Small Cities Information Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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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
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