Read about how we selected the 2011 Best Cities for Job Growth
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2011 Size Ranking
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Area
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2011 Weighted INDEX
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2010 Nonfarm Empl (1000s)
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2010 Size Rank
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Size Movement from 2010
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|
1
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El Paso, TX |
92.5
|
281.2 |
5
|
4
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|
2
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Corpus Christi, TX |
82.5
|
179.1 |
7
|
5
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|
3
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Anchorage, AK |
79.8
|
170.7 |
3
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0
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|
4
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
78.7
|
223.4 |
6
|
2
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|
5
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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
71.4
|
201.9 |
13
|
8
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|
6
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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR |
68.3
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338.8 |
15
|
9
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|
7
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Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
67.5
|
176.7 |
12
|
5
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|
8
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Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC |
67.1
|
283.8 |
25
|
17
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|
9
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Knoxville, TN |
66.5
|
325.5 |
43
|
34
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|
10
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Provo-Orem, UT |
65.9
|
180.3 |
30
|
20
|
|
11
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Lincoln, NE |
65.3
|
171.5 |
10
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-1
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|
12
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Lexington-Fayette, KY |
64.8
|
247.5 |
14
|
2
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|
13
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Honolulu, HI |
64.7
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441.2 |
3
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|
|
14
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York-Hanover, PA |
64.6
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176.0 |
46
|
32
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|
15
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Madison, WI |
64.5
|
344.7 |
33
|
18
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|
16
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Green Bay, WI |
63.5
|
165.7 |
56
|
40
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|
17
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Huntsville, AL |
63.4
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207.7 |
4
|
-13
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|
18
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
63.3
|
159.7 |
38
|
20
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|
19
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Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
62.5
|
219.2 |
68
|
49
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|
20
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
62.1
|
333.6 |
26
|
6
|
|
21
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Ann Arbor, MI |
62.0
|
198.0 |
50
|
29
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|
22
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
60.8
|
280.6 |
1
|
-21
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|
23
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Worcester, MA-CT NECTA |
60.3
|
240.7 |
59
|
36
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|
24
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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
59.3
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254.2 |
28
|
4
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|
25
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Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
59.2
|
191.2 |
19
|
-6
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|
26
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Boulder, CO |
59.1
|
159.5 |
35
|
9
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|
27
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Peoria, IL |
59.0
|
178.8 |
65
|
38
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|
28
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Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA |
58.8
|
187.8 |
41
|
13
|
|
29
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Reading, PA |
58.4
|
167.6 |
55
|
26
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|
30
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Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY |
57.8
|
248.1 |
29
|
-1
|
|
31
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Asheville, NC |
57.6
|
167.2 |
60
|
29
|
|
32
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Springfield, MO |
57.5
|
191.2 |
24
|
-8
|
|
33
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Mobile, AL |
56.4
|
175.0 |
63
|
30
|
|
34
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Trenton-Ewing, NJ |
56.1
|
237.0 |
11
|
-23
|
|
35
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Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
56.0
|
158.2 |
45
|
10
|
|
36
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Syracuse, NY |
55.8
|
314.7 |
18
|
-18
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|
37
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Evansville, IN-KY |
55.5
|
172.8 |
57
|
20
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|
38
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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
55.3
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313.5 |
9
|
-29
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|
39
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
55.1
|
209.5 |
22
|
-17
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|
40
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Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
54.7
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366.9 |
86
|
46
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|
41
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Jackson, MS |
52.7
|
250.9 |
27
|
-14
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|
42
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Lancaster, PA |
52.6
|
226.7 |
62
|
20
|
|
43
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Bakersfield-Delano, CA |
51.6
|
225.5 |
36
|
-7
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|
44
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA |
51.3
|
398.7 |
54
|
10
|
|
45
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Baton Rouge, LA |
51.0
|
363.5 |
2
|
-43
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|
46
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Tallahassee, FL |
50.5
|
170.1 |
16
|
-30
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|
47
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Chattanooga, TN-GA |
50.1
|
230.7 |
82
|
35
|
|
48
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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
49.8
|
317.1 |
21
|
-27
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|
49
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Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD |
49.4
|
377.4 |
48
|
-1
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|
50
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Framingham, MA NECTA Division |
49.2
|
153.3 |
53
|
3
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|
51
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New Haven, CT NECTA |
47.6
|
266.4 |
44
|
-7
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|
52
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Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division |
47.6
|
264.5 |
39
|
-13
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|
53
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Springfield, MA-CT NECTA |
47.6
|
285.4 |
77
|
24
|
|
54
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Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC |
47.6
|
296.2 |
74
|
20
|
|
55
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Tulsa, OK |
47.6
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408.0 |
37
|
-18
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|
56
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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
47.3
|
179.0 |
69
|
13
|
|
57
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Kansas City, KS |
45.2
|
421.2 |
32
|
-25
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|
58
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Colorado Springs, CO |
45.1
|
245.1 |
49
|
-9
|
|
59
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
44.8
|
433.1 |
17
|
-42
|
|
60
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Baltimore City, MD |
42.3
|
349.1 |
73
|
13
|
|
61
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Spokane, WA |
42.1
|
204.7 |
31
|
-30
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|
62
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Columbia, SC |
39.1
|
342.0 |
42
|
-20
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|
63
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Toledo, OH |
39.1
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299.9 |
95
|
32
|
|
64
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Albuquerque, NM |
39.1
|
370.5 |
20
|
-44
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|
65
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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
38.3
|
274.0 |
80
|
15
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|
66
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Wichita, KS |
37.8
|
283.5 |
64
|
-2
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|
67
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Akron, OH |
36.4
|
318.9 |
87
|
20
|
|
68
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Fort Wayne, IN |
35.5
|
201.2 |
79
|
11
|
|
69
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Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division |
35.3
|
371.2 |
71
|
2
|
|
70
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA |
34.9
|
161.2 |
66
|
-4
|
|
71
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Boise City-Nampa, ID |
34.3
|
250.0 |
61
|
-10
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|
72
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Fresno, CA |
34.2
|
279.6 |
67
|
-5
|
|
73
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Roanoke, VA |
33.6
|
153.6 |
51
|
-22
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|
74
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Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
32.4
|
220.5 |
93
|
19
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|
75
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Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
31.5
|
194.5 |
70
|
-5
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|
76
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Gary, IN Metropolitan Division |
30.7
|
262.2 |
76
|
0
|
|
77
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Tucson, AZ |
29.9
|
354.1 |
58
|
-19
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|
78
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Dayton, OH |
29.4
|
370.8 |
90
|
12
|
|
79
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Canton-Massillon, OH |
29.3
|
159.2 |
94
|
15
|
|
80
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Montgomery, AL |
29.3
|
166.7 |
52
|
-28
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|
81
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Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
24.4
|
192.0 |
75
|
-6
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|
82
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North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL |
24.0
|
239.9 |
89
|
7
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|
83
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Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
23.9
|
170.3 |
88
|
5
|
|
84
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Winston-Salem, NC |
23.6
|
203.4 |
47
|
-37
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|
85
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Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
22.9
|
153.4 |
83
|
-2
|
|
86
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Stockton, CA |
21.8
|
187.7 |
78
|
-8
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|
87
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Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division |
21.3
|
328.1 |
72
|
-15
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|
88
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Reno-Sparks, NV |
20.1
|
189.8 |
92
|
4
|
|
89
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Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
17.2
|
194.9 |
91
|
2
|
|
90
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Greensboro-High Point, NC |
15.0
|
337.5 |
85
|
-5
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