Small Cities Business Services Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs	Area	2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX	2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s)	Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015	2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs	Overall Rank Change 2014-2015
1	New Bedford, MA NECTA	97.1	6.2	6.3%	5	4
2	Monroe, MI	95.0	4.9	11.5%	11	9
3	Lake Charles, LA	94.8	9.7	5.8%	59	56
4	Lawton, OK	92.6	4.9	8.9%	151	147
5	Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	92.3	6.9	10.8%	66	61
6	Janesville-Beloit, WI	90.3	6.5	9.0%	7	1
7	Jackson, TN	89.9	6.7	4.1%	4	(3)
8	St. George, UT	88.8	4.7	10.2%	99	91
9	College Station-Bryan, TX	88.5	8.3	6.0%	35	26
10	Napa, CA	86.6	6.9	3.5%	56	46
11	Springfield, OH	83.4	5.0	8.6%	17	6
12	Laredo, TX	80.9	8.6	5.3%	43	31
13	Charlottesville, VA	80.3	15.1	5.9%	49	36
14	Waco, TX	80.1	11.5	-4.4%	9	(5)
15	Bend-Redmond, OR	79.0	8.2	5.6%	32	17
16	Greeley, CO	78.1	9.9	-0.3%	14	(2)
17	Morgantown, WV	77.8	6.6	2.1%	22	5
18	Bismarck, ND	76.9	8.4	3.3%	50	32
19	Fargo, ND-MN	76.6	16.7	5.0%	82	63
20	Tuscaloosa, AL	76.5	11.2	-2.0%	2	(18)
21	Auburn-Opelika, AL	76.0	7.4	-1.8%	1	(20)
22	Redding, CA	73.8	6.4	9.1%	23	1
23	Flagstaff, AZ	73.7	3.3	10.0%	29	6
24	Gadsden, AL	73.5	4.4	6.5%	20	(4)
25	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	73.1	5.8	0.6%	77	52
26	Pueblo, CO	73.0	7.1	3.4%	61	35
27	Manchester, NH NECTA	72.9	16.4	2.7%	31	4
28	Corvallis, OR	71.7	4.3	4.0%	46	18
29	Port St. Lucie, FL	71.3	16.6	2.5%	6	(23)
30	Bowling Green, KY	71.3	9.1	4.6%	113	83
31	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	71.1	12.4	3.0%	64	33
32	Fond du Lac, WI	70.8	2.9	4.8%	45	13
33	Prescott, AZ	70.5	4.4	14.9%	44	11
34	Gainesville, FL	69.7	13.1	3.2%	26	(8)
35	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	69.7	14.2	4.1%	63	28
36	Dover, DE	69.0	4.7	8.5%	163	127
37	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division	68.5	5.6	4.4%	145	108
38	Macon, GA	68.3	12.9	7.5%	34	(4)
39	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	68.2	10.3	0.3%	75	36
40	Lubbock, TX	66.8	12.1	8.7%	130	90
41	Saginaw, MI	66.0	11.9	3.5%	40	(1)
42	Burlington, NC	65.7	5.7	2.4%	10	(32)
43	Yuba City, CA	65.6	3.2	12.9%	27	(16)
44	Salinas, CA	65.5	13.6	14.2%	21	(23)
45	Columbus, IN	65.4	5.4	0.6%	16	(29)
46	Athens-Clarke County, GA	64.7	7.8	4.0%	111	65
47	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	64.3	10.0	2.0%	15	(32)
48	Panama City, FL	64.1	10.3	-1.9%	58	10
49	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	63.3	14.3	5.7%	138	89
50	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	62.5	12.0	5.9%	85	35
51	Wausau, WI	62.2	5.3	1.3%	37	(14)
52	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	62.2	11.8	4.7%	162	110
53	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	62.1	14.9	0.9%	18	(35)
54	Punta Gorda, FL	60.7	4.6	2.2%	68	14
55	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division	60.5	6.4	1.6%	140	85
56	Texarkana, TX-AR	60.1	4.4	5.6%	199	143
57	Springfield, IL	59.7	11.9	6.6%	190	133
58	Wilmington, NC	59.3	15.1	2.7%	81	23
59	Topeka, KS	58.2	12.8	-2.0%	33	(26)
60	Grants Pass, OR	57.3	2.1	0.0%	3	(57)
61	Yuma, AZ	57.0	6.7	-3.4%	177	116
62	Logan, UT-ID	56.7	6.0	7.1%	152	90
63	Ithaca, NY	55.6	3.4	0.0%	48	(15)
64	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55.4	7.7	1.3%	53	(11)
65	State College, PA	55.4	6.2	5.1%	93	28
66	Yakima, WA	55.2	4.2	16.5%	179	113
67	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54.6	16.5	3.3%	51	(16)
68	Bellingham, WA	54.1	7.9	-0.4%	89	21
69	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	54.1	4.0	3.5%	104	35
70	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	54.0	15.1	-1.3%	126	56
71	Owensboro, KY	53.2	3.9	2.6%	160	89
72	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	53.1	7.2	2.9%	86	14
73	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53.0	13.6	4.1%	69	(4)
74	Pocatello, ID	52.4	4.0	5.3%	78	4
75	Killeen-Temple, TX	52.2	9.9	4.9%	185	110
76	Muskegon, MI	52.0	3.8	0.0%	54	(22)
77	Amarillo, TX	51.9	9.6	2.1%	147	70
78	Lima, OH	51.9	4.9	2.8%	131	53
79	Bangor, ME NECTA	51.9	6.5	0.5%	52	(27)
80	Midland, TX	51.6	9.4	-7.8%	60	(20)
81	Bay City, MI	51.3	3.5	7.1%	39	(42)
82	Iowa City, IA	51.1	6.9	-2.4%	38	(44)
83	Clarksville, TN-KY	50.8	9.1	1.5%	84	1
84	Chico, CA	50.5	5.8	7.4%	70	(14)
85	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	50.4	3.8	4.6%	116	31
86	Victoria, TX	50.3	2.6	0.0%	42	(44)
87	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	50.0	7.0	0.0%	108	21
88	Kingston, NY	48.5	4.6	6.9%	121	33
89	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48.4	10.0	5.6%	119	30
90	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	48.3	10.0	4.9%	168	78
91	Spartanburg, SC	48.2	16.0	4.3%	90	(1)
92	Kankakee, IL	47.9	3.4	10.8%	28	(64)
93	Madera, CA	47.6	2.9	3.6%	122	29
94	Danbury, CT NECTA	46.4	9.3	3.0%	72	(22)
95	Walla Walla, WA	46.4	1.0	0.0%	164	69
96	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	46.1	9.4	-1.7%	100	4
97	Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	45.6	4.2	0.0%	106	9
98	Idaho Falls, ID	44.5	12.7	9.8%	156	58
99	San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division	43.0	19.1	5.9%	180	81
100	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	42.9	8.6	3.6%	57	(43)
101	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	42.6	7.4	11.6%	76	(25)
102	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42.2	7.5	-10.7%	13	(89)
103	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	41.0	9.8	1.4%	142	39
104	St. Cloud, MN	41.0	8.8	4.3%	183	79
105	Kennewick-Richland, WA	40.9	21.4	2.9%	175	70
106	East Stroudsburg, PA	40.6	3.5	6.1%	173	67
107	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40.2	11.3	0.3%	87	(20)
108	Abilene, TX	40.2	5.6	-3.5%	94	(14)
109	Morristown, TN	40.1	3.4	3.1%	98	(11)
110	Glens Falls, NY	39.8	5.8	-3.3%	114	4
111	Fort Smith, AR-OK	39.8	11.9	-0.3%	115	4
112	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	39.8	10.1	4.1%	73	(39)
113	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	38.9	5.1	1.3%	92	(21)
114	Cleveland, TN	38.7	8.4	-8.4%	25	(89)
115	Eau Claire, WI	38.6	9.1	1.9%	148	33
116	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	37.9	5.6	0.0%	141	25
117	Appleton, WI	37.3	13.3	-0.7%	88	(29)
118	Albany, OR	36.7	3.3	4.2%	124	6
119	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36.7	2.8	0.0%	36	(83)
120	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36.0	3.5	9.4%	19	(101)
121	Monroe, LA	35.6	7.9	-0.4%	118	(3)
122	Santa Fe, NM	35.6	4.6	3.7%	187	65
123	Visalia-Porterville, CA	35.3	9.8	0.0%	178	55
124	Rapid City, SD	34.8	5.0	-0.7%	143	19
125	Elmira, NY	34.8	2.7	-1.2%	71	(54)
126	Battle Creek, MI	34.4	6.2	-0.5%	62	(64)
127	Longview, TX	34.3	8.9	-6.9%	105	(22)
128	Ocala, FL	34.3	9.3	-1.4%	41	(87)
129	Grand Forks, ND-MN	34.2	3.0	4.6%	110	(19)
130	Johnson City, TN	33.8	8.2	3.8%	103	(27)
131	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	33.8	12.1	-4.0%	91	(40)
132	Great Falls, MT	32.5	3.1	-1.1%	186	54
133	Altoona, PA	32.2	5.5	-1.2%	96	(37)
134	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division	31.7	9.9	1.0%	155	21
135	Danville, IL	31.7	2.0	-10.4%	161	26
136	Columbus, GA-AL	31.6	13.2	3.1%	181	45
137	Fairbanks, AK	30.8	2.2	0.0%	157	20
138	Dalton, GA	30.7	6.1	2.2%	101	(37)
139	Medford, OR	30.6	7.0	-1.9%	83	(56)
140	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	30.4	3.8	0.9%	167	27
141	Greenville, NC	30.2	6.8	-2.4%	65	(76)
142	Grand Junction, CO	30.0	5.3	-5.9%	134	(8)
143	Fayetteville, NC	29.9	12.5	2.5%	188	45
144	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	29.6	1.9	0.0%	137	(7)
145	Decatur, IL	28.2	3.2	6.7%	198	53
146	Cedar Rapids, IA	28.1	13.6	-3.1%	191	45
147	Terre Haute, IN	28.0	5.5	0.0%	182	35
148	Johnstown, PA	27.6	5.7	0.0%	135	(13)
149	Erie, PA	27.2	10.1	-0.3%	107	(42)
150	Tyler, TX	27.1	8.5	-3.4%	95	(55)
151	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	27.0	1.3	-2.5%	125	(26)
152	Jackson, MI	26.9	4.1	0.0%	184	32
153	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	26.9	7.1	4.9%	169	16
154	Charleston, WV	26.7	14.4	-5.1%	158	4
155	Duluth, MN-WI	26.4	8.0	-4.7%	132	(23)
156	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division	26.3	2.7	-9.1%	8	(148)
157	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	26.0	20.8	-2.2%	129	(28)
158	Flint, MI	26.0	15.5	-2.1%	79	(79)
159	Rocky Mount, NC	25.6	5.5	1.9%	176	17
160	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	25.3	8.9	2.7%	146	(14)
161	Racine, WI	25.1	6.4	0.5%	150	(11)
162	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	24.8	13.2	1.3%	24	(138)
163	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division	23.4	10.1	-2.3%	174	11
164	Las Cruces, NM	23.4	7.0	-3.2%	166	2
165	San Angelo, TX	23.3	3.8	-0.9%	128	(37)
166	El Centro, CA	23.1	2.2	-5.7%	194	28
167	Sheboygan, WI	23.0	4.3	0.8%	144	(23)
168	Waterbury, CT NECTA	22.8	5.2	-3.7%	67	(101)
169	Lawrence, KS	22.7	5.2	-12.4%	47	(122)
170	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	22.4	4.0	0.0%	172	2
171	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	22.1	2.2	3.2%	196	25
172	Sherman-Denison, TX	22.0	2.9	-7.4%	12	(160)
173	Odessa, TX	21.3	4.2	-9.3%	30	(143)
174	Rochester, MN	21.3	5.5	-2.9%	120	(54)
175	Missoula, MT	21.2	6.2	-3.6%	136	(39)
176	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	20.4	3.6	1.9%	201	25
177	Champaign-Urbana, IL	20.1	7.8	-1.3%	139	(38)
178	Decatur, AL	19.2	5.4	-5.8%	149	(29)
179	Casper, WY	19.2	2.9	-3.4%	123	(56)
180	Cheyenne, WY	18.2	3.2	-3.1%	80	(100)
181	Dothan, AL	17.8	4.3	-0.8%	97	(84)
182	Mansfield, OH	17.0	5.1	-1.9%	102	(80)
183	Lewiston, ID-WA	16.8	1.3	-2.6%	197	14
184	Binghamton, NY	16.8	9.2	-4.2%	112	(72)
185	Coeur d'Alene, ID	16.7	6.0	-5.3%	109	(76)
186	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division	16.1	11.5	0.0%	189	3
187	Utica-Rome, NY	16.1	8.2	-0.8%	200	13
188	Lynchburg, VA	16.1	11.9	-1.1%	154	(34)
189	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	16.0	7.8	-2.1%	193	4
190	Carson City, NV	11.6	1.9	-3.4%	117	(73)
191	Wichita Falls, TX	11.6	3.7	-2.7%	170	(21)
192	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	11.0	6.0	-3.7%	165	(27)
193	Bloomington, IL	10.4	9.7	-3.3%	195	2
194	Bloomington, IN	10.2	4.4	-5.1%	203	9
195	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	10.2	3.8	-10.9%	153	(42)
196	Billings, MT	10.0	8.2	-6.5%	171	(25)
197	Merced, CA	8.1	3.5	-2.8%	192	(5)
198	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	7.0	4.4	-3.6%	202	4