Author: Mark Schill

Midsized Cites Manufacturing Jobs – 2013 Best Cities Rankings

Best Cities for Manufacturing

The methodology for the 2013 rankings for best cities for manufacturing jobs parallels that used for our 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth rankings. Instead of using Total Nonfarm Employment, the manufacturing rankings use employment in manufacturing (supersector 30) in the BLS MSA employment data. The manufacturing rankings include the 357 MSAs for which there are sectoral employment data for all 12 years used in our analysis.

Note: This page was updated June 6, 2013 to correct errors in the “2012 Mfg Employment” column.

2013 Mfg Rank – Midsized MSAs	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Mfg Employment (000s)	2012 Mfg Rank – Midsized MSAs	Mfg Size Ranking Change 2012-2013
1	Mobile, AL	92.3	18.5	4	3
2	Savannah, GA	86.2	15.6	24	22
3	Lafayette, LA	82.3	11.3	1	(2)
4	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	82.1	23.1	15	11
5	Tulsa, OK	80.1	50.4	5	0
6	Anchorage, AK	79.2	2.2	57	51
7	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	78.5	23.7	2	(5)
8	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	77.1	23.1	8	0
9	Baton Rouge, LA	75.6	27.1	30	21
10	Roanoke, VA	73.0	17.2	20	10
11	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	72.8	66.0	10	(1)
12	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	71.8	19.5	14	2
13	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	71.0	13.5	3	(10)
14	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	69.4	21.7	6	(8)
15	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	68.9	24.6	25	10
16	Toledo, OH	68.5	41.7	39	23
17	Boulder, CO	68.2	16.6	24	7
18	Gary, IN Metropolitan Division	68.0	36.3	26	8
19	Reading, PA	66.5	29.8	28	9
20	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	65.1	36.8	41	21
21	El Paso, TX	63.3	17.9	32	11
22	Lincoln, NE	63.2	13.4	35	13
23	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	63.0	38.7	11	(12)
24	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	62.7	24.8	7	(17)
25	Montgomery, AL	62.0	18.0	74	49
26	Green Bay, WI	61.8	28.4	27	1
27	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA	61.8	12.0	38	11
28	Trenton-Ewing, NJ	61.4	8.7	40	12
29	Chattanooga, TN-GA	60.3	30.8	18	(11)
30	Knoxville, TN	59.5	32.2	22	(8)
31	Columbia, SC	58.0	28.1	9	(22)
32	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57.7	14.7	81	49
33	Asheville, NC	57.5	18.5	29	(4)
34	Akron, OH	57.1	40.2	19	(15)
35	Fort Wayne, IN	56.4	33.3	45	10
36	Corpus Christi, TX	56.0	9.8	36	0
37	Canton-Massillon, OH	55.8	26.4	13	(24)
38	Evansville, IN-KY	55.7	28.2	70	32
39	Provo-Orem, UT	55.0	17.3	16	(23)
40	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metr Div	54.3	55.0	34	(6)
41	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52.6	8.5	56	15
42	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	52.3	18.1	21	(21)
43	Kansas City, KS	51.6	33.8	17	(26)
44	Peoria, IL	50.3	28.0	12	(32)
45	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49.9	19.4	33	(12)
46	Lancaster, PA	49.6	36.1	66	20
47	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	47.8	30.5	42	(5)
48	Greensboro-High Point, NC	47.0	52.1	31	(17)
49	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46.6	14.2	64	15
50	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46.4	20.2	54	4
51	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	46.0	18.8	61	10
52	Dayton, OH	46.0	41.0	46	(6)
53	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	45.9	19.8	72	19
54	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	45.0	31.2	58	4
55	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	44.9	6.3	82	27
56	Tucson, AZ	42.7	23.2	52	(4)
57	Lexington-Fayette, KY	42.6	29.3	78	21
58	Wichita, KS	42.5	53.4	73	15
59	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	42.1	18.0	76	17
60	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA	42.1	12.7	53	(7)
61	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41.3	20.8	71	10
62	Springfield, MO	40.7	13.9	50	(12)
63	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	39.9	27.0	69	6
64	York-Hanover, PA	39.4	31.5	55	(9)
65	Jackson, MS	39.3	16.5	75	10
66	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39.1	19.9	86	20
67	Reno-Sparks, NV	38.4	11.5	87	20
68	Ann Arbor, MI	37.2	14.1	62	(6)
69	Colorado Springs, CO	36.6	12.7	60	(9)
70	New Haven, CT NECTA	36.5	25.6	67	(3)
71	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	35.4	33.6	47	(24)
72	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35.0	5.6	83	11
73	Boise City-Nampa, ID	34.9	23.9	63	(10)
74	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	34.9	26.9	80	6
75	Madison, WI	34.7	28.2	65	(10)
76	Spokane, WA	34.2	15.1	23	(53)
77	Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division	33.7	16.8	43	(34)
78	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	32.9	4.5	51	(27)
79	Winston-Salem, NC	31.5	19.6	85	6
80	Baltimore City, MD	31.4	12.3	77	(3)
81	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	30.7	23.8	37	(44)
82	Fresno, CA	26.2	22.4	44	(38)
83	Syracuse, NY	25.1	24.6	68	(15)
84	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	23.0	33.5	79	(5)
85	Albuquerque, NM	20.4	17.3	59	(26)
86	Stockton, CA	19.2	17.1	48	(38)
87	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	17.8	8.5	88	1
88	Tallahassee, FL	17.4	3.3	90	2
89	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	14.1	29.5	84	(5)
90	Huntsville, AL	11.2	22.1	91	1
91	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.3	8.8	89	(2)

May 20, 2013

Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs – 2013 Best Cities Rankings

Best Cities for Manufacturing

2013 Mfg Rank – Small MSAs	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Manufacturing Employment (000s)	2012 Mfg Size Category Ranking	Overall Ranking Change Within Category
1	Columbus, IN	96.1	18.5	3	2
2	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	94.8	7.3	44	42
3	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	94.6	8.8	11	8
4	Odessa, TX	94.5	5.7	1	(3)
5	Greenville, NC	89.8	7.7	52	47
6	Flagstaff, AZ	87.8	4.3	19	13
7	Midland, TX	87.7	3.5	5	(2)
8	Napa, CA	86.1	11.7	63	55
9	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	85.9	12.7	72	63
10	Elizabethtown, KY	84.8	6.1	81	71
11	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	84.5	2.4	4	(7)
12	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	84.4	3.5	161	149
13	Punta Gorda, FL	84.1	0.8	73	60
14	Springfield, OH	83.8	7.2	60	46
15	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	83.3	17.8	13	(2)
16	Rockford, IL	82.8	32.4	20	4
17	Lafayette, IN	82.3	16.6	15	(2)
18	Visalia-Porterville, CA	82.3	12.0	121	103
19	College Station-Bryan, TX	82.2	5.6	77	58
20	Fond du Lac, WI	81.8	10.3	29	9
21	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	81.7	3.5	56	35
22	Fargo, ND-MN	81.3	10.1	10	(12)
23	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	81.2	33.3	12	(11)
24	Racine, WI	81.2	18.8	31	7
25	Idaho Falls, ID	80.9	3.4	82	57
26	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	80.7	2.0	80	54
27	Sioux Falls, SD	78.3	13.2	95	68
28	San Angelo, TX	77.5	3.9	21	(7)
29	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	77.0	6.3	106	77
30	El Centro, CA	76.7	2.7	115	85
31	Jackson, MI	76.7	8.8	28	(3)
32	Erie, PA	76.0	22.7	24	(8)
33	Cleveland, TN	75.6	8.6	65	32
34	Bellingham, WA	74.8	8.9	27	(7)
35	Spartanburg, SC	74.0	25.7	98	63
36	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	73.0	5.3	16	(20)
37	Battle Creek, MI	72.5	11.3	99	62
38	Appleton, WI	72.4	22.7	25	(13)
39	Bloomington, IN	72.4	9.3	40	1
40	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	71.9	11.5	32	(8)
41	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	71.7	3.5	158	117
42	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	71.7	11.4	18	(24)
43	Victoria, TX	70.9	6.0	34	(9)
44	Bay City, MI	70.2	4.1	157	113
45	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	70.1	10.0	108	63
46	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	69.8	10.3	112	66
47	Sandusky, OH	69.2	5.8	23	(24)
48	Eau Claire, WI	68.5	10.7	49	1
49	Muncie, IN	68.3	4.2	104	55
50	Coeur d’Alene, ID	68.3	4.5	30	(20)
51	Morgantown, WV	68.0	4.1	14	(37)
52	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	67.6	5.2	70	18
53	Merced, CA	67.3	8.3	119	66
54	Greeley, CO	67.1	11.3	7	(47)
55	Waco, TX	66.8	14.6	67	12
56	Logan, UT-ID	66.4	11.1	61	5
57	Casper, WY	66.1	1.9	6	(51)
58	Anderson, IN	65.5	3.8	125	67
59	Lubbock, TX	65.1	5.0	51	(8)
60	Danville, VA	63.9	7.0	26	(34)
61	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	63.8	50.5	78	17
62	Rapid City, SD	63.7	2.7	128	66
63	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	63.5	5.6	132	69
64	Altoona, PA	63.2	7.5	64	0
65	Dover, DE	62.4	3.4	114	49
66	Anderson, SC	62.3	12.1	37	(29)
67	Hattiesburg, MS	62.2	4.4	191	124
68	Yuba City, CA	62.2	2.1	38	(30)
69	Terre Haute, IN	62.2	11.6	59	(10)
70	Flint, MI	62.0	11.9	110	40
71	Ithaca, NY	62.0	3.3	118	47
72	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	61.1	14.2	88	16
73	Bowling Green, KY	60.4	8.6	68	(5)
74	Lake Charles, LA	59.7	8.7	69	(5)
75	Monroe, MI	59.5	5.2	126	51
76	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	58.8	12.2	124	48
77	Medford, OR	58.5	6.7	111	34
78	Bloomington-Normal, IL	58.3	4.4	165	87
79	Fayetteville, NC	58.1	9.2	103	24
80	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	57.4	22.0	45	(35)
81	Amarillo, TX	57.3	13.2	48	(33)
82	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	56.9	2.9	8	(74)
83	Tuscaloosa, AL	56.7	13.2	130	47
84	Topeka, KS	56.5	7.2	2	(82)
85	Naples-Marco Island, FL	56.3	2.7	152	67
86	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	55.9	17.4	86	0
87	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	54.9	5.8	148	61
88	Gadsden, AL	54.3	5.0	50	(38)
89	Danville, IL	54.1	5.3	92	3
90	Port St. Lucie, FL	53.8	5.2	151	61
91	St. George, UT	53.7	2.5	83	(8)
92	Longview, WA	53.4	6.1	123	31
93	Prescott, AZ	53.3	2.9	55	(38)
94	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	53.0	3.3	144	50
95	Grand Forks, ND-MN	53.0	3.7	194	99
96	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	52.8	18.8	183	87
97	Lewiston, ID-WA	52.8	3.1	75	(22)
98	Lawton, OK	52.6	3.5	62	(36)
99	Redding, CA	52.5	2.3	164	65
100	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	52.4	8.2	131	31
101	State College, PA	51.8	4.1	36	(65)
102	Yuma, AZ	51.6	2.1	177	75
103	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	51.0	12.0	127	24
104	Owensboro, KY	51.0	8.2	100	(4)
105	Monroe, LA	50.8	6.8	172	67
106	Mansfield, OH	50.7	9.5	180	74
107	Yakima, WA	50.7	7.8	58	(49)
108	Grand Junction, CO	50.7	2.7	84	(24)
109	Charleston, WV	50.2	5.4	120	11
110	Glens Falls, NY	49.9	6.2	87	(23)
111	Santa Fe, NM	49.6	0.8	196	85
112	Sherman-Denison, TX	49.4	5.3	85	(27)
113	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49.3	9.0	101	(12)
114	Burlington, NC	48.1	8.9	146	32
115	Pueblo, CO	46.8	4.1	22	(93)
116	Lebanon, PA	45.8	8.9	76	(40)
117	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45.7	7.9	71	(46)
118	Kokomo, IN	45.5	10.1	141	23
119	Utica-Rome, NY	45.3	10.9	139	20
120	Lima, OH	44.2	7.5	109	(11)
121	Champaign-Urbana, IL	44.1	8.1	163	42
122	Springfield, IL	43.7	3.0	74	(48)
123	St. Cloud, MN	43.7	15.0	94	(29)
124	Duluth, MN-WI	43.7	7.2	17	(107)
125	Bangor, ME NECTA	43.5	2.6	116	(9)
126	Jackson, TN	43.4	8.7	171	45
127	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43.2	17.0	53	(74)
128	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	42.7	14.1	147	19
129	Rochester, MN	42.7	10.1	89	(40)
130	Cedar Rapids, IA	42.1	20.4	39	(91)
131	Lynchburg, VA	41.6	14.5	142	11
132	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	41.5	5.7	102	(30)
133	Olympia, WA	41.2	3.1	41	(92)
134	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	41.0	10.1	90	(44)
135	Carson City, NV	40.1	2.6	149	14
136	Anniston-Oxford, AL	40.1	5.8	153	17
137	Decatur, AL	39.9	11.8	47	(90)
138	Janesville, WI	39.8	8.8	159	21
139	Joplin, MO	39.7	12.8	170	31
140	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	39.6	7.1	137	(3)
141	Waterbury, CT NECTA	39.3	7.6	117	(24)
142	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39.2	3.7	9	(133)
143	Las Cruces, NM	39.1	2.9	136	(7)
144	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38.4	37.1	150	6
145	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38.2	2.8	173	28
146	Wilmington, NC	37.9	7.3	168	22
147	Auburn-Opelika, AL	37.7	5.5	96	(51)
148	Longview, TX	37.0	11.4	35	(113)
149	Bend, OR	36.6	3.9	174	25
150	New Bedford, MA NECTA	36.4	8.3	57	(93)
151	Sumter, SC	35.9	5.9	176	25
152	Rocky Mount, NC	35.5	10.1	187	35
153	Elmira, NY	34.9	5.5	93	(60)
154	Morristown, TN	34.9	10.6	190	36
155	Cheyenne, WY	34.3	1.4	46	(109)
156	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33.6	5.2	134	(22)
157	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33.3	7.9	167	10
158	Ocala, FL	33.0	6.7	169	11
159	La Crosse, WI-MN	32.7	8.3	113	(46)
160	Manchester, NH NECTA	32.7	7.7	97	(63)
161	Johnstown, PA	32.5	4.1	122	(39)
162	Salem, OR	32.4	11.0	200	38
163	Salinas, CA	32.4	5.1	33	(130)
164	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	31.9	20.8	135	(29)
165	Modesto, CA	31.8	19.2	129	(36)
166	Sheboygan, WI	31.5	18.5	162	(4)
167	Wheeling, WV-OH	31.5	3.5	133	(34)
168	Abilene, TX	31.4	2.7	184	16
169	Gainesville, FL	31.2	4.5	154	(15)
170	Rome, GA	31.0	5.6	192	22
171	Johnson City, TN	30.5	7.8	156	(15)
172	Albany, GA	29.7	4.3	195	23
173	Pocatello, ID	29.0	3.0	43	(130)
174	Fairbanks, AK	29.0	0.5	143	(31)
175	Williamsport, PA	27.7	8.3	54	(121)
176	Chico, CA	27.6	3.3		Not Rated
177	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	27.1	4.7	175	(2)
178	Kingston, NY	26.3	3.3	107	(71)
179	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	25.6	1.7	66	(113)
180	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	24.2	6.1	91	(89)
181	Clarksville, TN-KY	24.1	10.2	166	(15)
182	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	23.5	6.1	181	(1)
183	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	22.7	4.1	178	(5)
184	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	21.5	7.2	140	(44)
185	Palm Coast, FL	21.1	0.8	138	(47)
186	Wausau, WI	20.3	14.5	160	(26)
187	Corvallis, OR	19.8	3.1	188	1
188	Decatur, IL	18.7	10.1	79	(109)
189	Wichita Falls, TX	16.9	5.3	193	4
190	Pascagoula, MS	16.5	13.3	155	(35)
191	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	16.1	3.2	179	(12)
192	Eugene-Springfield, OR	14.6	12.1	197	5
193	Fort Smith, AR-OK	13.3	18.8	198	5
194	Binghamton, NY	11.3	12.7	182	(12)
195	Tyler, TX	11.2	5.3	185	(10)
196	Bismarck, ND	9.1	1.7	186	(10)
197	Dalton, GA	7.3	20.8	189	(8)
198	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	7.3	2.1	145	(53)
199	Dothan, AL	6.6	4.7	199	0
200	Laredo, TX	0.7	0.7	105	(95)

May 20, 2013

Overall Manufacturing Jobs – 2013 Best Cities Rankings

Best Cities for Manufacturing

2013 Overall Mfg Rank	Area	Weighted INDEX	2012 Mfg Emplymt (1000s)	2012 Overall Mfg Rank	Overall Rank Change 2012-2013
1	Columbus, IN	96.1	18.5	5	4
2	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	94.8	7.3	78	76
3	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	94.6	8.8	16	13
4	Odessa, TX	94.5	5.7	1	(3)
5	Mobile, AL	92.3	18.5	15	10
6	Greenville, NC	89.8	7.7	91	85
7	Flagstaff, AZ	87.8	4.3	27	20
8	Midland, TX	87.7	3.5	7	(1)
9	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	87.1	248.3	36	27
10	Savannah, GA	86.2	15.6	76	66
11	Napa, CA	86.1	11.7	105	94
12	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	85.9	12.7	121	109
13	Elizabethtown, KY	84.8	6.1	135	122
14	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	84.5	2.4	6	(8)
15	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	84.4	3.5	291	276
16	Punta Gorda, FL	84.1	0.8	123	107
17	Springfield, OH	83.8	7.2	102	85
18	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	83.3	17.8	19	1
19	Rockford, IL	82.8	32.4	28	9
20	Lafayette, IN	82.3	16.6	21	1
21	Visalia-Porterville, CA	82.3	12.0	210	189
22	Lafayette, LA	82.3	11.3	3	(19)
23	College Station-Bryan, TX	82.2	5.6	129	106
24	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	82.2	72.5	258	234
25	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	82.1	23.1	55	30
26	Fond du Lac, WI	81.8	10.3	46	20
27	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	81.7	3.5	97	70
28	Fargo, ND-MN	81.3	10.1	12	(16)
29	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	81.2	33.3	17	(12)
30	Racine, WI	81.2	18.8	48	18
31	Idaho Falls, ID	80.9	3.4	136	105
32	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	80.7	2.0	134	102
33	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA mtr div	80.4	169.9	14	(19)
34	Tulsa, OK	80.1	50.4	18	(16)
35	Anchorage, AK	79.2	2.2	221	186
36	Oklahoma City, OK	79.1	35.6	34	(2)
37	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	78.5	23.7	4	(33)
38	Sioux Falls, SD	78.3	13.2	162	124
39	San Angelo, TX	77.5	3.9	29	(10)
40	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI mtr div	77.2	143.3	38	(2)
41	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	77.1	23.1	32	(9)
42	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	77.0	6.3	188	146
43	El Centro, CA	76.7	2.7	202	159
44	Jackson, MI	76.7	8.8	45	1
45	Erie, PA	76.0	22.7	33	(12)
46	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	75.7	70.4	260	214
47	Cleveland, TN	75.6	8.6	109	62
48	Baton Rouge, LA	75.6	27.1	110	62
49	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	75.4	55.1	180	131
50	Bellingham, WA	74.8	8.9	42	(8)
51	Spartanburg, SC	74.0	25.7	169	118
52	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	73.0	5.3	24	(28)
53	Roanoke, VA	73.0	17.2	65	12
54	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	72.8	66.0	41	(13)
55	Battle Creek, MI	72.5	11.3	174	119
56	Appleton, WI	72.4	22.7	37	(19)
57	Bloomington, IN	72.4	9.3	73	16
58	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	71.9	11.5	50	(8)
59	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	71.8	19.5	53	(6)
60	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	71.7	3.5	285	225
61	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	71.7	11.4	26	(35)
62	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	71.0	13.5	13	(49)
63	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI mtr div	71.0	80.4	155	92
64	Victoria, TX	70.9	6.0	54	(10)
65	Bay City, MI	70.2	4.1	282	217
66	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	70.1	10.0	192	126
67	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX mtr div	70.1	92.8	63	(4)
68	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	69.8	10.3	199	131
69	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	69.4	21.7	22	(47)
70	Sandusky, OH	69.2	5.8	31	(39)
71	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	68.9	24.6	86	15
72	Eau Claire, WI	68.5	10.7	84	12
73	Toledo, OH	68.5	41.7	152	79
74	Muncie, IN	68.3	4.2	184	110
75	Coeur d’Alene, ID	68.3	4.5	47	(28)
76	Boulder, CO	68.2	16.6	81	5
77	Morgantown, WV	68.0	4.1	20	(57)
78	Gary, IN mtr div	68.0	36.3	87	9
79	Salt Lake City, UT	67.8	55.7	35	(44)
80	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	67.6	5.2	118	38
81	Merced, CA	67.3	8.3	208	127
82	Greeley, CO	67.1	11.3	9	(73)
83	Waco, TX	66.8	14.6	113	30
84	Reading, PA	66.5	29.8	93	9
85	Logan, UT-ID	66.4	11.1	103	18
86	Casper, WY	66.1	1.9	8	(78)
87	Anderson, IN	65.5	3.8	217	130
88	Lubbock, TX	65.1	5.0	88	0
89	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	65.1	36.8	157	68
90	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	64.9	47.0	59	(31)
91	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	64.5	37.5	255	164
92	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	64.3	71.0	147	55
93	Danville, VA	63.9	7.0	40	(53)
94	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	63.8	50.5	132	38
95	Rapid City, SD	63.7	2.7	223	128
96	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	63.5	5.6	236	140
97	El Paso, TX	63.3	17.9	124	27
98	Lincoln, NE	63.2	13.4	137	39
99	Altoona, PA	63.2	7.5	107	8
100	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	63.0	38.7	43	(57)
101	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	62.7	24.8	23	(78)
102	Dover, DE	62.4	3.4	201	99
103	Anderson, SC	62.3	12.1	66	(37)
104	Hattiesburg, MS	62.2	4.4	345	241
105	Yuba City, CA	62.2	2.1	70	(35)
106	Terre Haute, IN	62.2	11.6	101	(5)
107	Montgomery, AL	62.0	18.0	288	181
108	Flint, MI	62.0	11.9	194	86
109	Ithaca, NY	62.0	3.3	207	98
110	Green Bay, WI	61.8	28.4	89	(21)
111	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA	61.8	12.0	146	35
112	Trenton-Ewing, NJ	61.4	8.7	156	44
113	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	61.1	14.2	148	35
114	Bowling Green, KY	60.4	8.6	115	1
115	Chattanooga, TN-GA	60.3	30.8	62	(53)
116	Lake Charles, LA	59.7	8.7	116	0
117	Monroe, MI	59.5	5.2	218	101
118	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	59.5	119.5	68	(50)
119	Knoxville, TN	59.5	32.2	69	(50)
120	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	59.2	181.5	108	(12)
121	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	59.2	51.1	60	(61)
122	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	58.8	12.2	216	94
123	Medford, OR	58.5	6.7	196	73
124	Bloomington-Normal, IL	58.3	4.4	302	178
125	Fayetteville, NC	58.1	9.2	183	58
126	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Mtr Div	58.0	26.7	112	(14)
127	Columbia, SC	58.0	28.1	39	(88)
128	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57.7	14.7	306	178
129	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	57.7	156.5	72	(57)
130	Asheville, NC	57.5	18.5	106	(24)
131	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	57.4	22.0	79	(52)
132	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	57.4	31.6	99	(33)
133	Amarillo, TX	57.3	13.2	83	(50)
134	Akron, OH	57.1	40.2	64	(70)
135	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA mtr div	56.9	158.0	130	(5)
136	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	56.9	2.9	10	(126)
137	Tuscaloosa, AL	56.7	13.2	227	90
138	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ	56.6	117.8	233	95
139	Topeka, KS	56.5	7.2	2	(137)
140	Fort Wayne, IN	56.4	33.3	177	37
141	Naples-Marco Island, FL	56.3	2.7	272	131
142	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO	56.3	63.4	182	40
143	Corpus Christi, TX	56.0	9.8	138	(5)
144	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	55.9	17.4	144	0
145	Canton-Massillon, OH	55.8	26.4	52	(93)
146	Evansville, IN-KY	55.7	28.2	278	132
147	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	55.3	83.7	265	118
148	Provo-Orem, UT	55.0	17.3	58	(90)
149	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	54.9	5.8	264	115
150	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	54.8	114.7	122	(28)
151	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	54.7	106.0	49	(102)
152	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI mtr div	54.3	55.0	131	(21)
153	Gadsden, AL	54.3	5.0	85	(68)
154	Danville, IL	54.1	5.3	154	0
155	Pittsburgh, PA	54.1	89.3	168	13
156	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	53.9	122.4	119	(37)
157	Port St. Lucie, FL	53.8	5.2	271	114
158	St. George, UT	53.7	2.5	139	(19)
159	Longview, WA	53.4	6.1	212	53
160	Prescott, AZ	53.3	2.9	96	(64)
161	Columbus, OH	53.0	65.6	143	(18)
162	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	53.0	3.3	257	95
163	Grand Forks, ND-MN	53.0	3.7	349	186
164	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	52.8	18.8	334	170
165	Lewiston, ID-WA	52.8	3.1	127	(38)
166	Lawton, OK	52.6	3.5	104	(62)
167	Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA	52.6	34.1	292	125
168	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52.6	8.5	220	52
169	Redding, CA	52.5	2.3	300	131
170	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	52.5	93.1	170	0
171	Honolulu, HI	52.4	10.8	190	19
172	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	52.4	8.2	228	56
173	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	52.3	18.1	67	(106)
174	State College, PA	51.8	4.1	57	(117)
175	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	51.6	148.8	158	(17)
176	Yuma, AZ	51.6	2.1	327	151
177	Kansas City, KS	51.6	33.8	61	(116)
178	Raleigh-Cary, NC	51.2	27.2	241	63
179	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	51.0	12.0	222	43
180	Owensboro, KY	51.0	8.2	175	(5)
181	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL mtr div	50.9	324.7	161	(20)
182	Monroe, LA	50.8	6.8	318	136
183	Mansfield, OH	50.7	9.5	330	147
184	Yakima, WA	50.7	7.8	100	(84)
185	Grand Junction, CO	50.7	2.7	140	(45)
186	Peoria, IL	50.3	28.0	44	(142)
187	Charleston, WV	50.2	5.4	209	22
188	Glens Falls, NY	49.9	6.2	145	(43)
189	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49.9	19.4	125	(64)
190	Santa Fe, NM	49.6	0.8	352	162
191	Lancaster, PA	49.6	36.1	252	61
192	Sherman-Denison, TX	49.4	5.3	141	(51)
193	Nassau-Suffolk, NY mtr div	49.3	73.4	186	(7)
194	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49.3	9.0	176	(18)
195	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	49.0	50.9	90	(105)
196	Burlington, NC	48.1	8.9	262	66
197	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	47.8	30.5	165	(32)
198	Jacksonville, FL	47.6	28.0	279	81
199	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division	47.2	91.5	149	(50)
200	Greensboro-High Point, NC	47.0	52.1	117	(83)
201	Pueblo, CO	46.8	4.1	30	(171)
202	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	46.7	56.8	163	(39)
203	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46.6	14.2	247	44
204	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	46.5	60.2	114	(90)
205	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46.4	20.2	214	9
206	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ mtr div	46.0	18.8	237	31
207	Dayton, OH	46.0	41.0	181	(26)
208	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	45.9	19.8	281	73
209	Lebanon, PA	45.8	8.9	128	(81)
210	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45.7	7.9	120	(90)
211	Kokomo, IN	45.5	10.1	250	39
212	Utica-Rome, NY	45.3	10.9	248	36
213	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	45.0	31.2	225	12
214	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA mtr div	44.9	36.2	206	(8)
215	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	44.9	6.3	309	94
216	Lima, OH	44.2	7.5	193	(23)
217	Champaign-Urbana, IL	44.1	8.1	299	82
218	Springfield, IL	43.7	3.0	126	(92)
219	St. Cloud, MN	43.7	15.0	160	(59)
220	Duluth, MN-WI	43.7	7.2	25	(195)
221	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA mtr div	43.5	79.9	235	14
222	Bangor, ME NECTA	43.5	2.6	204	(18)
223	Jackson, TN	43.4	8.7	313	90
224	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43.2	17.0	92	(132)
225	Tucson, AZ	42.7	23.2	203	(22)
226	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	42.7	14.1	263	37
227	Rochester, MN	42.7	10.1	150	(77)
228	Lexington-Fayette, KY	42.6	29.3	297	69
229	Wichita, KS	42.5	53.4	287	58
230	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	42.1	18.0	294	64
231	Cedar Rapids, IA	42.1	20.4	71	(160)
232	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA	42.1	12.7	213	(19)
233	St. Louis, MO-IL	42.0	109.0	173	(60)
234	Lynchburg, VA	41.6	14.5	253	19
235	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	41.6	50.8	197	(38)
236	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	41.5	5.7	179	(57)
237	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41.3	20.8	280	43
238	Olympia, WA	41.2	3.1	74	(164)
239	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	41.0	10.1	151	(88)
240	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX mtr div	40.9	164.2	172	(68)
241	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA mtr div	40.8	362.7	261	20
242	Springfield, MO	40.7	13.9	195	(47)
243	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40.2	43.7	232	(11)
244	Carson City, NV	40.1	2.6	267	23
245	Anniston-Oxford, AL	40.1	5.8	273	28
246	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	39.9	27.0	270	24
247	Decatur, AL	39.9	11.8	82	(165)
248	Janesville, WI	39.8	8.8	286	38
249	Joplin, MO	39.7	12.8	311	62
250	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	39.6	7.1	243	(7)
251	York-Hanover, PA	39.4	31.5	219	(32)
252	Jackson, MS	39.3	16.5	293	41
253	Waterbury, CT NECTA	39.3	7.6	205	(48)
254	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39.2	3.7	11	(243)
255	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39.1	19.9	326	71
256	Las Cruces, NM	39.1	2.9	242	(14)
257	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	39.0	20.2	266	9
258	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	38.7	37.7	229	(29)
259	Philadelphia City, PA	38.6	23.1	284	25
260	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38.4	37.1	268	8
261	Reno-Sparks, NV	38.4	11.5	333	72
262	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38.2	2.8	319	57
263	Wilmington, NC	37.9	7.3	307	44
264	Auburn-Opelika, AL	37.7	5.5	164	(100)
265	Ann Arbor, MI	37.2	14.1	245	(20)
266	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL mtr div	37.1	15.2	290	24
267	Longview, TX	37.0	11.4	56	(211)
268	Colorado Springs, CO	36.6	12.7	234	(34)
269	Bend, OR	36.6	3.9	321	52
270	New Haven, CT NECTA	36.5	25.6	254	(16)
271	New Bedford, MA NECTA	36.4	8.3	98	(173)
272	Sumter, SC	35.9	5.9	324	52
273	New York City, NY	35.7	75.2	296	23
274	Rocky Mount, NC	35.5	10.1	340	66
275	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	35.4	33.6	187	(88)
276	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35.0	5.6	312	36
277	Boise City-Nampa, ID	34.9	23.9	246	(31)
278	Elmira, NY	34.9	5.5	159	(119)
279	Morristown, TN	34.9	10.6	344	65
280	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	34.9	26.9	304	24
281	Madison, WI	34.7	28.2	251	(30)
282	Cheyenne, WY	34.3	1.4	80	(202)
283	Spokane, WA	34.2	15.1	75	(208)
284	Edison-New Brunswick, NJ mtr div	34.0	58.4	325	41
285	Richmond, VA	33.9	31.9	336	51
286	Tacoma, WA mtr div	33.7	16.8	166	(120)
287	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33.6	5.2	239	(48)
288	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33.3	7.9	305	17
289	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	33.3	58.9	230	(59)
290	Ocala, FL	33.0	6.7	310	20
291	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	32.9	4.5	198	(93)
292	Rochester, NY	32.9	57.9	178	(114)
293	La Crosse, WI-MN	32.7	8.3	200	(93)
294	Manchester, NH NECTA	32.7	7.7	167	(127)
295	Johnstown, PA	32.5	4.1	211	(84)
296	Salem, OR	32.4	11.0	356	60
297	Salinas, CA	32.4	5.1	51	(246)
298	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	32.1	29.8	215	(83)
299	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	31.9	20.8	240	(59)
300	Modesto, CA	31.8	19.2	224	(76)
301	Sheboygan, WI	31.5	18.5	298	(3)
302	Winston-Salem, NC	31.5	19.6	317	15
303	Wheeling, WV-OH	31.5	3.5	238	(65)
304	Abilene, TX	31.4	2.7	337	33
305	Baltimore City, MD	31.4	12.3	295	(10)
306	Gainesville, FL	31.2	4.5	274	(32)
307	Rome, GA	31.0	5.6	346	39
308	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	30.7	23.8	142	(166)
309	Northern Virginia, VA	30.7	21.9	226	(83)
310	Johnson City, TN	30.5	7.8	277	(33)
311	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD mtr div	30.5	15.8	283	(28)
312	Albany, GA	29.7	4.3	350	38
313	Kansas City, MO	29.6	37.8	95	(218)
314	Pocatello, ID	29.0	3.0	77	(237)
315	Fairbanks, AK	29.0	0.5	256	(59)
316	Williamsport, PA	27.7	8.3	94	(222)
317	Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY	27.7	24.5	322	5
318	Chico, CA	27.6	3.3
319	Newark-Union, NJ-PA mtr div	27.5	63.4	276	(43)
320	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	27.1	4.7	323	3
321	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL mtr div	26.8	35.0	308	(13)
322	Kingston, NY	26.3	3.3	191	(131)
323	Fresno, CA	26.2	22.4	171	(152)
324	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	25.6	1.7	111	(213)
325	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	25.5	86.4	320	(5)
326	Syracuse, NY	25.1	24.6	269	(57)
327	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV mtr div	24.6	32.0	315	(12)
328	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	24.2	6.1	153	(175)
329	Clarksville, TN-KY	24.1	10.2	303	(26)
330	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	23.5	6.1	331	1
331	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	23.0	33.5	301	(30)
332	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	22.7	4.1	328	(4)
333	Camden, NJ mtr div	21.9	35.3	314	(19)
334	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	21.5	7.2	249	(85)
335	Palm Coast, FL	21.1	0.8	244	(91)
336	Albuquerque, NM	20.4	17.3	231	(105)
337	Wausau, WI	20.3	14.5	289	(48)
338	Corvallis, OR	19.8	3.1	342	4
339	Stockton, CA	19.2	17.1	189	(150)
340	Decatur, IL	18.7	10.1	133	(207)
341	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	17.8	8.5	335	(6)
342	Tallahassee, FL	17.4	3.3	348	6
343	Wichita Falls, TX	16.9	5.3	347	4
344	Pascagoula, MS	16.5	13.3	275	(69)
345	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	16.1	3.2	329	(16)
346	Eugene-Springfield, OR	14.6	12.1	353	7
347	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	14.1	29.5	316	(31)
348	Fort Smith, AR-OK	13.3	18.8	354	6
349	Binghamton, NY	11.3	12.7	332	(17)
350	Huntsville, AL	11.2	22.1	351	1
351	Tyler, TX	11.2	5.3	338	(13)
352	Bismarck, ND	9.1	1.7	339	(13)
353	Dalton, GA	7.3	20.8	343	(10)
354	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	7.3	2.1	259	(95)
355	Dothan, AL	6.6	4.7	355	0
356	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.3	8.8	341	(15)
357	Laredo, TX	0.7	0.7	185	(172)

May 20, 2013

2013 How We Pick the Best Cities For Job Growth
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The methodology for the 2013 rankings largely corresponds to that used in previous years, which emphasizes the robustness of a region’s growth both recently and over time. 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 2001 to January 2013.

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.

This year’s rankings use four measures of growth to rank all 398 metro areas for which full data sets were available from 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 current size of each MSA’s employment. Only two MSAs changed size categories, with Honolulu, HI moving from “Midsized” to “Large” and Savannah, GA moving from “Small” to “Midsized.” In the instances where the analysis refers to changes in ranking order within the size categories, these two MSA’s changes are reported as if they had been included in their current category in the prior year.

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 2007-2012 growth rate (two points); 3) long-term trend and momentum: the sum of the 2007-2012 and 2001-2006 employment growth rates multiplied by the ratio of the 2001-2006 growth rate over the 2007-2012 growth rate (two points); and 4) current year growth (one point).
May 6, 2013

All Cities Rankings – 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth

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This year’s rankings use four measures of growth to rank all 398 metro areas for which full data sets were available from 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 current size of each MSA’s employment. Only two MSAs changed size categories, with Honolulu, HI moving from “Midsized” to “Large” and Savannah, GA moving from “Small” to “Midsized.” In the instances where the analysis refers to changes in ranking order within the size categories, these two MSA’s changes are reported as if they had been included in their current category in the prior year.

2013 Overall Ranking	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Nonfarm Employment (1000s)	2012 Overall Rank	Overal Movement
1	Midland, TX	100.0	83.6	2	1
2	Odessa, TX	100.0	74.2	1	-1
3	Columbus, IN	98.5	49.8	3	0
4	Cleveland, TN	93.9	43.8	372	368
5	San Angelo, TX	88.3	47.0	7	2
6	Owensboro, KY	87.1	53.4	28	22
7	Boulder, CO	86.2	171.2	56	49
8	Jonesboro, AR	85.5	52.0	146	138
9	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division	84.7	1016.2	85	76
10	Williamsport, PA	84.6	57.1	11	1
11	Provo-Orem, UT	83.9	198.0	47	36
12	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	81.9	215.1	107	95
13	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	81.8	104.1	327	314
14	Auburn-Opelika, AL	81.7	56.4	103	89
15	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	81.4	802.5	45	30
16	Salt Lake City, UT	81.1	656.3	22	6
17	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	81.1	95.9	34	17
18	Napa, CA	81.0	64.3	142	124
19	Corpus Christi, TX	80.9	187.0	6	-13
20	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division	80.5	915.0	37	17
21	Winchester, VA-WV	80.1	58.6	77	56
22	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	79.9	243.8	51	29
23	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	79.2	2740.8	8	-15
24	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	79.1	2156.0	39	15
25	Cheyenne, WY	78.5	45.6	32	7
26	Lafayette, IN	78.5	98.1	53	27
27	Greenville, NC	78.2	81.9	148	121
28	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78.1	918.5	38	10
29	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	78.0	72.7	9	-20
30	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	77.8	55.8	18	-12
31	Billings, MT	77.5	81.9	281	250
32	Laredo, TX	77.5	95.8	14	-18
33	Victoria, TX	77.4	52.6	42	9
34	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	77.1	865.8	96	62
35	Lafayette, LA	77.1	157.3	4	-31
36	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	76.5	80.3	83	47
37	Muncie, IN	76.5	52.6	300	263
38	Greeley, CO	76.3	84.5	79	41
39	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	75.9	113.1	19	-20
40	Fargo, ND-MN	75.6	131.4	25	-15
41	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO	75.6	1258.2	74	33
42	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	75.0	837.9	5	-37
43	Lexington-Fayette, KY	74.7	260.0	236	193
44	Sioux Falls, SD	74.6	140.9	87	43
45	Raleigh-Cary, NC	74.5	526.6	40	-5
46	New Bedford, MA NECTA	74.3	67.5	262	216
47	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	73.8	390.2	64	17
48	Baton Rouge, LA	73.2	380.7	124	76
49	Longview, TX	72.9	101.7	35	-14
50	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	72.7	140.3	59	9
51	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	72.2	304.4	29	-22
52	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	72.1	103.7	172	120
53	Casper, WY	72.0	41.1	10	-43
54	Bismarck, ND	71.9	67.6	21	-33
55	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	71.7	96.2	23	-32
56	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	71.4	883.8	99	43
57	Kansas City, KS	71.3	446.9	86	29
58	Lubbock, TX	71.3	130.8	13	-45
59	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	71.2	117.8	113	54
60	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	71.2	233.6	20	-40
61	Grand Forks, ND-MN	71.1	56.8	193	132
62	Columbus, OH	71.0	957.3	112	50
63	Clarksville, TN-KY	71.0	87.6	117	54
64	Manhattan, KS	70.9	57.7	269	205
65	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	70.8	1459.5	68	3
66	Merced, CA	70.7	58.6	173	107
67	Oklahoma City, OK	70.7	600.0	48	-19
68	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	70.6	918.6	164	96
69	Columbia, MO	70.4	97.4	15	-54
70	Jackson, TN	70.1	61.8	338	268
71	Springfield, MO	70.0	200.0	149	78
72	Ann Arbor, MI	69.7	207.0	108	36
73	Dubuque, IA	69.4	59.1	95	22
74	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division	69.0	1745.5	139	65
75	Lake Charles, LA	68.9	92.2	326	251
76	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA	68.4	171.0	116	40
77	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	68.3	132.8	71	-6
78	Waco, TX	68.2	108.0	229	151
79	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	68.1	201.6	175	96
80	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68.1	285.9	92	12
81	Spartanburg, SC	68.0	124.8	298	217
82	El Centro, CA	67.8	46.7	189	107
83	Rochester, MN	67.7	105.9	284	201
84	Boise City-Nampa, ID	67.5	267.7	235	151
85	Asheville, NC	67.5	173.9	75	-10
86	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	67.2	328.7	169	83
87	St. Joseph, MO-KS	67.1	62.6	52	-35
88	New York City, NY	66.9	3908.8	49	-39
89	Trenton-Ewing, NJ	66.7	245.7	89	0
90	Harrisonburg, VA	66.7	64.9	105	15
91	Northern Virginia, VA	66.7	1364.8	50	-41
92	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	66.3	618.5	132	40
93	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	66.3	92.5	63	-30
94	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65.9	39.1	104	10
95	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	65.7	1780.8	176	81
96	Lincoln, NE	65.6	177.8	81	-15
97	Morgantown, WV	65.5	67.7	60	-37
98	St. Cloud, MN	65.3	102.1	131	33
99	Abilene, TX	65.0	67.2	264	165
100	Bowling Green, KY	64.7	62.4	160	60
101	Kokomo, IN	64.2	42.4	226	125
102	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	63.9	102.5	101	-1
103	El Paso, TX	63.8	286.0	27	-76
104	Visalia-Porterville, CA	63.5	110.5	335	231
105	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	63.3	89.7	272	167
106	Jacksonville, NC	62.9	48.8	102	-4
107	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	62.7	2381.0	157	50
108	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	62.7	78.6	61	-47
109	Iowa City, IA	62.7	94.2	128	19
110	Canton-Massillon, OH	62.6	167.2	90	-20
111	Savannah, GA	62.5	157.9	299	188
112	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	62.4	535.0	62	-50
113	Honolulu, HI	62.0	454.7	194	81
114	Richmond, VA	62.0	625.8	135	21
115	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	61.9	113.6	178	63
116	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	61.9	61.6	219	103
117	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	61.7	2485.6	78	-39
118	Palm Coast, FL	61.5	20.2	72	-46
119	Bay City, MI	61.4	37.1	136	17
120	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	61.3	130.3	44	-76
121	Ithaca, NY	61.2	68.1	304	183
122	Reading, PA	61.1	172.2	118	-4
123	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	61.1	1272.7	196	73
124	Lebanon, PA	60.9	51.5	163	39
125	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	60.9	1174.4	171	46
126	Eau Claire, WI	60.9	83.0	278	152
127	Danville, VA	60.8	40.9	126	-1
128	Anchorage, AK	60.8	176.3	161	33
129	Anderson, IN	60.6	40.7	277	148
130	Mankato-North Mankato, MN	60.6	53.9	80	-50
131	Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division	60.6	1269.4	120	-11
132	Battle Creek, MI	60.2	56.3	266	134
133	Pittsburgh, PA	60.1	1160.5	43	-90
134	La Crosse, WI-MN	59.6	75.5	191	57
135	Missoula, MT	59.1	56.2	331	196
136	Macon, GA	59.0	99.0	239	103
137	Green Bay, WI	58.7	169.4	156	19
138	Tuscaloosa, AL	58.6	96.8	287	149
139	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58.5	345.6	110	-29
140	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	58.3	1052.4	208	68
141	Flagstaff, AZ	58.1	62.3	354	213
142	Sherman-Denison, TX	57.7	43.3	55	-87
143	Jacksonville, FL	57.5	606.5	204	61
144	Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division	57.5	1007.2	282	138
145	St. George, UT	57.4	49.2	251	106
146	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	57.1	158.9	84	-62
147	Knoxville, TN	57.0	334.1	33	-114
148	Wilmington, NC	56.9	138.1	312	164
149	Baltimore City, MD	56.8	360.1	67	-82
150	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56.7	90.9	215	65
151	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC	56.6	111.1	185	34
152	Tulsa, OK	56.5	427.0	153	1
153	Corvallis, OR	56.5	39.2	203	50
154	Fort Wayne, IN	56.4	208.5	150	-4
155	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	56.4	468.1	119	-36
156	Logan, UT-ID	56.2	55.2	97	-59
157	Ocean City, NJ	55.9	35.2	26	-131
158	Fairbanks, AK	55.7	38.3	165	7
159	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55.6	74.8	216	57
160	Amarillo, TX	55.5	113.1	70	-90
161	Gainesville, GA	55.4	74.9	17	-144
162	Lawrence, KS	55.3	51.7	316	154
163	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	55.3	309.3	88	-75
164	Gainesville, FL	55.1	131.5	333	169
165	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54.9	445.0	223	58
166	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division	54.4	572.1	230	64
167	Naples-Marco Island, FL	54.3	120.2	192	25
168	Colorado Springs, CO	54.0	252.7	260	92
169	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	54.0	747.8	247	78
170	Elizabethtown, KY	53.9	48.8	188	18
171	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division	53.7	1037.7	111	-60
172	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	53.6	118.8	106	-66
173	Ames, IA	53.5	48.5	93	-80
174	Columbia, SC	53.3	355.9	158	-16
175	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	53.1	121.1	206	31
176	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	53.1	1416.5	242	66
177	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	52.8	93.1	82	-95
178	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	52.8	44.1	147	-31
179	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ	52.8	1793.0	227	48
180	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	52.6	211.9	228	48
181	Tyler, TX	52.6	94.7	31	-150
182	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division	52.4	528.5	308	126
183	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52.4	1010.3	137	-46
184	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	52.1	249.5	292	108
185	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	51.9	325.7	222	37
186	Cedar Rapids, IA	51.8	140.8	246	60
187	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division	51.7	743.2	291	104
188	Peoria, IL	51.6	183.6	66	-122
189	Idaho Falls, ID	51.4	49.7	240	51
190	Glens Falls, NY	51.3	53.7	12	-178
191	Fayetteville, NC	51.1	130.0	58	-133
192	Topeka, KS	51.1	109.8	263	71
193	Joplin, MO	51.1	80.6	122	-71
194	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	50.9	253.8	115	-79
195	Pueblo, CO	50.8	58.8	54	-141
196	Akron, OH	50.7	327.3	296	100
197	Danbury, CT NECTA	50.5	68.8	98	-99
198	Athens-Clarke County, GA	50.5	88.8	244	46
199	College Station-Bryan, TX	50.4	97.5	167	-32
200	Hattiesburg, MS	50.2	60.5	294	94
201	Spokane, WA	50.2	209.7	319	118
202	Yakima, WA	50.2	76.7	198	-4
203	Rochester, NY	50.2	513.9	91	-112
204	State College, PA	50.1	75.4	24	-180
205	Bloomington-Normal, IL	49.9	91.1	256	51
206	Manchester, NH NECTA	49.8	99.8	151	-55
207	Cumberland, MD-WV	49.5	39.8	16	-191
208	Jackson, MS	49.5	259.0	134	-74
209	Sumter, SC	49.4	37.3	373	164
210	Rapid City, SD	49.3	60.4	73	-137
211	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49.1	343.5	182	-29
212	Winston-Salem, NC	49.0	207.4	259	47
213	Grand Junction, CO	49.0	60.6	46	-167
214	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	48.9	548.2	183	-31
215	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48.7	1174.1	276	61
216	York-Hanover, PA	48.6	179.1	121	-95
217	Roanoke, VA	48.5	159.1	310	93
218	Bangor, ME NECTA	48.5	65.7	224	6
219	Hot Springs, AR	48.4	37.5	271	52
220	Warner Robins, GA	48.4	59.4	174	-46
221	Chattanooga, TN-GA	48.2	237.0	249	28
222	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	48.2	163.5	325	103
223	Lancaster, PA	48.2	230.5	248	25
224	Philadelphia City, PA	48.1	663.8	211	-13
225	Appleton, WI	48.1	117.5	155	-70
226	Port St. Lucie, FL	48.1	125.1	346	120
227	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47.9	182.7	347	120
228	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47.8	281.9	280	52
229	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	47.7	547.7	152	-77
230	Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division	47.4	271.0	234	4
231	Madison, WI	47.0	348.7	218	-13
232	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	46.8	215.3	265	33
233	Modesto, CA	46.6	148.6	356	123
234	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	46.4	157.2	258	24
235	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	46.2	1111.5	199	-36
236	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	46.1	244.7	166	-70
237	Monroe, LA	45.9	77.2	201	-36
238	Duluth, MN-WI	45.6	129.9	364	126
239	Valdosta, GA	45.6	54.0	322	83
240	Springfield, IL	45.5	111.4	141	-99
241	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	45.5	3912.7	355	114
242	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	45.5	33.2	352	110
243	Columbus, GA-AL	45.4	119.8	76	-167
244	Stockton, CA	45.4	191.9	286	42
245	Tucson, AZ	45.3	366.3	288	43
246	Altoona, PA	45.1	60.9	100	-146
247	Great Falls, MT	44.9	35.2	303	56
248	Olympia, WA	44.8	99.1	129	-119
249	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	44.8	256.9	170	-79
250	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	44.8	833.9	313	63
251	Fresno, CA	44.7	284.6	267	16
252	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	44.7	56.2	123	-129
253	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	44.6	57.1	65	-188
254	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division	44.5	715.4	363	109
255	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL	44.5	44.1	367	112
256	Lawton, OK	44.2	43.6	274	18
257	New Haven, CT NECTA	44.2	271.3	225	-32
258	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division	44.1	3731.6	245	-13
259	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	44.1	160.6	270	11
260	Evansville, IN-KY	44.0	176.1	109	-151
261	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	44.0	55.6	252	-9
262	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43.8	605.6	202	-60
263	Longview, WA	43.8	36.0	375	112
264	Las Cruces, NM	43.7	69.1	140	-124
265	Chico, CA	43.1	69.4	365	100
266	Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division	42.2	509.8	324	58
267	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	42.2	888.1	220	-47
268	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	42.1	35.3	36	-232
269	Ocala, FL	42.0	93.4	345	76
270	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division	41.9	992.8	374	104
271	Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA	41.7	824.8	358	87
272	Gary, IN Metropolitan Division	41.7	272.2	232	-40
273	Erie, PA	41.6	130.1	57	-216
274	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	41.5	1000.1	205	-69
275	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division	41.4	383.5	311	36
276	Johnstown, PA	41.3	60.2	243	-33
277	Salisbury, MD	41.3	52.8	210	-67
278	Huntsville, AL	41.3	209.4	255	-23
279	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA	41.1	19.6	138	-141
280	Yuma, AZ	41.0	52.2	376	96
281	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	40.9	120.1	257	-24
282	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA	40.6	190.1	273	-9
283	Johnson City, TN	40.3	79.3	94	-189
284	Bellingham, WA	40.2	80.9	159	-125
285	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39.3	44.2	275	-10
286	Prescott, AZ	39.3	55.9	371	85
287	Yuba City, CA	39.2	37.1	231	-56
288	Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY	39.0	562.3	133	-155
289	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	38.6	336.9	339	50
290	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	38.2	126.1	349	59
291	Lynchburg, VA	38.1	103.2	344	53
292	Brunswick, GA	38.0	40.6	382	90
293	Punta Gorda, FL	37.8	42.4	209	-84
294	Reno-Sparks, NV	37.7	192.5	343	49
295	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	37.5	98.2	41	-254
296	Charlottesville, VA	37.4	99.8	30	-266
297	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	37.3	822.5	307	10
298	Bloomington, IN	37.3	82.4	309	11
299	Rockford, IL	37.3	149.1	253	-46
300	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	37.2	501.1	384	84
301	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	36.7	194.7	351	50
302	Coeur d’Alene, ID	36.5	52.7	114	-188
303	Wheeling, WV-OH	36.4	66.3	238	-65
304	Bend, OR	36.4	61.5	337	33
305	Syracuse, NY	36.3	316.1	237	-68
306	Montgomery, AL	36.1	167.1	359	53
307	Toledo, OH	36.0	305.8	301	-6
308	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	35.6	378.5	190	-118
309	Charleston, WV	35.6	146.6	180	-129
310	Salinas, CA	35.5	122.7	143	-167
311	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	35.4	35.2	330	19
312	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	34.9	48.1	144	-168
313	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	33.9	173.3	389	76
314	Kansas City, MO	33.9	549.5	212	-102
315	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	33.8	547.2	380	65
316	Janesville, WI	33.8	62.4	396	80
317	Florence, SC	33.7	84.0	213	-104
318	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33.4	196.7	342	24
319	Terre Haute, IN	33.4	71.6	370	51
320	Medford, OR	32.9	76.2	340	20
321	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	32.7	1015.9	361	40
322	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	32.6	175.5	125	-197
323	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	32.6	86.1	306	-17
324	Pocatello, ID	32.2	35.9	297	-27
325	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32.0	114.2	268	-57
326	Rome, GA	32.0	39.0	387	61
327	Salem, OR	31.9	141.5	318	-9
328	St. Louis, MO-IL	31.7	1301.5	302	-26
329	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	31.0	70.0	200	-129
330	Pascagoula, MS	30.9	55.1	254	-76
331	Albany, GA	30.9	61.4	393	62
332	Tallahassee, FL	30.7	166.4	289	-43
333	Eugene-Springfield, OR	30.2	141.9	379	46
334	Anderson, SC	30.1	61.5	378	44
335	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	30.0	45.5	168	-167
336	Farmington, NM	29.8	48.8	186	-150
337	Gadsden, AL	29.7	36.4	341	4
338	Lewiston, ID-WA	29.4	25.8	241	-97
339	Santa Fe, NM	29.3	60.3	207	-132
340	Springfield, OH	29.1	49.9	181	-159
341	Mobile, AL	28.6	174.2	261	-80
342	Greensboro-High Point, NC	28.4	343.6	328	-14
343	Fort Smith, AR-OK	28.3	116.6	385	42
344	Jefferson City, MO	28.2	75.9	217	-127
345	Goldsboro, NC	28.2	42.9	162	-183
346	Alexandria, LA	27.6	62.7	295	-51
347	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	27.3	48.2	377	30
348	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	27.2	404.2	305	-43
349	Albuquerque, NM	26.8	366.8	293	-56
350	Burlington, NC	26.8	58.8	145	-205
351	Danville, IL	26.7	29.6	321	-30
352	Dover, DE	26.6	63.1	177	-175
353	Fond du Lac, WI	25.5	45.5	283	-70
354	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	25.3	81.4	315	-39
355	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	25.2	218.0	127	-228
356	Dayton, OH	24.8	377.9	250	-106
357	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	24.4	225.0	320	-37
358	Champaign-Urbana, IL	24.3	106.9	394	36
359	Anniston-Oxford, AL	23.8	48.0	383	24
360	Dothan, AL	23.3	57.0	329	-31
361	Wichita, KS	22.9	288.0	350	-11
362	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	21.9	57.3	195	-167
363	Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division	21.5	980.8	334	-29
364	Pine Bluff, AR	21.3	36.2	381	17
365	Racine, WI	21.3	74.1	348	-17
366	Elmira, NY	20.7	39.9	317	-49
367	Sheboygan, WI	20.6	57.3	390	23
368	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	19.9	281.7	290	-78
369	Morristown, TN	19.8	45.5	397	28
370	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	19.8	42.8	360	-10
371	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	19.7	59.4	187	-184
372	Jackson, MI	19.6	54.0	233	-139
373	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	19.5	69.1	323	-50
374	Wausau, WI	19.0	66.4	357	-17
375	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	18.6	44.7	362	-13
376	Monroe, MI	18.1	38.5	392	16
377	Redding, CA	17.4	56.5	279	-98
378	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	16.8	134.5	221	-157
379	Decatur, AL	16.8	54.4	197	-182
380	Waterbury, CT NECTA	16.7	63.3	366	-14
381	Utica-Rome, NY	16.7	127.9	69	-312
382	Kingston, NY	16.5	60.4	179	-203
383	Flint, MI	15.7	135.9	314	-69
384	Wichita Falls, TX	15.3	58.6	369	-15
385	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	14.8	104.7	184	-201
386	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	14.7	136.4	386	0
387	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	12.8	142.9	368	-19
388	Lima, OH	11.1	51.6	285	-103
389	Sandusky, OH	9.7	33.8	130	-259
390	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	8.0	126.7	353	-37
391	Binghamton, NY	7.8	107.2	214	-177
392	Carson City, NV	7.0	27.6	395	3
393	Mansfield, OH	5.9	52.0	332	-61
394	Decatur, IL	5.4	51.2	154	-240
395	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	5.2	43.5	391	-4
396	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	2.9	130.2	336	-60
397	Rocky Mount, NC	2.1	57.9	388	-9
398	Dalton, GA	1.6	63.1	398	0

May 6, 2013

Large Cities Rankings – 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth

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2013 Rank Among Large Cities	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Nonfarm Employment (1000s)	Size Movement	2012 Size Ranking
1	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division	84.7	1016.2	16	17
2	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	81.4	802.5	7	9
3	Salt Lake City, UT	81.1	656.3	0	3
4	Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division	80.5	915.0	0	4
5	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	79.2	2740.8	-3	2
6	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	79.1	2156.0	0	6
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78.1	918.5	-2	5
8	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	77.1	865.8	11	19
9	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO	75.6	1258.2	6	15
10	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	75.0	837.9	-9	1
11	Raleigh-Cary, NC	74.5	526.6	-4	7
12	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	71.4	883.8	8	20
13	Columbus, OH	71.0	957.3	9	22
14	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	70.8	1459.5	0	14
15	Oklahoma City, OK	70.7	600.0	-5	10
16	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	70.6	918.6	16	32
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division	69.0	1745.5	12	29
18	New York City, NY	66.9	3908.8	-7	11
19	Northern Virginia, VA	66.7	1364.8	-7	12
20	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	66.3	618.5	5	25
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	65.7	1780.8	13	34
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	62.7	2381.0	9	31
23	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	62.4	535.0	-10	13
24	Honolulu, HI	62.0	454.7	12	36
25	Richmond, VA	62.0	625.8	2	27
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	61.7	2485.6	-10	16
27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	61.1	1272.7	9	36
28	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	60.9	1174.4	5	33
29	Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division	60.6	1269.4	-5	24
30	Pittsburgh, PA	60.1	1160.5	-22	8
31	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	58.3	1052.4	10	41
32	Jacksonville, FL	57.5	606.5	7	39
33	Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division	57.5	1007.2	18	51
34	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	56.4	468.1	-11	23
35	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division	54.4	572.1	11	46
36	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	54.0	747.8	13	49
37	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division	53.7	1037.7	-16	21
38	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	53.1	1416.5	9	47
39	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ	52.8	1793.0	6	45
40	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division	52.4	528.5	15	55
41	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52.4	1010.3	-13	28
42	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division	51.7	743.2	10	52
43	Rochester, NY	50.2	513.9	-25	18
44	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	48.9	548.2	-9	35
45	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48.7	1174.1	5	50
46	Philadelphia City, PA	48.1	663.8	-4	42
47	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	47.7	547.7	-17	30
48	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	46.2	1111.5	-11	37
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	45.5	3912.7	10	59
50	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	44.8	833.9	6	56
51	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division	44.5	715.4	11	62
52	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division	44.1	3731.6	-4	48
53	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43.8	605.6	-15	38
54	Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division	42.2	509.8	3	57
55	Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ	42.2	888.1	-11	44
56	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division	41.9	992.8	7	63
57	Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA	41.7	824.8	3	60
58	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	41.5	1000.1	-18	40
59	Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY	39.0	562.3	-33	26
60	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	37.3	822.5	-6	54
61	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	37.2	501.1	4	65
62	Kansas City, MO	33.9	549.5	-19	43
63	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	33.8	547.2	1	64
64	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	32.7	1015.9	-3	61
65	St. Louis, MO-IL	31.7	1301.5	-12	53
66	Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division	21.5	980.8	-8	58

May 6, 2013

Midsized Cities Rankings – 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth

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This year’s rankings use four measures of growth to rank all 398 metro areas for which full data sets were available from the past 10 years. "Large" areas include those with a current nonfarm emplymt 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 current size of each MSA’s employment. Only two MSAs changed size categories, with Honolulu, HI moving from “Midsized” to “Large” and Savannah, GA moving from “Small” to “Midsized.” In the instances where the analysis refers to changes in ranking order within the size categories, these two MSA’s changes are reported as if they had been included in their current category in the prior year.

2013 Rank Among Medium Cities	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Nonfarm Employment (1000s)	Size Mvmnt	2012 Size Ranking
1	Boulder, CO	86.2	171.2	8	9
2	Provo-Orem, UT	83.9	198.0	5	7
3	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	81.9	215.1	18	21
4	Corpus Christi, TX	80.9	187.0	-2	2
5	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	79.9	243.8	3	8
6	Lafayette, LA	77.1	157.3	-5	1
7	Lexington-Fayette, KY	74.7	260.0	47	54
8	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	73.8	390.2	2	10
9	Baton Rouge, LA	73.2	380.7	20	29
10	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	72.2	304.4	-5	5
11	Kansas City, KS	71.3	446.9	5	16
12	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	71.2	233.6	-9	3
13	Springfield, MO	70.0	200.0	20	33
14	Ann Arbor, MI	69.7	207.0	8	22
15	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA	68.4	171.0	11	26
16	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	68.1	201.6	26	42
17	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68.1	285.9	3	20
18	Boise City-Nampa, ID	67.5	267.7	35	53
19	Asheville, NC	67.5	173.9	-6	13
20	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	67.2	328.7	20	40
21	Trenton-Ewing, NJ	66.7	245.7	-3	18
22	Lincoln, NE	65.6	177.8	-8	14
23	El Paso, TX	63.8	286.0	-19	4
24	Canton-Massillon, OH	62.6	167.2	-5	19
25	Savannah, GA	62.5	157.9	-8	76
26	Reading, PA	61.1	172.2	1	27
27	Anchorage, AK	60.8	176.3	11	38
28	Green Bay, WI	58.7	169.4	8	36
29	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58.5	345.6	-5	24
30	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	57.1	158.9	-15	15
31	Knoxville, TN	57.0	334.1	-25	6
32	Baltimore City, MD	56.8	360.1	-20	12
33	Tulsa, OK	56.5	427.0	2	35
34	Fort Wayne, IN	56.4	208.5	0	34
35	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	55.3	309.3	-18	17
36	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54.9	445.0	12	48
37	Colorado Springs, CO	54.0	252.7	25	62
38	Columbia, SC	53.3	355.9	-1	37
39	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	52.6	211.9	11	50
40	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	52.1	249.5	33	73
41	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	51.9	325.7	6	47
42	Peoria, IL	51.6	183.6	-31	11
43	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	50.9	253.8	-18	25
44	Akron, OH	50.7	327.3	31	75
45	Spokane, WA	50.2	209.7	35	80
46	Jackson, MS	49.5	259.0	-14	32
47	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49.1	343.5	-4	43
48	Winston-Salem, NC	49.0	207.4	13	61
49	York-Hanover, PA	48.6	179.1	-21	28
50	Roanoke, VA	48.5	159.1	28	78
51	Chattanooga, TN-GA	48.2	237.0	6	57
52	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	48.2	163.5	30	82
53	Lancaster, PA	48.2	230.5	3	56
54	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47.9	182.7	33	87
55	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47.8	281.9	13	68
56	Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division	47.4	271.0	-4	52
57	Madison, WI	47.0	348.7	-11	46
58	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	46.8	215.3	6	64
59	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	46.4	157.2	1	60
60	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	46.1	244.7	-21	39
61	Stockton, CA	45.4	191.9	8	69
62	Tucson, AZ	45.3	366.3	8	70
63	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	44.8	256.9	-22	41
64	Fresno, CA	44.7	284.6	1	65
65	New Haven, CT NECTA	44.2	271.3	-16	49
66	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	44.1	160.6	0	66
67	Evansville, IN-KY	44.0	176.1	-44	23
68	Gary, IN Metropolitan Division	41.7	272.2	-17	51
69	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division	41.4	383.5	10	79
70	Huntsville, AL	41.3	209.4	-11	59
71	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA	40.6	190.1	-4	67
72	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	38.6	336.9	12	84
73	Reno-Sparks, NV	37.7	192.5	13	86
74	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	36.7	194.7	15	89
75	Syracuse, NY	36.3	316.1	-20	55
76	Montgomery, AL	36.1	167.1	14	90
77	Toledo, OH	36.0	305.8	-1	76
78	Calvert-Charles-Prince George’s, MD	35.6	378.5	-34	44
79	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	33.9	173.3	12	91
80	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33.4	196.7	5	85
81	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	32.6	175.5	-51	30
82	Tallahassee, FL	30.7	166.4	-11	71
83	Mobile, AL	28.6	174.2	-20	63
84	Greensboro-High Point, NC	28.4	343.6	-1	83
85	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	27.2	404.2	-8	77
86	Albuquerque, NM	26.8	366.8	-12	74
87	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	25.2	218.0	-56	31
88	Dayton, OH	24.8	377.9	-30	58
89	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	24.4	225.0	-8	81
90	Wichita, KS	22.9	288.0	-2	88
91	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	19.9	281.7	-19	72

May 6, 2013

Small Cities Rankings – 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth

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2013 Rank Among Small Cities	Area	2013 Weighted INDEX	2012 Nonfarm Emplmt (1000s)	Size Mvmt	2012 Size Ranking
1	Midland, TX	100.0	83.6	1	2
2	Odessa, TX	100.0	74.2	-1	1
3	Columbus, IN	98.5	49.8	0	3
4	Cleveland, TN	93.9	43.8	216	220
5	San Angelo, TX	88.3	47.0	-1	4
6	Owensboro, KY	87.1	53.4	15	21
7	Jonesboro, AR	85.5	52.0	78	85
8	Williamsport, PA	84.6	57.1	-1	7
9	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	81.8	104.1	179	188
10	Auburn-Opelika, AL	81.7	56.4	53	63
11	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	81.1	95.9	14	25
12	Napa, CA	81.0	64.3	69	81
13	Winchester, VA-WV	80.1	58.6	36	49
14	Cheyenne, WY	78.5	45.6	10	24
15	Lafayette, IN	78.5	98.1	18	33
16	Greenville, NC	78.2	81.9	71	87
17	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	78.0	72.7	-12	5
18	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	77.8	55.8	-4	14
19	Billings, MT	77.5	81.9	144	163
20	Laredo, TX	77.5	95.8	-10	10
21	Victoria, TX	77.4	52.6	8	29
22	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	76.5	80.3	31	53
23	Muncie, IN	76.5	52.6	150	173
24	Greeley, CO	76.3	84.5	26	50
25	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	75.9	113.1	-10	15
26	Fargo, ND-MN	75.6	131.4	-7	19
27	Sioux Falls, SD	74.6	140.9	27	54
28	New Bedford, MA NECTA	74.3	67.5	122	150
29	Longview, TX	72.9	101.7	-3	26
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	72.7	140.3	8	38
31	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	72.1	103.7	67	98
32	Casper, WY	72.0	41.1	-26	6
33	Bismarck, ND	71.9	67.6	-17	16
34	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	71.7	96.2	-17	17
35	Lubbock, TX	71.3	130.8	-26	9
36	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	71.2	117.8	31	67
37	Grand Forks, ND-MN	71.1	56.8	77	114
38	Clarksville, TN-KY	71.0	87.6	31	69
39	Manhattan, KS	70.9	57.7	116	155
40	Merced, CA	70.7	58.6	59	99
41	Columbia, MO	70.4	97.4	-30	11
42	Jackson, TN	70.1	61.8	155	197
43	Dubuque, IA	69.4	59.1	14	57
44	Lake Charles, LA	68.9	92.2	143	187
45	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	68.3	132.8	0	45
46	Waco, TX	68.2	108.0	88	134
47	Spartanburg, SC	68.0	124.8	124	171
48	El Centro, CA	67.8	46.7	63	111
49	Rochester, MN	67.7	105.9	116	165
50	St. Joseph, MO-KS	67.1	62.6	-18	32
51	Harrisonburg, VA	66.7	64.9	14	65
52	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	66.3	92.5	-11	41
53	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65.9	39.1	11	64
54	Morgantown, WV	65.5	67.7	-15	39
55	St. Cloud, MN	65.3	102.1	21	76
56	Abilene, TX	65.0	67.2	96	152
57	Bowling Green, KY	64.7	62.4	35	92
58	Kokomo, IN	64.2	42.4	75	133
59	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	63.9	102.5	2	61
60	Visalia-Porterville, CA	63.5	110.5	134	194
61	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	63.3	89.7	96	157
62	Jacksonville, NC	62.9	48.8	0	62
63	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	62.7	78.6	-23	40
64	Iowa City, IA	62.7	94.2	9	73
65	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	61.9	113.6	37	102
66	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	61.9	61.6	64	130
67	Palm Coast, FL	61.5	20.2	-21	46
68	Bay City, MI	61.4	37.1	9	77
69	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	61.3	130.3	-39	30
70	Ithaca, NY	61.2	68.1	105	175
71	Lebanon, PA	60.9	51.5	23	94
72	Eau Claire, WI	60.9	83.0	89	161
73	Danville, VA	60.8	40.9	-1	72
74	Anderson, IN	60.6	40.7	86	160
75	Mankato-North Mankato, MN	60.6	53.9	-24	51
76	Battle Creek, MI	60.2	56.3	77	153
77	La Crosse, WI-MN	59.6	75.5	35	112
78	Missoula, MT	59.1	56.2	113	191
79	Macon, GA	59.0	99.0	59	138
80	Tuscaloosa, AL	58.6	96.8	87	167
81	Flagstaff, AZ	58.1	62.3	126	207
82	Sherman-Denison, TX	57.7	43.3	-47	35
83	St. George, UT	57.4	49.2	61	144
84	Wilmington, NC	56.9	138.1	94	178
85	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56.7	90.9	42	127
86	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC	56.6	111.1	21	107
87	Corvallis, OR	56.5	39.2	33	120
88	Logan, UT-ID	56.2	55.2	-30	58
89	Ocean City, NJ	55.9	35.2	-69	20
90	Fairbanks, AK	55.7	38.3	5	95
91	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55.6	74.8	37	128
92	Amarillo, TX	55.5	113.1	-48	44
93	Gainesville, GA	55.4	74.9	-80	13
94	Lawrence, KS	55.3	51.7	87	181
95	Gainesville, FL	55.1	131.5	98	193
96	Naples-Marco Island, FL	54.3	120.2	17	113
97	Elizabethtown, KY	53.9	48.8	13	110
98	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	53.6	118.8	-32	66
99	Ames, IA	53.5	48.5	-44	55
100	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	53.1	121.1	21	121
101	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	52.8	93.1	-49	52
102	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	52.8	44.1	-16	86
103	Tyler, TX	52.6	94.7	-80	23
104	Cedar Rapids, IA	51.8	140.8	39	143
105	Idaho Falls, ID	51.4	49.7	34	139
106	Glens Falls, NY	51.3	53.7	-98	8
107	Fayetteville, NC	51.1	130.0	-70	37
108	Topeka, KS	51.1	109.8	43	151
109	Joplin, MO	51.1	80.6	-39	70
110	Pueblo, CO	50.8	58.8	-76	34
111	Danbury, CT NECTA	50.5	68.8	-52	59
112	Athens-Clarke County, GA	50.5	88.8	30	142
113	College Station-Bryan, TX	50.4	97.5	-17	96
114	Hattiesburg, MS	50.2	60.5	54	168
115	Yakima, WA	50.2	76.7	2	117
116	State College, PA	50.1	75.4	-98	18
117	Bloomington-Normal, IL	49.9	91.1	31	148
118	Manchester, NH NECTA	49.8	99.8	-30	88
119	Cumberland, MD-WV	49.5	39.8	-107	12
120	Sumter, SC	49.4	37.3	101	221
121	Rapid City, SD	49.3	60.4	-74	47
122	Grand Junction, CO	49.0	60.6	-91	31
123	Bangor, ME NECTA	48.5	65.7	9	132
124	Hot Springs, AR	48.4	37.5	32	156
125	Warner Robins, GA	48.4	59.4	-25	100
126	Appleton, WI	48.1	117.5	-36	90
127	Port St. Lucie, FL	48.1	125.1	75	202
128	Modesto, CA	46.6	148.6	20	208
129	Monroe, LA	45.9	77.2	-10	119
130	Duluth, MN-WI	45.6	129.9	82	212
131	Valdosta, GA	45.6	54.0	54	185
132	Springfield, IL	45.5	111.4	-52	80
133	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	45.5	33.2	72	205
134	Columbus, GA-AL	45.4	119.8	-86	48
135	Altoona, PA	45.1	60.9	-75	60
136	Great Falls, MT	44.9	35.2	38	174
137	Olympia, WA	44.8	99.1	-63	74
138	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	44.7	56.2	-67	71
139	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	44.6	57.1	-97	42
140	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL	44.5	44.1	75	215
141	Lawton, OK	44.2	43.6	17	158
142	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	44.0	55.6	3	145
143	Longview, WA	43.8	36.0	79	222
144	Las Cruces, NM	43.7	69.1	-65	79
145	Chico, CA	43.1	69.4	68	213
146	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	42.1	35.3	-119	27
147	Ocala, FL	42.0	93.4	54	201
148	Erie, PA	41.6	130.1	-112	36
149	Johnstown, PA	41.3	60.2	-8	141
150	Salisbury, MD	41.3	52.8	-26	124
151	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA	41.1	19.6	-73	78
152	Yuma, AZ	41.0	52.2	71	223
153	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	40.9	120.1	-4	149
154	Johnson City, TN	40.3	79.3	-98	56
155	Bellingham, WA	40.2	80.9	-64	91
156	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39.3	44.2	3	159
157	Prescott, AZ	39.3	55.9	62	219
158	Yuba City, CA	39.2	37.1	-23	135
159	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	38.2	126.1	45	204
160	Lynchburg, VA	38.1	103.2	40	200
161	Brunswick, GA	38.0	40.6	67	228
162	Punta Gorda, FL	37.8	42.4	-39	123
163	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	37.5	98.2	-135	28
164	Charlottesville, VA	37.4	99.8	-142	22
165	Bloomington, IN	37.3	82.4	12	177
166	Rockford, IL	37.3	149.1	20	146
167	Coeur d’Alene, ID	36.5	52.7	-99	68
168	Wheeling, WV-OH	36.4	66.3	-31	137
169	Bend, OR	36.4	61.5	27	196
170	Charleston, WV	35.6	146.6	-12	104
171	Salinas, CA	35.5	122.7	-89	82
172	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	35.4	35.2	18	190
173	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	34.9	48.1	-90	83
174	Janesville, WI	33.8	62.4	66	240
175	Florence, SC	33.7	84.0	-50	125
176	Terre Haute, IN	33.4	71.6	42	218
177	Medford, OR	32.9	76.2	21	198
178	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	32.6	86.1	-2	176
179	Pocatello, ID	32.2	35.9	-9	170
180	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32.0	114.2	-26	154
181	Rome, GA	32.0	39.0	51	232
182	Salem, OR	31.9	141.5	-43	183
183	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	31.0	70.0	-65	118
184	Pascagoula, MS	30.9	55.1	-37	147
185	Albany, GA	30.9	61.4	52	237
186	Eugene-Springfield, OR	30.2	141.9	-11	226
187	Anderson, SC	30.1	61.5	38	225
188	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	30.0	45.5	-91	97
189	Farmington, NM	29.8	48.8	-81	108
190	Gadsden, AL	29.7	36.4	9	199
191	Lewiston, ID-WA	29.4	25.8	-51	140
192	Santa Fe, NM	29.3	60.3	-70	122
193	Springfield, OH	29.1	49.9	-88	105
194	Fort Smith, AR-OK	28.3	116.6	36	230
195	Jefferson City, MO	28.2	75.9	-66	129
196	Goldsboro, NC	28.2	42.9	-103	93
197	Alexandria, LA	27.6	62.7	-28	169
198	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	27.3	48.2	26	224
199	Burlington, NC	26.8	58.8	-115	84
200	Danville, IL	26.7	29.6	-16	184
201	Dover, DE	26.6	63.1	-100	101
202	Fond du Lac, WI	25.5	45.5	-38	164
203	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	25.3	81.4	-23	180
204	Champaign-Urbana, IL	24.3	106.9	34	238
205	Anniston-Oxford, AL	23.8	48.0	24	229
206	Dothan, AL	23.3	57.0	-17	189
207	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	21.9	57.3	-92	115
208	Pine Bluff, AR	21.3	36.2	19	227
209	Racine, WI	21.3	74.1	-6	203
210	Elmira, NY	20.7	39.9	-28	182
211	Sheboygan, WI	20.6	57.3	23	234
212	Morristown, TN	19.8	45.5	29	241
213	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	19.8	42.8	-3	210
214	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	19.7	59.4	-105	109
215	Jackson, MI	19.6	54.0	-79	136
216	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	19.5	69.1	-30	186
217	Wausau, WI	19.0	66.4	-8	209
218	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	18.6	44.7	-7	211
219	Monroe, MI	18.1	38.5	17	236
220	Redding, CA	17.4	56.5	-58	162
221	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	16.8	134.5	-90	131
222	Decatur, AL	16.8	54.4	-106	116
223	Waterbury, CT NECTA	16.7	63.3	-9	214
224	Utica-Rome, NY	16.7	127.9	-181	43
225	Kingston, NY	16.5	60.4	-122	103
226	Flint, MI	15.7	135.9	-47	179
227	Wichita Falls, TX	15.3	58.6	-10	217
228	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	14.8	104.7	-122	106
229	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	14.7	136.4	2	231
230	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	12.8	142.9	-1	216
231	Lima, OH	11.1	51.6	-65	166
232	Sandusky, OH	9.7	33.8	-157	75
233	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	8.0	126.7	-27	206
234	Binghamton, NY	7.8	107.2	-108	126
235	Carson City, NV	7.0	27.6	4	239
236	Mansfield, OH	5.9	52.0	-44	192
237	Decatur, IL	5.4	51.2	-148	89
238	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	5.2	43.5	-3	235
239	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	2.9	130.2	-44	195
240	Rocky Mount, NC	2.1	57.9	-7	233
241	Dalton, GA	1.6	63.1	1	242

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New Geography’s Most Popular Pieces of 2012

Here’s a list of the most popular pieces from 2012 here at NewGeography, our fourth full calendar year. Thanks for reading and happy 2013.

10. The Cities Where a Paycheck Stretches the Furthest In this piece from July, Joel Kotkin looks at average pay in U.S. metropolitan areas adjusted for regional cost of living based on my analysis of data from EMSI and C2ER. Since it ran, the table at the end of the piece has been updated with 2012 data. This piece also ran in Forbes.

9. The Export Business of California (People and Jobs) Wendell Cox quantifies the outmigration from California and outlines a few reasons why residents might be leavings.

8. America’s Future is Taking Shape in the Suburbs The evidence suggests that it’s not time to write off the suburbs just yet, according to this July Joel Kotkin piece. This piece also appeared at Forbes.

7. The New Geography of Success in the U.S. and the Trap of the “New Normal” Joel Kotkin suggests that all of the public discussion about a “new normal” of U.S. mediocrity may not be the case due to a few of America’s inherent competitive advantages. “The stories of the successful states tell us the key to success lies in promoting basic industries like energy, agriculture and manufacturing — which then create business service and high-skilled jobs — combined with a broad agenda favorable to entrepreneurs of all kinds.” This piece also appeared in Forbes.

6. Sex (or Not) and the Japanese Single Edward Morgan explores the issue of sex and fertility and how it may affect the future of Japan.

5. The Unseen Class War that Could Decide the Presidential Election In August Joel Kotkin pointed out that the issue of class is one of the most important facing American policymakers. He points out that the “clerisy” of both parties has ignored upward mobility and the needs of the “yeomanry.” This piece also appeared in Forbes.

4. After the November election, Joel Kotkin argued that the nation may be in for a future similar to the current state of California in the piece, “For a Preview of Obama’s America in 2016, Look at the Crack-up of California.” This piece also appeared in Forbes.

3. World Urban Areas Population and Density Wendell Cox’s summary of population data on the world’s urban areas has become a popular resource for readers looking for population data in search engines.

2. Is California the New Detroit? In August Robert Cristiano called out California political leaders about the state of the state: “The beaches are still beautiful. The mountains are still snow capped and the climate is still the envy of the world. Detroit never had that. But will California’s physical attributes be enough?”

1. Best Cities for Jobs 2012 Articles Our Best Cities Rankings measure short-, medium-, and long-term employment growth in the nation’s metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions. We keep the measure simple on purpose: to offer an indicator of which regions are changing the fastest.

Mark Schill is a community strategist and analyst with Praxis Strategy Group and New Geography’s Managing Editor.

January 3, 2013