Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div.	L	70.5	1,081.5	38	126
89	Charlottesville, VA	S	69.8	112.2	73	162
90	Manchester, NH NECTA	S	69.8	108.6	139	229
91	Farmington, NM	S	69.7	53.5	231	322
92	Lexington-Fayette, KY	M	69.6	268.3	119	211
93	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	L	69.1	896.8	35	128
94	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	S	69.0	72.4
95	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	S	68.9	95.7	25	120
96	Stockton-Lodi, CA	M	68.8	212.1	62	158
97	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	L	68.7	1,006.9	22	119
98	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	L	68.5	1,224.2	20	118
99	Salinas, CA	S	68.4	132.8	140	239
100	Prescott, AZ	S	68.1	60.9	83	183
101	Logan, UT-ID	S	67.8	58.3	-36	65
102	Oklahoma City, OK	L	67.8	625.8	-47	55
103	Medford, OR	S	67.5	82.0	112	215
104	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	S	67.4	48.1	8	112
105	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div.	S	67.3	45.2
106	Baton Rouge, LA	M	66.9	399.8	-42	64
107	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div.	S	66.8	80.8	-31	76
108	Spartanburg, SC	S	66.8	140.6	-87	21
109	Wilmington, NC	S	66.4	117.1	-42	67
110	Jacksonville, FL	L	65.9	633.5	-35	75
111	New Bedford, MA NECTA	S	65.8	66.3	-20	91
112	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div.	M	65.8	293.5	101	213
113	Athens-Clarke County, GA	S	65.3	93.3	48	161
114	Chico, CA	S	65.1	76.9	-31	83
115	Iowa City, IA	S	65.0	99.0	-76	39
116	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	M	64.7	166.6	114	230
117	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div.	L	64.4	4,295.6	40	157
118	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div.	S	63.8	79.2
119	Visalia-Porterville, CA	S	63.5	116.6	-22	97
120	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	S	63.4	48.4	153	273
121	Tyler, TX	S	63.2	100.2	-15	106
122	Danbury, CT NECTA	S	63.2	79.5	86	208
123	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	M	63.1	345.7	-81	42
124	Cheyenne, WY	S	62.4	47.1	-56	68
125	Casper, WY	S	62.4	43.2	-1	124
126	Sebring, FL	S	62.4	25.8
127	Dubuque, IA	S	62.3	60.3	24	151
128	Ocala, FL	S	62.2	98.3	167	295
129	Cleveland, TN	S	62.2	46.0	-82	47
130	Janesville-Beloit, WI	S	61.6	66.8	33	163
131	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div.	S	61.3	62.8	-85	46
132	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	S	61.0	124.2	65	197
133	Kennewick-Richland, WA	S	60.7	104.6	-18	115
134	Lubbock, TX	S	60.6	138.6	-108	26
135	College Station-Bryan, TX	S	60.5	106.1	-119	16
136	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	S	60.5	130.4	2	138
137	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	S	60.4	54.5	48	185
138	Madison, WI	M	60.3	386.9	5	143
139	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	M	60.2	168.8	232	371
140	Yuba City, CA	S	59.8	40.5	55	195
141	St. Cloud, MN	S	59.6	107.0	-41	100
142	Houma-Thibodaux, LA	S	59.4	101.6	-109	33
143	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	M	59.3	294.2	-51	92
144	Sioux Falls, SD	S	59.2	146.5	-82	62
145	Corvallis, OR	S	59.2	40.3	83	228
146	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	L	59.0	902.1	46	192
147	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	S	58.9	138.1	-93	54
148	Gettysburg, PA	S	58.7	34.9
149	Pueblo, CO	S	57.9	60.6	-19	130
150	Columbia, MO	S	57.9	98.5	-145	5
151	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div.	L	57.8	1,742.0	-52	99
152	Burlington, NC	S	57.5	60.9	187	339
153	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	L	57.4	1,903.7	15	168
154	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	S	57.3	77.0	-38	116
155	Killeen-Temple, TX	S	57.2	136.2	-84	71
156	Fond du Lac, WI	S	57.1	48.3	18	174
157	Idaho Falls, ID	S	56.8	60.2	-44	113
158	Madera, CA	S	56.7	36.5	-4	154
159	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div.	L	56.4	1,182.7	16	175
160	Knoxville, TN	M	56.2	382.8	60	220
161	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	S	55.9	59.8
162	Springfield, MO	M	55.9	204.8	-84	78
163	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	S	55.4	103.4	19	182
164	Salem, OR	M	55.3	151.5	14	178
165	Redding, CA	S	54.9	63.1	11	176
166	Grand Forks, ND-MN	S	54.8	58.0	-26	140
167	Macon, GA	S	54.7	102.7	149	316
168	Mankato-North Mankato, MN	S	54.7	56.4	-70	98
169	Panama City, FL	S	54.4	78.4	20	189
170	Midland, MI	S	54.3	37.7
171	Williamsport, PA	S	54.0	56.8	17	188
172	Punta Gorda, FL	S	53.8	44.6	-87	85
173	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	M	53.7	277.1	102	275
174	Kokomo, IN	S	53.6	40.7	-84	90
175	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	M	53.4	228.2	126	301
176	Reno, NV	M	53.4	204.2	-10	166
177	Ocean City, NJ	S	53.3	36.6	-95	82
178	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	M	53.3	235.4	58	236
179	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	S	53.2	52.7
180	Tulsa, OK	M	53.1	445.6	-16	164
181	Grand Junction, CO	S	53.1	61.9	28	209
182	Lincoln, NE	M	52.8	185.7	-78	104
183	Monroe, MI	S	52.6	41.8	-60	123
184	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div.	S	52.3	147.6	62	246
185	Colorado Springs, CO	M	52.3	263.9	-1	184
186	Hattiesburg, MS	S	52.0	62.5	40	226
187	Flagstaff, AZ	S	51.9	64.3	-52	135
188	Reading, PA	M	51.7	176.7	99	287
189	Columbia, SC	M	51.2	375.8	-8	181
190	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div.	S	51.2	96.2	31	221
191	Morgantown, WV	S	51.0	70.2	-103	88
192	Rapid City, SD	S	50.9	65.0	35	227
193	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	M	50.8	184.6	24	217
194	Richmond, VA	L	50.7	638.1	-17	177
195	Jacksonville, NC	S	50.5	50.0	-54	141
196	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	S	50.3	97.6	-79	117
197	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	L	49.8	1,047.8	22	219
198	Ithaca, NY	S	49.7	70.6	-69	129
199	Jackson, TN	S	49.7	65.6	0	199
200	Gainesville, FL	S	49.4	135.2	50	250
201	Lewiston, ID-WA	S	49.0	27.4	56	257
202	Appleton, WI	S	48.9	122.1	56	258
203	Green Bay, WI	M	48.4	173.6	28	231
204	Lancaster, PA	M	48.4	240.5	77	281
205	Pocatello, ID	S	48.2	35.2	71	276
206	Dover, DE	S	47.5	68.0	-69	137
207	Sherman-Denison, TX	S	47.5	45.6	-74	133
208	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	L	47.3	486.6	-35	173
209	Framingham, MA NECTA Div.	M	47.3	171.0	-57	152
210	Battle Creek, MI	S	47.2	58.9	-76	134
211	Hammond, LA	S	47.2	44.7
212	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	S	47.1	37.6	58	270
213	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	S	47.0	88.2	-57	156
214	Trenton, NJ	M	46.9	252.9	-100	114
215	Manhattan, KS	S	46.7	43.7	68	283
216	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	L	46.7	566.2	-111	105
217	Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div.	L	46.7	3,597.7	8	225
218	Eau Claire, WI	S	46.5	85.3	-48	170
219	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div.	M	46.5	352.1	-9	210
220	Billings, MT	S	46.1	83.1	-78	142
221	Tallahassee, FL	M	46.1	176.3	77	298
222	Yakima, WA	S	46.0	80.5	-20	202
223	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	M	46.0	295.6	10	233
224	Sheboygan, WI	S	45.3	60.9	54	278
225	Lafayette, LA	M	45.3	221.8	-198	27
226	Greenville, NC	S	45.1	78.4	-137	89
227	Urban Honolulu, HI	L	44.9	467.2	-102	125
228	Dalton, GA	S	44.8	67.7	163	391
229	Delaware County, PA	M	44.7	232.4
230	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	M	44.6	205.5	5	235
231	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	S	44.1	83.6	-162	69
232	Wausau, WI	S	44.0	71.6	104	336
233	El Paso, TX	M	43.8	296.7	-87	146
234	Abilene, TX	S	43.7	69.2	-47	187
235	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	M	43.7	354.0	20	255
236	Evansville, IN-KY	M	43.4	157.9	60	296
237	Eugene, OR	S	43.1	149.7	-15	222
238	Jackson, MS	M	42.9	273.3	71	309
239	Kansas City, MO	L	42.7	571.7	89	328
240	Albany, OR	S	42.7	41.1
241	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	M	42.7	324.0	70	311
242	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	S	41.9	87.1	72	314
243	Owensboro, KY	S	41.7	52.6	-78	165
244	Kankakee, IL	S	41.6	45.2	-2	242
245	Huntsville, AL	M	41.6	217.9	-42	203
246	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div.	L	41.5	2,560.7	-87	159
247	Valdosta, GA	S	41.3	55.5	37	284
248	Philadelphia City, PA	L	41.0	684.3	18	266
249	Muskegon, MI	S	40.9	63.0	4	253
250	Gadsden, AL	S	40.8	37.6	4	254
251	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	S	40.7	103.4	-60	191
252	Chattanooga, TN-GA	M	40.4	242.1	36	288
253	Sumter, SC	S	40.4	38.9	-81	172
254	New Haven, CT NECTA	M	39.9	282.4	-47	207
255	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div.	L	39.9	1,292.3	-61	194
256	Harrisonburg, VA	S	39.4	65.4	-50	206
257	Grand Island, NE	S	38.9	43.0
258	Lawrence, KS	S	38.8	52.9	-46	212
259	Florence, SC	S	38.4	85.6	-63	196
260	Walla Walla, WA	S	38.4	27.1
261	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	S	38.2	50.6	4	265
262	Northern Virginia, VA	L	38.1	1,388.0	-113	149
263	Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	L	38.1	845.9
264	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	M	38.0	409.4	-13	251
265	Elgin, IL Metro Div.	M	37.9	249.9
266	Amarillo, TX	S	37.9	117.4	-52	214
267	Rome, GA	S	37.6	40.4	62	329
268	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div.	M	37.6	399.2	-108	160
269	Flint, MI	S	37.4	142.3	79	348
270	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	S	37.3	50.4	50	320
271	Springfield, OH	S	37.2	52.3	-135	136
272	Rockford, IL	M	37.1	150.9	88	360
273	Anchorage, AK	M	37.1	177.7	-87	186
274	Greensboro-High Point, NC	M	37.0	354.7	31	305
275	Fort Wayne, IN	M	36.7	212.9	-77	198
276	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	M	36.7	262.5	89	365
277	Ann Arbor, MI	M	36.6	211.3	-124	153
278	Missoula, MT	S	36.3	57.6	-168	110
279	Winston-Salem, NC	M	36.0	255.2	-38	241
280	Hot Springs, AR	S	35.8	38.0	14	294
281	Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	S	35.7	43.2
282	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	L	35.7	571.3	-26	256
283	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	L	35.7	457.2	20	303
284	Morristown, TN	S	35.5	44.2	-13	271
285	Lebanon, PA	S	35.4	51.4	-138	147
286	Brunswick, GA	S	35.1	41.7	91	377
287	Rochester, MN	S	34.2	114.9	-97	190
288	Waco, TX	S	33.9	112.4	-50	238
289	Canton-Massillon, OH	M	33.9	172.2	-55	234
290	Hinesville, GA	S	33.6	19.9	-47	243
291	St. Joseph, MO-KS	S	33.2	62.9	-124	167
292	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	L	33.1	845.7	-3	289
293	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	S	32.9	95.1	-88	205
294	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	S	32.4	92.7	-57	237
295	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	S	32.3	122.2	35	330
296	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	L	32.2	516.4	-32	264
297	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	L	32.1	568.7	0	297
298	Gary, IN Metro Div.	M	32.1	276.5	8	306
299	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	S	31.9	56.4	-59	240
300	Jackson, MI	S	31.9	55.9	41	341
301	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	M	31.9	330.1	-78	223
302	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	M	31.7	199.8	67	369
303	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	S	31.6	77.2	-172	131
304	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div.	L	31.5	1,024.8
305	State College, PA	S	31.4	77.3	-89	216
306	Joplin, MO	S	31.2	81.6	-127	179
307	Columbus, GA-AL	S	31.2	123.2	-55	252
308	New Bern, NC	S	31.0	44.1
309	Roanoke, VA	M	30.9	161.4	-1	308
310	Duluth, MN-WI	S	30.9	134.0	-110	200
311	Pittsburgh, PA	L	30.7	1,164.6	-29	282
312	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	S	30.4	137.6	38	350
313	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div.	L	30.2	734.4	54	367
314	California-Lexington Park, MD	S	30.1	44.3
315	Alexandria, LA	S	30.1	64.3	32	347
316	Akron, OH	M	30.1	332.2	-72	244
317	Las Cruces, NM	S	30.1	71.1	-124	193
318	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	S	29.9	141.0	58	376
319	Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY	L	29.9	688.8
320	Saginaw, MI	S	29.6	88.7	-53	267
321	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	L	29.5	622.5	19	340
322	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	M	29.3	347.8	-62	260
323	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	M	29.2	193.8	-49	274
324	Waterbury, CT NECTA	S	29.0	68.4	-62	262
325	Erie, PA	S	29.0	130.6	0	325
326	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div.	S	28.5	58.7
327	Topeka, KS	S	28.3	111.6	-36	291
328	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	M	28.3	225.6	-127	201
329	Johnson City, TN	S	28.2	78.6	34	363
330	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	M	28.2	387.7	-67	263
331	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	L	27.9	556.7	-32	299
332	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	S	27.8	46.6	17	349
333	Rochester, NY	L	27.4	527.8	-26	307
334	York-Hanover, PA	M	27.2	180.1	-2	332
335	Baltimore City, MD	M	27.2	365.1	-18	317
336	Bloomington, IN	S	27.1	77.0	-77	259
337	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div.	L	26.9	576.2	-76	261
338	Salisbury, MD-DE	S	25.7	142.3	0	338
339	Kingston, NY	S	25.7	60.9	-20	319
340	Cedar Rapids, IA	S	25.2	140.5	-60	280
341	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	S	25.1	41.4	1	342
342	Wheeling, WV-OH	S	25.0	69.1	-138	204
343	Warner Robins, GA	S	24.9	70.5	-71	272
344	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	S	24.7	60.2	-40	304
345	Dayton, OH	M	24.6	374.5	33	378
346	Tucson, AZ	M	24.5	370.8	-46	300
347	Wichita, KS	M	24.4	294.5	-45	302
348	St. Louis, MO-IL	L	24.1	1,314.3	-27	321
349	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	L	24.0	1,038.2	-15	334
350	Montgomery, AL	M	23.9	170.3	-58	292
351	Toledo, OH	M	23.8	298.3	-72	279
352	Albuquerque, NM	M	23.3	380.3	14	366
353	Bangor, ME NECTA	S	23.3	66.4	-85	268
354	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div.	S	22.8	125.4	-64	290
355	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	L	22.7	753.9	-43	312
356	Fort Smith, AR-OK	S	22.6	113.4	-2	354
357	Champaign-Urbana, IL	S	22.6	108.7	-13	344
358	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	S	22.6	147.2	-12	346
359	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	L	22.5	895.1	-73	286
360	Mansfield, OH	S	22.4	52.9	23	383
361	Santa Fe, NM	S	21.8	61.8	-43	318
362	Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div.	L	21.7	1,188.1	-35	327
363	Danville, IL	S	21.6	29.3	33	396
364	Glens Falls, NY	S	21.5	53.6	-2	362
365	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	S	21.4	44.7	-72	293
366	Altoona, PA	S	21.1	61.1	-29	337
367	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	S	21.1	43.2	7	374
368	Springfield, IL	S	20.8	111.4	-37	331
369	Racine, WI	S	20.6	76.0	-13	356
370	Bay City, MI	S	20.6	37.4	-57	313
371	Great Falls, MT	S	20.4	35.5	-221	150
372	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	S	20.4	41.6
373	Peoria, IL	M	20.1	178.0	-18	355
374	Yuma, AZ	S	20.0	52.7	-59	315
375	Lynchburg, VA	S	19.8	103.7	-7	368
376	Fayetteville, NC	S	19.8	128.6	-99	277
377	Cumberland, MD-WV	S	19.5	39.9	-67	310
378	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	M	19.3	183.0	-27	351
379	Mobile, AL	M	19.3	174.8	-15	364
380	Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	S	18.4	48.6
381	Monroe, LA	S	18.3	78.3	-136	245
382	Lawton, OK	S	18.0	45.4	-134	248
383	Syracuse, NY	M	17.8	318.1	-40	343
384	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	M	17.8	226.2	-39	345
385	Fairbanks, AK	S	17.7	37.5	-153	232
386	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	S	17.0	141.5	-29	357
387	Elmira, NY	S	16.4	39.6	-2	385
388	Muncie, IN	S	16.3	51.0	-65	323
389	Beckley, WV	S	16.1	47.3
390	Dothan, AL	S	16.1	57.3	-17	373
391	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div.	S	15.6	142.4
392	Carson City, NV	S	15.6	27.9	1	393
393	Camden, NJ Metro Div.	L	15.5	515.3	-14	379
394	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	M	15.5	152.0	-147	247
395	Lima, OH	S	15.3	52.6	-71	324
396	Albany, GA	S	15.2	61.6	-37	359
397	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	M	15.1	183.5	-44	353
398	Homosassa Springs, FL	S	14.9	32.5
399	Goldsboro, NC	S	14.4	42.6	-114	285
400	Texarkana, TX-AR	S	13.9	59.1	-28	372
401	Wichita Falls, TX	S	13.7	58.5	-15	386
402	Decatur, AL	S	13.0	53.8	-50	352
403	Jefferson City, MO	S	12.0	76.1	-42	361
404	Utica-Rome, NY	S	11.9	127.8	-34	370
405	Terre Haute, IN	S	11.7	70.8	-47	358
406	Bloomington, IL	S	11.2	94.4	-22	384
407	Charleston, WV	S	10.5	123.3	-20	387
408	Johnstown, PA	S	10.0	57.8	-27	381
409	Carbondale-Marion, IL	S	9.8	54.4
410	Decatur, IL	S	9.7	50.8	-20	390
411	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	S	9.4	34.7
412	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	S	9.4	41.9	-15	397
413	East Stroudsburg, PA	S	9.4	55.4
414	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	S	9.2	127.5	-25	389
415	Binghamton, NY	S	8.8	105.7	-21	394
416	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	S	8.6	46.3	-28	388
417	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	S	6.9	42.9	-37	380
418	Rocky Mount, NC	S	6.3	57.7	-26	392
419	Pine Bluff, AR	S	3.7	33.9	-21	398
420	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	S	3.6	130.6	-25	395
421	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	S	3.6	56.6	-39	382

June 4, 2015

Large Cities Rankings – 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2015 Rank Among Small Cities	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	Rank Change	2014 Size Ranking
1	San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div.	97.5	1,034.2	1	2
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	97.2	1,031.5	-1	1
3	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div.	91.4	2,346.3	6	9
4	Austin-Round Rock, TX	90.9	924.9	-1	3
5	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	90.8	892.0	1	6
6	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	90.2	2,973.6	-1	5
7	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	89.6	1,364.0	3	10
8	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	88.8	1,135.7	0	8
9	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	86.2	1,085.8	5	14
10	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	84.9	960.3	2	12
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	83.9	1,319.1	6	17
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	83.2	2,551.7	12	24
13	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div.	82.8	993.0	-2	11
14	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div.	82.6	1,575.6	1	15
15	Raleigh, NC	82.5	571.5	-11	4
16	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div.	81.5	1,114.8	2	18
17	New York City, NY	80.9	4,165.9	-10	7
18	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div.	80.8	576.2	7	25
19	Salt Lake City, UT	78.7	666.2	-6	13
20	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div.	78.2	796.1	7	27
21	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	77.4	642.4	15	36
22	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	77.0	1,090.5	-3	19
23	Kansas City, KS	74.0	458.8	16	39
24	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	73.9	521.2	-21	3
25	Columbus, OH	72.3	1,028.2	-5	20
26	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div.	72.3	1,524.2	8	34
27	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	71.4	1,900.0	-5	22
28	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	71.1	1,372.3	4	32
29	Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div.	70.5	1,081.5	2	31
30	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	69.1	896.8	3	33
31	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	68.7	1,006.9	-2	29
32	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	68.5	1,224.2	-4	28
33	Oklahoma City, OK	67.8	625.8	-17	16
34	Jacksonville, FL	65.9	633.5	-13	21
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div.	64.4	4,295.6	2	37
36	Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	59.0	902.1	7	43
37	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Div.	57.8	1,742.0	-14	23
38	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	57.4	1,903.7	1	39
39	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div.	56.4	1,182.7	2	41
40	Richmond, VA	50.7	638.1	2	42
41	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49.8	1,047.8	5	46
42	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	47.3	486.6	-2	40
43	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46.7	566.2	-17	26
44	Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div.	46.7	3,597.7	3	47
45	Urban Honolulu, HI	44.9	467.2	-15	30
46	Kansas City, MO	42.7	571.7	15	61
47	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div.	41.5	2,560.7	-9	38
48	Philadelphia City, PA	41.0	684.3	3	51
49	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div.	39.9	1,292.3	-5	44
50	Northern Virginia, VA	38.1	1,388.0	-15	35
51	Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	38.1	845.9
52	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	35.7	571.3	-4	48
53	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35.7	457.2	4	57
54	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	33.1	845.7	0	54
55	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	32.2	516.4	-5	50
56	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	32.1	568.7	-1	55
57	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div.	31.5	1,024.8
58	Pittsburgh, PA	30.7	1,164.6	-6	52
59	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div.	30.2	734.4	6	65
60	Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY	29.9	688.8
61	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	29.5	622.5	3	64
62	Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	27.9	556.7	-6	56
63	Rochester, NY	27.4	527.8	-6	57
64	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div.	26.9	576.2	-15	49
65	St. Louis, MO-IL	24.1	1,314.3	-6	59
66	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	24.0	1,038.2	-4	62
67	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	22.7	753.9	-9	58
68	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	22.5	895.1	-15	53
69	Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div.	21.7	1,188.1	-9	60
70	Camden, NJ Metro Div.	15.5	515.3	-4	66

June 4, 2015

Mid Sized Cities Rankings – 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

Read about how we selected the 2015 Best Cities for Job Growth

2015 Rank Among Small Cities	Area	2015 Weighted INDEX	2014 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	Rank Change	2014 Size Ranking
1	Provo-Orem, UT	97.1	219.7	1	2
2	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	96.0	239.1	2	4
3	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	89.1	227.8	7	10
4	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	84.2	276.7	16	20
5	Savannah, GA	83.8	168.1	6	11
6	Bakersfield, CA	82.6	261.7	0	6
7	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	82.6	234.7	15	22
8	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	81.8	324.3	9	17
9	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	77.0	394.4	4	13
10	Fresno, CA	76.1	319.2	4	14
11	Corpus Christi, TX	75.8	196.6	5	16
12	Santa Rosa, CA	73.7	193.7	12	24
13	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	73.5	247.9	-4	9
14	Boulder, CO	73.3	178.3	-13	1
15	Boise City, ID	73.0	284.2	-7	8
16	Modesto, CA	71.4	163.0	9	25
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	71.1	180.0	18	35
18	Asheville, NC	70.8	181.4	1	19
19	Lexington-Fayette, KY	69.6	268.3	25	44
20	Stockton-Lodi, CA	68.8	212.1	10	30
21	Baton Rouge, LA	66.9	399.8	-9	12
22	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div.	65.8	293.5	23	45
23	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	64.7	166.6	26	49
24	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	63.1	345.7	-17	7
25	Madison, WI	60.3	386.9	1	26
26	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	60.2	168.8	65	91
27	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	59.3	294.2	-9	18
28	Knoxville, TN	56.2	382.8	19	47
29	Springfield, MO	55.9	204.8	-14	15
30	Salem, OR	55.3	151.5	4	34
31	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	53.7	277.1	32	63
32	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	53.4	228.2	40	72
33	Reno, NV	53.4	204.2	0	33
34	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	53.3	235.4	20	54
35	Tulsa, OK	53.1	445.6	-3	32
36	Lincoln, NE	52.8	185.7	-15	21
37	Colorado Springs, CO	52.3	263.9	0	37
38	Reading, PA	51.7	176.7	28	66
39	Columbia, SC	51.2	375.8	-3	36
40	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	50.8	184.6	6	46
41	Green Bay, WI	48.4	173.6	9	50
42	Lancaster, PA	48.4	240.5	23	65
43	Framingham, MA NECTA Div.	47.3	171.0	-15	28
44	Trenton, NJ	46.9	252.9	-21	23
45	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div.	46.5	352.1	-2	43
46	Tallahassee, FL	46.1	176.3	24	70
47	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	46.0	295.6	4	51
48	Lafayette, LA	45.3	221.8	-43	5
49	Delaware County, PA	44.7	232.4
50	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44.6	205.5	3	53
51	El Paso, TX	43.8	296.7	-24	27
52	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43.7	354.0	7	59
53	Evansville, IN-KY	43.4	157.9	16	69
54	Jackson, MS	42.9	273.3	24	78
55	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	42.7	324.0	24	79
56	Huntsville, AL	41.6	217.9	-15	41
57	Chattanooga, TN-GA	40.4	242.1	10	67
58	New Haven, CT NECTA	39.9	282.4	-16	42
59	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	38.0	409.4	-1	58
60	Elgin, IL Metro Div.	37.9	249.9
61	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div.	37.6	399.2	-30	31
62	Rockford, IL	37.1	150.9	25	87
63	Anchorage, AK	37.1	177.7	-25	38
64	Greensboro-High Point, NC	37.0	354.7	11	75
65	Fort Wayne, IN	36.7	212.9	-26	39
66	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	36.7	262.5	22	88
67	Ann Arbor, MI	36.6	211.3	-38	29
68	Winston-Salem, NC	36.0	255.2	-13	55
69	Canton-Massillon, OH	33.9	172.2	-17	52
70	Gary, IN Metro Div.	32.1	276.5	6	76
71	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	31.9	330.1	-23	48
72	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	31.7	199.8	18	90
73	Roanoke, VA	30.9	161.4	4	77
74	Akron, OH	30.1	332.2	-18	56
75	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29.3	347.8	-15	60
76	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	29.2	193.8	-14	62
77	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28.3	225.6	-37	40
78	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	28.2	387.7	-17	61
79	York-Hanover, PA	27.2	180.1	2	81
80	Baltimore City, MD	27.2	365.1	0	80
81	Dayton, OH	24.6	374.5	11	92
82	Tucson, AZ	24.5	370.8	-11	71
83	Wichita, KS	24.4	294.5	-10	73
84	Montgomery, AL	23.9	170.3	-16	68
85	Toledo, OH	23.8	298.3	-21	64
86	Albuquerque, NM	23.3	380.3	3	89
87	Peoria, IL	20.1	178.0	-1	86
88	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	19.3	183.0	-4	84
89	Mobile, AL	19.3	174.8	-2	87
90	Syracuse, NY	17.8	318.1	-8	82
91	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	17.8	226.2	-8	83
92	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	15.5	152.0	52	144
93	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	15.1	183.5	-8	85

June 4, 2015