Mid Sized Cities Rankings - 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

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2016 Size Ranking - Midsized MSAs	Area	2016 Weighted INDEX	2015 Nonfarm Emplymt (1000s)	2016 Size Movement
1	Provo-Orem, UT	98.4	230.0	0
2	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	96.6	240.7	1
3	Fort Collins, CO	94.2	157.0	6
4	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	92.6	244.2	3
5	Savannah, GA	92.6	174.5	0
6	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	91.9	254.2	-4
7	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	91.4	336.8	1
8	Boise City, ID	84.1	294.6	7
9	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	81.9	150.9	1
10	Stockton-Lodi, CA	79.7	222.5	10
11	Sioux Falls, SD	79.6	152.3	19
12	Fresno, CA	78.5	329.0	-2
13	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	78.0	406.6	-4
14	Trenton, NJ	77.2	265.2	30
15	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	76.5	287.6	-11
16	Santa Rosa, CA	76.1	199.2	-4
17	Boulder, CO	76.0	182.0	-3
18	Asheville, NC	75.5	184.7	0
19	Salem, OR	75.4	157.4	11
20	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division	75.1	301.2	2
21	Columbia, SC	73.9	391.4	18
22	Colorado Springs, CO	73.1	274.1	15
23	Baton Rouge, LA	70.5	409.0	-2
24	Lexington-Fayette, KY	68.9	274.5	-5
25	El Paso, TX	68.7	308.0	26
26	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	68.4	251.8	-13
27	Modesto, CA	68.1	168.2	-11
28	Knoxville, TN	67.8	392.8	0
29	Bakersfield, CA	67.3	262.5	-23
30	Reno, NV	66.9	214.2	3
31	Springfield, MO	64.8	210.0	-2
32	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64.2	182.7	-15
33	Corpus Christi, TX	64.2	196.3	-22
34	Salisbury, MD-DE	63.6	150.1	51
35	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	62.9	191.7	5
36	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	62.5	212.6	14
37	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	61.8	349.5	-13
38	Madison, WI	61.3	393.7	-13
39	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	61.3	298.1	-12
40	Chattanooga, TN-GA	57.8	249.9	17
41	Ann Arbor, MI	56.0	218.1	26
42	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	55.9	363.5	3
43	Eugene, OR	55.6	154.4	13
44	Fort Wayne, IN	53.3	220.6	21
45	Lincoln, NE	53.3	187.5	-9
46	Lancaster, PA	52.4	246.3	-4
47	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	51.8	168.7	-24
48	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	51.4	236.6	-14
49	Huntsville, AL	48.8	221.7	7
50	Akron, OH	46.6	343.4	24
51	Reading, PA	46.5	178.3	-13
52	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	46.4	398.4	26
53	Tulsa, OK	43.5	446.4	-18
54	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43.1	167.9	-28
55	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42.5	357.9	-3
56	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	42.3	172.0	-13
57	York-Hanover, PA	41.9	184.0	22
58	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division	40.7	404.4	3
59	Tucson, AZ	40.5	378.5	23
60	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	40.3	353.5	15
61	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40.2	228.4	-29
62	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40.2	204.0	10
63	Toledo, OH	40.0	308.1	22
64	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39.9	335.4	7
65	Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division	39.7	254.8	-5
66	Winston-Salem, NC	39.6	258.8	2
67	Greensboro-High Point, NC	39.6	359.2	-3
68	Rockford, IL	39.4	152.8	-6
69	Jackson, MS	39.4	276.3	-15
70	Delaware County, PA	39.0	233.6	-21
71	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	38.7	279.3	-40
72	Anchorage, AK	36.3	178.4	-9
73	Dayton, OH	35.5	383.0	8
74	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	34.9	327.5	-19
75	Green Bay, WI	34.6	173.7	-34
76	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34.5	228.6	1
77	Roanoke, VA	34.1	163.2	-4
78	Wichita, KS	33.1	298.0	5
79	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	32.6	297.6	-32
80	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	30.9	195.9	-4
81	Tallahassee, FL	30.5	175.5	-35
82	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	29.8	410.5	-23
83	New Haven, CT NECTA	28.6	281.5	-25
84	Canton-Massillon, OH	27.6	171.9	-15
85	Albuquerque, NM	26.7	383.0	1
86	Montgomery, AL	26.1	171.2	-2
87	Evansville, IN-KY	25.4	156.8	-34
88	Baltimore City, MD	25.3	365.2	-8
89	Gary, IN Metropolitan Division	24.0	275.5	-19
90	Lafayette, LA	23.3	210.4	-42
91	Mobile, AL	23.1	176.9	-2
92	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	22.6	153.3	0
93	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	19.6	259.6	-27
94	Syracuse, NY	18.6	318.5	-4
95	Peoria, IL	17.2	177.7	-8
96	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	15.5	226.1	-5
97	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	12.7	183.2	-4
98	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	12.2	180.7	-10