Small Cities Information Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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

2016 MSA Info Ranking - Small MSAs	Area	2016 Weighted INDEX	2015 Info Emplymt	Total Info Emplymt Growth Rate 2014-2015	2015 MSA Info Ranking - Small MSAs	2016 Change from 2015 - Small MSAs
1	Flagstaff, AZ	96.5	0.5	25%	37	36
2	Bend-Redmond, OR	92.7	1.8	13%	13	11
3	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	90.2	2.6	8%	11	8
4	Wilmington, NC	84.6	3.0	5%	8	4
5	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division	82.6	1.7	2%	18	13
6	Racine, WI	81.8	0.5	15%	94	88
7	Rochester, MN	81.0	2.0	0%	2	(5)
8	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division	78.7	0.4	0%	19	11
9	Clarksville, TN-KY	78.0	1.2	6%	20	11
10	Cheyenne, WY	77.7	1.2	0%	6	(4)
11	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	77.5	7.0	2%	60	49
12	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	77.0	1.5	0%	22	10
13	Flint, MI	76.9	4.1	1%	14	1
14	St. George, UT	76.7	0.8	5%	65	51
15	Punta Gorda, FL	76.6	0.5	8%	110	95
16	Tuscaloosa, AL	75.6	0.9	8%	105	89
17	Fond du Lac, WI	75.6	1.0	0%	7	(10)
18	Janesville-Beloit, WI	75.5	1.6	-8%	1	(17)
19	Manchester, NH NECTA	75.5	3.3	10%	103	84
20	Victoria, TX	74.6	0.5	25%	9	(11)
21	Bay City, MI	73.8	0.5	0%	25	4
22	Charlottesville, VA	72.4	2.2	6%	72	50
23	College Station-Bryan, TX	71.4	1.3	0%	4	(19)
24	Abilene, TX	71.1	1.2	0%	16	(8)
25	Tyler, TX	70.5	2.3	0%	23	(2)
26	Pueblo, CO	67.1	0.7	11%	75	49
27	Logan, UT-ID	66.6	0.8	0%	3	(24)
28	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division	66.6	1.3	0%	28	0
29	Auburn-Opelika, AL	65.7	0.5	0%	36	7
30	Burlington, NC	64.7	0.5	0%	34	4
31	Cleveland, TN	64.5	0.3	0%	33	2
32	Prescott, AZ	64.4	0.6	0%	51	19
33	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division	63.9	2.0	7%	112	79
34	Visalia-Porterville, CA	63.8	1.0	0%	83	49
35	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	63.2	0.7	0%	50	15
36	San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division	62.8	2.6	3%	69	33
37	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	62.4	2.4	1%	96	59
38	Lewiston, ID-WA	62.2	0.4	0%	41	3
39	Morristown, TN	61.6	0.4	33%	173	134
40	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	60.7	1.9	0%	91	51
41	Ithaca, NY	59.4	0.5	0%	145	104
42	Redding, CA	59.4	0.7	0%	42	0
43	Pocatello, ID	59.1	0.4	0%	27	(16)
44	Grants Pass, OR	59.1	0.3	0%	47	3
45	Bloomington, IL	58.3	0.8	9%	161	116
46	Bangor, ME NECTA	58.0	1.1	3%	59	13
47	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	57.6	1.5	0%	76	29
48	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57.3	0.2	0%	62	14
49	Fairbanks, AK	56.6	0.5	0%	63	14
50	Gainesville, FL	56.4	1.5	2%	40	(10)
51	Decatur, AL	55.8	0.3	0%	56	5
52	Owensboro, KY	55.8	0.5	0%	147	95
53	Greenville, NC	55.6	0.9	0%	80	27
54	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	55.6	0.7	17%	164	110
55	Laredo, TX	55.2	0.6	0%	5	(50)
56	Muncie, IN	55.0	0.3	0%	117	61
57	Lawton, OK	55.0	0.5	0%	73	16
58	Grand Forks, ND-MN	54.6	0.6	0%	84	26
59	Muskegon, MI	54.1	0.8	0%	43	(16)
60	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	54.0	2.3	5%	78	18
61	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	54.0	1.2	0%	53	(8)
62	Charleston, WV	53.8	1.8	0%	86	24
63	Rapid City, SD	53.4	0.9	0%	17	(46)
64	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	53.2	2.0	2%	92	28
65	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division	53.2	1.2	-5%	38	(27)
66	Santa Fe, NM	52.9	0.9	8%	49	(17)
67	Champaign-Urbana, IL	51.4	2.5	-9%	26	(41)
68	Duluth, MN-WI	50.9	1.5	7%	133	65
69	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	50.8	0.9	0%	89	20
70	Madera, CA	50.8	0.4	0%	71	1
71	Fargo, ND-MN	50.4	3.1	-1%	35	(36)
72	Jackson, TN	50.3	0.6	0%	79	7
73	Amarillo, TX	50.2	1.4	2%	104	31
74	Kankakee, IL	50.0	0.4	-7%	88	14
75	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49.8	1.5	-4%	10	(65)
76	Spartanburg, SC	49.7	1.0	-3%	32	(44)
77	Fort Smith, AR-OK	49.4	1.2	0%	119	42
78	Bloomington, IN	49.4	1.2	-3%	12	(66)
79	Texarkana, TX-AR	49.2	0.5	0%	70	(9)
80	Saginaw, MI	48.9	1.3	-2%	85	5
81	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48.8	1.1	0%	82	1
82	Kingston, NY	48.5	0.9	0%	138	56
83	Topeka, KS	48.1	1.5	2%	113	30
84	Eau Claire, WI	48.0	0.9	0%	101	17
85	St. Cloud, MN	46.4	1.6	-4%	126	41
86	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	46.1	0.6	0%	74	(12)
87	Altoona, PA	46.1	0.8	-7%	77	(10)
88	Port St. Lucie, FL	45.9	1.3	0%	29	(59)
89	Fayetteville, NC	45.3	1.4	0%	125	36
90	Chico, CA	45.2	1.0	-9%	54	(36)
91	Elmira, NY	44.8	0.4	0%	108	17
92	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	44.5	1.3	0%	107	15
93	Yuma, AZ	44.1	0.5	0%	111	18
94	Bismarck, ND	44.1	0.9	0%	48	(46)
95	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43.8	0.8	0%	165	70
96	Casper, WY	43.6	0.4	0%	132	36
97	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	43.4	0.6	0%	130	33
98	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	42.9	1.0	7%	157	59
99	Glens Falls, NY	42.2	0.9	0%	127	28
100	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	41.8	0.5	0%	114	14
101	Kennewick-Richland, WA	41.1	0.8	-4%	97	(4)
102	Las Cruces, NM	41.1	0.9	-4%	55	(47)
103	Dothan, AL	40.8	0.7	-5%	87	(16)
104	Decatur, IL	40.3	0.6	0%	136	32
105	Greeley, CO	39.7	0.7	5%	159	54
106	Utica-Rome, NY	39.6	1.7	-2%	90	(16)
107	Johnstown, PA	39.4	0.7	0%	131	24
108	Springfield, IL	39.2	1.7	-2%	129	21
109	Coeur d'Alene, ID	38.1	0.6	0%	158	49
110	Longview, TX	37.5	1.3	0%	102	(8)
111	El Centro, CA	37.4	0.3	0%	144	33
112	Johnson City, TN	37.3	1.5	-4%	98	(14)
113	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	37.1	0.4	0%	115	2
114	Appleton, WI	36.0	1.5	0%	149	35
115	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34.4	0.4	-25%	153	38
116	Danville, IL	34.3	0.2	0%	139	23
117	Wausau, WI	33.4	0.4	0%	141	24
118	Columbus, GA-AL	33.3	1.4	0%	99	(19)
119	Ocala, FL	33.2	0.8	0%	143	24
120	Cedar Rapids, IA	33.1	4.3	-7%	93	(27)
121	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	33.1	0.8	-8%	121	0
122	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32.9	1.6	-6%	68	(54)
123	Midland, TX	32.7	0.9	0%	155	32
124	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	32.5	1.0	-6%	52	(72)
125	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32.3	0.8	-8%	95	(30)
126	Corvallis, OR	30.4	0.6	0%	81	(45)
127	Jackson, MI	30.2	0.3	-25%	31	(96)
128	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30.0	1.0	7%	171	43
129	Lubbock, TX	29.9	3.7	-1%	142	13
130	Idaho Falls, ID	29.5	0.9	-4%	137	7
131	Terre Haute, IN	29.4	0.6	-5%	64	(67)
132	Medford, OR	29.1	1.3	0%	160	28
133	Sheboygan, WI	28.6	0.2	-25%	15	(118)
134	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	28.1	0.8	0%	120	(14)
135	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	27.9	1.0	-6%	124	(11)
136	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division	27.8	0.9	-10%	116	(20)
137	Waterbury, CT NECTA	27.8	0.6	0%	106	(31)
138	Sherman-Denison, TX	27.5	0.4	0%	148	10
139	Dover, DE	26.7	0.4	0%	168	29
140	Gadsden, AL	25.8	0.3	0%	135	(5)
141	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	25.6	0.5	0%	162	21
142	Columbus, IN	24.9	0.4	-14%	21	(121)
143	Napa, CA	24.7	0.5	-7%	24	(119)
144	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	24.1	1.4	-9%	118	(26)
145	Panama City, FL	24.0	1.0	0%	156	11
146	Wichita Falls, TX	23.8	0.7	0%	67	(79)
147	Binghamton, NY	23.0	1.6	-16%	57	(90)
148	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	22.9	0.4	0%	154	6
149	Waco, TX	22.2	1.1	-3%	146	(3)
150	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	20.0	0.5	-17%	109	(41)
151	Yuba City, CA	19.8	0.3	-18%	66	(85)
152	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	18.1	0.5	0%	170	18
153	Walla Walla, WA	17.2	0.3	-25%	39	(114)
154	Albany, OR	16.6	0.3	-25%	61	(93)
155	Salinas, CA	16.4	1.3	-7%	150	(5)
156	Odessa, TX	16.3	0.4	0%	100	(56)
157	Lynchburg, VA	16.0	0.8	-11%	122	(35)
158	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	15.2	1.1	-6%	169	11
159	Erie, PA	15.1	1.1	-8%	166	7
160	Killeen-Temple, TX	14.8	1.6	0%	151	(9)
161	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	14.5	0.5	-7%	163	2
162	Grand Junction, CO	14.3	0.7	-9%	152	(10)
163	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	12.7	0.5	-12%	128	(35)
164	Kokomo, IN	10.4	0.2	-25%	44	(120)
165	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	5.6	0.5	-17%	123	(42)
166	San Angelo, TX	5.6	0.7	-16%	167	1
167	Merced, CA	5.0	0.3	-18%	140	(27)
168	New Bedford, MA NECTA	3.6	0.3	-25%	172	4