Small Cities Financial Services Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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

2016 Financial Activities Ranking - Small MSAs	Area	2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX	2015 Financial Activities Emplmt (1000s)	Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015	2015 Financial Activities Ranking - Small MSAs	2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 - Small MSAs
1	St. George, UT	94.6	2.3	9.52%	22	21
2	Tyler, TX	94.6	4.9	6.52%	40	38
3	Sherman-Denison, TX	94.2	3.4	10.87%	30	27
4	Yuma, AZ	91.8	1.9	7.55%	120	116
5	Jackson, TN	90.3	2.1	8.47%	39	34
6	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	89.1	2.4	4.35%	32	26
7	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	88.7	6.1	7.65%	13	6
8	Sheboygan, WI	88.3	2.8	11.84%	29	21
9	Fargo, ND-MN	87.4	10.9	1.88%	5	(4)
10	Clarksville, TN-KY	87.1	3.2	3.19%	34	24
11	St. Cloud, MN	86.3	5.0	5.63%	27	16
12	Macon, GA	85.7	10.0	2.38%	17	5
13	Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	85.6	8.1	3.39%	8	(5)
14	Bellingham, WA	85.6	3.4	5.15%	4	(10)
15	Logan, UT-ID	84.6	2.0	3.45%	21	6
16	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	84.5	2.1	6.78%	49	33
17	Chico, CA	81.2	3.5	2.94%	57	40
18	Charlottesville, VA	81.1	4.6	4.55%	33	15
19	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	78.9	2.7	5.19%	59	40
20	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	77.8	4.2	2.44%	23	3
21	Owensboro, KY	77.7	3.7	0.00%	7	(14)
22	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	77.0	2.9	3.57%	25	3
23	Ithaca, NY	75.3	1.8	3.92%	31	8
24	Pocatello, ID	74.8	2.3	0.00%	3	(21)
25	Tuscaloosa, AL	74.5	4.2	4.13%	64	39
26	Spartanburg, SC	74.3	4.8	2.13%	38	12
27	Bangor, ME NECTA	72.7	2.2	4.69%	93	66
28	Bloomington, IN	71.8	2.8	-1.16%	16	(12)
29	Greeley, CO	71.6	4.6	2.24%	63	34
30	Gainesville, FL	71.2	6.6	2.60%	84	54
31	Kennewick-Richland, WA	69.5	4.0	3.42%	10	(21)
32	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	68.8	8.3	3.75%	109	77
33	Greenville, NC	67.2	2.8	1.20%	19	(14)
34	Lubbock, TX	66.9	7.7	1.32%	26	(8)
35	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	65.8	3.6	3.85%	44	9
36	Las Cruces, NM	65.5	2.7	-1.23%	24	(12)
37	Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	65.2	4.2	2.46%	90	53
38	Odessa, TX	65.1	3.5	-7.96%	2	(36)
39	Albany, OR	64.9	1.5	2.27%	11	(28)
40	Visalia-Porterville, CA	64.9	4.1	4.20%	82	42
41	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	64.0	3.6	1.89%	78	37
42	Coeur d'Alene, ID	63.9	3.3	2.06%	60	18
43	San Angelo, TX	63.6	2.4	-2.70%	42	(1)
44	Punta Gorda, FL	63.4	2.0	5.26%	135	91
45	Napa, CA	62.9	2.4	4.35%	123	78
46	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	62.6	6.2	6.32%	48	2
47	Olympia-Tumwater, WA	62.2	4.1	0.82%	15	(32)
48	Wilmington, NC	61.6	5.3	0.64%	18	(30)
49	Cedar Rapids, IA	60.8	10.8	0.93%	56	7
50	Bend-Redmond, OR	60.3	4.5	4.65%	75	25
51	Victoria, TX	59.9	2.1	-10.00%	9	(42)
52	Corvallis, OR	59.1	1.4	7.69%	139	87
53	Auburn-Opelika, AL	58.9	1.9	0.00%	62	9
54	Amarillo, TX	58.5	6.5	3.74%	140	86
55	Johnson City, TN	58.4	4.0	2.56%	105	50
56	Idaho Falls, ID	58.0	2.3	0.00%	35	(21)
57	Flagstaff, AZ	57.6	1.3	5.41%	144	87
58	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	57.4	3.9	1.75%	71	13
59	Columbus, GA-AL	57.1	13.4	-0.25%	36	(23)
60	Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	56.6	1.4	0.00%	20	(40)
61	Manchester, NH NECTA	56.6	7.7	3.11%	28	(33)
62	Cheyenne, WY	56.2	2.3	0.00%	55	(7)
63	Killeen-Temple, TX	56.1	6.7	-8.22%	1	(62)
64	Topeka, KS	56.1	7.5	0.90%	41	(23)
65	Grand Junction, CO	55.8	3.2	1.06%	70	5
66	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	55.3	1.7	2.00%	146	80
67	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	54.8	2.3	4.55%	122	55
68	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	54.7	1.0	3.45%	169	101
69	Yuba City, CA	54.6	1.4	5.00%	77	8
70	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	54.5	3.8	2.73%	97	27
71	Bay City, MI	54.0	1.4	7.69%	176	105
72	Midland, TX	53.3	4.0	-11.76%	6	(66)
73	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	53.0	1.0	0.00%	134	61
74	Columbus, IN	52.1	1.4	0.00%	47	(27)
75	Altoona, PA	52.0	1.6	6.67%	86	11
76	Grand Forks, ND-MN	51.6	1.8	0.00%	61	(15)
77	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	51.2	4.2	2.44%	112	35
78	Battle Creek, MI	50.8	1.3	8.33%	163	85
79	Appleton, WI	50.1	7.2	2.37%	96	17
80	Bloomington, IL	49.5	20.2	3.41%	165	85
81	College Station-Bryan, TX	49.4	3.8	-0.87%	53	(28)
82	Kingston, NY	49.2	2.3	4.55%	172	90
83	Madera, CA	48.7	0.8	0.00%	46	(37)
84	Redding, CA	48.6	2.6	1.30%	88	4
85	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	47.8	7.7	5.45%	150	65
86	Kankakee, IL	47.3	2.0	0.00%	126	40
87	Prescott, AZ	47.1	1.9	0.00%	79	(8)
88	Walla Walla, WA	46.1	1.0	11.11%	129	41
89	Laredo, TX	46.0	3.9	0.00%	116	27
90	Charleston, WV	45.9	8.9	-1.12%	67	(23)
91	Bismarck, ND	45.9	3.4	0.00%	115	24
92	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	45.8	3.3	1.02%	127	35
93	Longview, TX	45.3	4.0	-1.64%	73	(20)
94	Medford, OR	44.3	3.8	3.64%	54	(40)
95	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	44.0	8.3	-2.35%	83	(12)
96	New Bedford, MA NECTA	43.6	1.9	1.75%	65	(31)
97	Burlington, NC	42.1	1.9	0.00%	51	(46)
98	Grants Pass, OR	41.5	1.3	0.00%	100	2
99	Panama City, FL	41.3	4.4	0.77%	69	(30)
100	Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	40.8	3.1	3.33%	160	60
101	Casper, WY	39.8	2.0	-4.76%	43	(58)
102	Eau Claire, WI	39.6	3.7	2.78%	111	9
103	Glens Falls, NY	38.7	1.9	0.00%	101	(2)
104	Jackson, MI	38.5	1.8	0.00%	50	(54)
105	Rapid City, SD	38.0	3.9	-5.60%	52	(53)
106	Ocala, FL	37.8	4.2	2.44%	148	42
107	Muskegon, MI	37.3	1.8	1.89%	114	7
108	Dover, DE	37.2	1.7	2.04%	92	(16)
109	Erie, PA	37.1	6.2	0.00%	37	(72)
110	Abilene, TX	36.9	3.6	-0.92%	118	8
111	Kokomo, IN	36.4	1.1	3.03%	155	44
112	Springfield, OH	34.9	3.9	-11.28%	66	(46)
113	Janesville-Beloit, WI	34.6	1.8	0.00%	80	(33)
114	Cleveland, TN	34.2	1.4	0.00%	142	28
115	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33.4	1.2	-2.70%	58	(57)
116	Fond du Lac, WI	33.0	1.8	0.00%	152	36
117	Muncie, IN	31.9	2.4	0.00%	166	49
118	Duluth, MN-WI	31.9	5.6	-2.87%	147	29
119	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31.8	5.1	-1.29%	102	(17)
120	Wichita Falls, TX	31.6	2.6	0.00%	132	12
121	Dothan, AL	31.6	2.0	1.69%	174	53
122	Salinas, CA	31.6	4.1	1.67%	161	39
123	Terre Haute, IN	31.6	2.5	-2.60%	108	(15)
124	Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div	31.1	4.3	0.00%	113	(11)
125	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	30.6	4.7	-1.40%	76	(49)
126	Lewiston, ID-WA	30.5	1.6	0.00%	89	(37)
127	Wausau, WI	30.1	5.0	0.67%	138	11
128	Waco, TX	28.5	6.2	-1.07%	99	(29)
129	Lynchburg, VA	27.5	4.7	-2.08%	68	(61)
130	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	27.4	5.4	1.90%	133	3
131	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	26.7	4.9	2.08%	151	20
132	Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div	26.2	2.2	0.00%	177	45
133	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	25.8	3.9	0.87%	149	16
134	Gadsden, AL	25.7	1.3	0.00%	141	7
135	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	25.6	3.6	0.93%	181	46
136	El Centro, CA	25.0	1.3	-4.88%	81	(55)
137	Texarkana, TX-AR	24.8	2.3	0.00%	130	(7)
138	Elmira, NY	24.6	1.4	-6.67%	91	(47)
139	Champaign-Urbana, IL	24.5	4.2	-1.57%	85	(54)
140	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div	24.4	3.7	0.91%	167	27
141	Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	24.1	1.6	2.13%	143	2
142	Decatur, AL	23.8	2.0	-1.67%	74	(68)
143	Johnstown, PA	23.7	2.7	0.00%	103	(40)
144	Waterbury, CT NECTA	23.2	2.0	0.00%	121	(23)
145	Rochester, MN	23.1	2.7	0.00%	98	(47)
146	Fayetteville, NC	23.0	3.8	-0.86%	119	(27)
147	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	22.8	4.8	-2.70%	137	(10)
148	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	22.6	6.9	-0.48%	154	6
149	Danville, IL	21.9	1.3	0.00%	171	22
150	Fairbanks, AK	21.5	1.2	0.00%	170	20
151	Utica-Rome, NY	21.0	7.0	-1.41%	106	(45)
152	Port St. Lucie, FL	20.6	5.2	-0.63%	94	(58)
153	Merced, CA	20.1	1.5	-4.26%	125	(28)
154	Saginaw, MI	19.6	3.6	-0.91%	153	(1)
155	Flint, MI	19.5	6.2	-1.06%	136	(19)
156	Santa Fe, NM	18.8	2.5	-1.33%	131	(25)
157	Morristown, TN	18.5	1.0	0.00%	104	(53)
158	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	18.4	2.2	-8.33%	95	(63)
159	Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div	18.4	1.8	1.89%	178	19
160	Lawton, OK	18.2	2.2	-4.35%	175	15
161	Binghamton, NY	18.1	3.5	0.00%	162	1
162	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	17.0	2.7	0.00%	168	6
163	Fort Smith, AR-OK	16.6	3.7	-3.45%	124	(39)
164	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	16.3	1.2	0.00%	179	15
165	Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div	15.0	2.0	-4.76%	156	(9)
166	Springfield, IL	14.1	6.7	-3.37%	159	(7)
167	Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div	14.0	1.9	-1.72%	72	(95)
168	Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div	13.2	4.8	-0.69%	173	5
169	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	12.9	2.2	-4.35%	45	(124)
170	Decatur, IL	12.6	1.8	-5.26%	117	(53)
171	Pueblo, CO	10.8	1.8	-5.36%	87	(84)
172	San Rafael, CA Metro Div	8.8	6.3	-4.06%	157	(15)
173	Monroe, MI	8.5	1.0	-3.23%	164	(9)
174	Mansfield, OH	4.6	1.4	-6.67%	128	(46)
175	Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	3.5	1.3	-7.14%	158	(17)
176	Racine, WI	3.3	2.3	-5.41%	180	4