Small Cities Finance Jobs - 2014 Best Cities Rankings

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2014 MSA Financial Activities Ranking - SMALL MSAs	Area	2014 Financial Activities Weighted INDEX	2013 Financial Activities Employment	2012-2013 Financial Activities Sector Growth	2014 FA Ranking Change from 2013 - Small MSAs
1	Owensboro, KY	99.1	3.6	5.9%	0
2	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	97.2	4.4	7.3%	5
3	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	90.8	4.8	10.9%	25
4	Odessa, TX	90.8	3.3	8.8%	(2)
5	Midland, TX	89.9	4.3	5.7%	(1)
6	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	89.8	3.7	5.7%	15
7	Victoria, TX	89.4	2.4	5.9%	2
8	Fargo, ND-MN	89.1	9.8	6.5%	36
9	Pocatello, ID	88.4	2.2	8.2%	44
10	College Station-Bryan, TX	86.3	3.8	4.6%	37
11	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	86.3	6.3	3.9%	11
12	Rapid City, SD	86.2	4.1	6.0%	50
13	Macon, GA	84.9	9.6	1.4%	(7)
14	Bellingham, WA	84.7	3.4	3.0%	2
15	San Angelo, TX	84.7	2.3	7.8%	30
16	Greenville, NC	83.5	2.9	6.1%	3
17	Jackson, TN	81.8	1.8	5.9%	40
18	Naples-Marco Island, FL	80.5	7.1	4.4%	79
19	Ithaca, NY	79.0	1.7	6.2%	65
20	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	78.9	6.0	4.1%	45
21	Logan, UT-ID	77.8	1.8	12.5%	106
22	Tyler, TX	77.4	4.4	2.3%	14
23	St. Cloud, MN	77.2	4.5	2.3%	2
24	Clarksville, TN-KY	76.2	3.0	0.0%	(19)
25	Las Cruces, NM	76.1	2.6	4.0%	9
26	Casper, WY	75.9	2.1	3.3%	25
27	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	75.4	3.3	3.1%	19
28	St. George, UT	74.3	2.0	5.3%	49
29	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	74.0	5.5	2.5%	0
30	Bloomington, IN	73.9	2.9	4.8%	99
31	Wilmington, NC	73.6	6.6	8.2%	77
32	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	73.5	8.5	-0.4%	(14)
33	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	73.3	2.7	2.5%	26
34	Auburn-Opelika, AL	73.1	1.8	3.9%	47
35	Yuma, AZ	71.9	1.7	0.0%	80
36	Sioux Falls, SD	70.3	16.5	2.5%	(3)
37	Bismarck, ND	68.4	3.5	0.0%	(17)
38	Abilene, TX	68.1	3.8	2.7%	17
39	Cheyenne, WY	68.1	2.3	3.0%	(25)
40	Columbus, GA-AL	68.0	13.0	1.6%	(8)
41	Tuscaloosa, AL	67.9	3.9	1.7%	34
42	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	67.4	3.5	5.1%	(3)
43	Cedar Rapids, IA	66.8	10.4	3.3%	31
44	Lubbock, TX	65.4	7.1	4.4%	24
45	La Crosse, WI-MN	64.4	3.8	2.7%	19
46	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	64.2	2.2	0.0%	34
47	Longview, TX	63.9	4.0	0.0%	(23)
48	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	63.6	4.2	3.3%	(33)
49	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	63.6	0.8	0.0%	(37)
50	Wichita Falls, TX	63.6	2.8	2.5%	0
51	Rochester, MN	63.4	2.6	5.4%	93
52	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	63.0	1.9	5.6%	43
53	Idaho Falls, ID	62.8	2.2	3.2%	19
54	Bend, OR	62.8	4.3	3.2%	103
55	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	62.7	4.0	0.0%	(32)
56	Jackson, MI	62.6	1.9	5.6%	61
57	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	61.4	2.0	1.7%	(54)
58	Erie, PA	60.7	6.3	2.2%	(10)
59	Yuba City, CA	59.7	1.4	7.7%	42
60	Coeur d'Alene, ID	58.9	3.2	2.2%	27
61	Grand Forks, ND-MN	57.6	1.7	0.0%	2
62	Elmira, NY	56.5	1.5	0.0%	(27)
63	Duluth, MN-WI	55.1	5.5	3.1%	27
64	Bloomington-Normal, IL	54.4	12.5	-3.8%	(53)
65	Danville, IL	54.0	1.5	0.0%	(38)
66	Laredo, TX	53.3	3.8	2.7%	27
67	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	53.2	1.7	2.0%	(37)
68	Springfield, IL	52.4	7.5	-0.9%	(37)
69	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	52.1	4.9	3.5%	(11)
70	Topeka, KS	51.9	7.1	0.5%	22
71	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51.5	8.0	-2.0%	(34)
72	Redding, CA	51.5	2.5	4.2%	35
73	Sherman-Denison, TX	51.1	2.8	-3.4%	(63)
74	Gainesville, FL	51.0	6.2	0.0%	(48)
75	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	50.7	4.3	-3.0%	(58)
76	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	50.1	4.0	5.3%	71
77	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	50.0	3.0	0.0%	28
78	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	49.9	5.1	0.0%	20
79	Fort Smith, AR-OK	49.1	4.2	0.0%	(19)
80	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	49.0	2.3	-1.4%	(1)
81	Eau Claire, WI	48.5	4.4	-5.7%	not rated
82	Morristown, TN	48.1	1.2	0.0%	(33)
83	Lafayette, IN	47.5	3.9	-2.5%	(42)
84	El Centro, CA	47.3	1.3	-4.8%	(15)
85	Punta Gorda, FL	47.3	1.9	3.7%	71
86	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	47.0	7.9	-1.3%	(48)
87	Greeley, CO	46.8	4.2	0.8%	9
88	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	46.6	3.7	3.8%	(34)
89	Charleston, WV	45.0	8.1	0.0%	0
90	Salem, OR	44.9	7.1	1.0%	24
91	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44.9	1.2	-5.1%	(78)
92	Palm Coast, FL	44.2	0.8	0.0%	(26)
93	Medford, OR	44.1	3.7	4.8%	58
94	New Bedford, MA NECTA	44.0	1.9	1.8%	49
95	Muncie, IN	43.9	2.5	1.4%	(55)
96	Manchester, NH NECTA	43.4	7.2	1.9%	49
97	Appleton, WI	43.2	7.2	-0.9%	(14)
98	Grand Junction, CO	43.2	3.0	1.1%	21
99	Santa Fe, NM	43.1	2.7	-3.6%	(21)
100	Fairbanks, AK	42.8	1.3	0.0%	30
101	Sheboygan, WI	40.5	2.4	-1.4%	(40)
102	Utica-Rome, NY	40.5	7.3	0.5%	30
103	Johnson City, TN	40.0	3.8	2.7%	56
104	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	39.8	3.1	-2.1%	(34)
105	Wausau, WI	39.3	5.5	0.6%	(2)
106	Fond du Lac, WI	39.1	1.8	-3.5%	(63)
107	Champaign-Urbana, IL	38.0	4.3	0.0%	(7)
108	Corvallis, OR	37.6	1.3	0.0%	34
109	Johnstown, PA	37.4	2.8	0.0%	(10)
110	Flint, MI	36.9	6.3	0.0%	6
111	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division	36.3	2.6	-2.5%	2
112	Kingston, NY	35.5	2.2	4.8%	41
113	Eugene-Springfield, OR	35.4	7.2	-1.4%	(4)
114	Terre Haute, IN	34.8	2.5	0.0%	(72)
115	Dover, DE	33.6	1.6	6.7%	39
116	Dothan, AL	33.5	2.0	0.0%	17
117	Waterbury, CT NECTA	33.0	2.0	0.0%	(32)
118	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	32.8	4.6	0.7%	13
119	Decatur, IL	32.7	1.9	0.0%	20
120	Lawton, OK	32.0	2.3	1.5%	20
121	Anniston-Oxford, AL	31.9	1.3	0.0%	(33)
122	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31.6	1.6	-4.1%	(55)
123	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	31.2	4.0	-1.7%	2
124	Bangor, ME NECTA	30.2	2.1	0.0%	(48)
125	Port St. Lucie, FL	30.1	5.4	0.6%	33
126	Mansfield, OH	29.5	1.6	0.0%	8
127	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	29.4	3.8	0.0%	(45)
128	Gadsden, AL	29.1	1.3	0.0%	7
129	Waco, TX	28.7	6.0	-1.6%	(38)
130	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	27.9	3.8	-1.7%	(26)
131	Decatur, AL	27.9	2.0	0.0%	17
132	Ocala, FL	27.9	4.1	-2.4%	(4)
133	Janesville, WI	27.3	1.7	2.0%	(22)
134	Glens Falls, NY	27.1	1.9	-1.8%	(24)
135	Merced, CA	27.0	1.5	0.0%	(64)
136	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	26.8	3.1	-4.1%	(14)
137	Bay City, MI	26.5	1.4	-4.5%	(19)
138	Chico, CA	26.2	2.8	-1.2%	(14)
139	Burlington, NC	26.0	1.8	-1.8%	(53)
140	Napa, CA	24.6	2.2	-1.5%	(88)
141	Racine, WI	24.5	2.7	2.5%	23
142	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	23.6	2.3	0.0%	4
143	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	22.3	1.5	0.0%	6
144	Prescott, AZ	22.1	1.7	0.0%	19
145	Rockford, IL	21.3	5.5	2.5%	5
146	Lewiston, ID-WA	19.5	1.6	-5.9%	(40)
147	Amarillo, TX	18.9	5.9	-2.7%	(10)
148	Flagstaff, AZ	18.3	1.2	-7.9%	12
149	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	18.1	2.8	-2.3%	(93)
150	Battle Creek, MI	17.9	1.3	-4.9%	(77)
151	Visalia-Porterville, CA	16.6	3.8	-1.7%	1
152	Pueblo, CO	16.4	1.8	0.0%	(29)
153	Cleveland, TN	16.3	1.4	-2.4%	(15)
154	Anderson, IN	16.1	1.4	-4.5%	(28)
155	Monroe, MI	14.7	1.2	-2.8%	7
156	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	13.8	4.5	0.0%	9
158	Columbus, IN	13.8	1.3	0.0%	(3)
159	Fayetteville, NC	12.1	3.7	-4.3%	(39)
160	Altoona, PA	10.0	1.5	0.0%	6
161	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	8.7	3.3	-7.4%	(49)
162	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	8.0	0.9	-6.9%	(154)
163	Kokomo, IN	7.9	1.2	-7.7%	(61)
164	Salinas, CA	7.4	3.9	-2.5%	(28)
165	Binghamton, NY	5.9	3.7	-5.2%	(4)
166	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	3.2	5.2	-3.1%	(45)
167	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	2.7	1.4	-2.4%	(26)