| 2008 Overall Rank | Area | State | Nonfarm Employment (1,000s) | 2008 Size Group | Rank Change Since 2007 | Weighted Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | North Carolina | 525.9 | L | 6 | 93.0 |
| 2 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | Texas | 767.4 | L | 14 | 85.9 |
| 3 | Salt Lake City, UT | Utah | 648.9 | L | 7 | 84.4 |
| 4 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Texas | 2,591.5 | L | 13 | 81.7 |
| 5 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | North Carolina | 867.9 | L | 18 | 77.6 |
| 6 | Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Florida | 1,104.2 | L | -2 | 75.3 |
| 7 | San Antonio, TX | Texas | 840.0 | L | 15 | 74.3 |
| 8 | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Nevada | 928.6 | L | -7 | 73.2 |
| 9 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Texas | 875.4 | L | 20 | 73.0 |
| 10 | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Washington | 1,470.1 | L | 8 | 71.6 |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Oregon | 1,047.1 | L | 9 | 71.1 |
| 12 | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Texas | 2,097.9 | L | 13 | 70.9 |
| 13 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Louisiana | 522.6 | L | 53 | 70.2 |
| 14 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Arizona | 1,917.1 | L | -12 | 70.2 |
| 15 | Honolulu, HI | Hawaii | 459.1 | L | -7 | 65.6 |
| 16 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Georgia | 2,479.8 | L | 8 | 63.9 |
| 17 | Northern Virginia, VA | Virginia | 1,316.2 | L | -8 | 61.3 |
| 18 | Nashville-Davidson- -Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Tennessee | 767.9 | L | -4 | 60.0 |
| 19 | Jacksonville, FL | Florida | 633.5 | L | -7 | 58.8 |
| 20 | Denver-Aurora, CO | Colorado | 1,247.4 | L | 18 | 57.7 |
| 21 | Washington -Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
District of Columbia | 2,427.1 | L | -8 | 56.2 |
| 22 | New York City, NY | New York | 3,785.2 | L | 21 | 53.1 |
| 23 | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Indiana | 920.7 | L | 23 | 52.8 |
| 24 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | California | 1,265.6 | L | -19 | 52.4 |
| 25 | Richmond, VA | Virginia | 635.7 | L | 5 | 52.4 |
| 26 | Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Kentucky | 629.4 | L | 19 | 51.6 |
| 27 | Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
Florida | 792.3 | L | -24 | 50.8 |
| 28 | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Florida | 1,071.3 | L | 3 | 50.7 |
| 29 | San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | California | 997.7 | L | 25 | 50.3 |
| 30 | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma | 571.2 | L | Was Med | 49.2 |
| 31 | Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY | New York | 583.4 | L | 9 | 46.5 |
| 32 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Nebraska | 466.7 | L | 0 | 46.4 |
| 33 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | California | 911.8 | L | 27 | 45.4 |
| 34 | Sacramento- -Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | California | 905.6 | L | -19 | 44.3 |
| 35 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Virginia | 775.1 | L | -7 | 43.2 |
| 36 | Kansas City, MO | Missouri | 569.5 | L | 6 | 43.0 |
| 37 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | Massachusetts | 1,715.1 | L | 19 | 42.4 |
| 38 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Tennessee | 648.1 | L | 3 | 42.3 |
| 39 | Columbus, OH | Ohio | 951.2 | L | 13 | 41.9 |
| 40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA | Connecticut | 561.4 | L | 4 | 41.9 |
| 41 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
Florida | 586.6 | L | -35 | 41.8 |
| 42 | Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | New York | 1,277.3 | L | 7 | 41.7 |
| 43 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Florida | 1,297.9 | L | -32 | 41.5 |
| 44 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Alabama | 533.4 | L | Was Med | 41.4 |
| 45 | Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | New Jersey | 544.7 | L | -24 | 38.7 |
| 46 | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | California | 1,310.2 | L | -20 | 38.3 |
| 47 | Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division | New Jersey | 1,037.9 | L | -12 | 37.7 |
| 48 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Minnesota | 1,801.3 | L | -15 | 36.0 |
| 49 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Illinois | 3,878.5 | L | 2 | 35.6 |
| 50 | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Ohio | 1,045.9 | L | -14 | 34.7 |
| 51 | Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD Metropolitan Division | Maryland | 578.0 | L | -32 | 33.8 |
| 52 | St. Louis, MO-IL | Missouri | 1,356.5 | L | -2 | 31.5 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania | 1,146.8 | L | 0 | 31.2 |
| 54 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Wisconsin | 854.4 | L | 1 | 30.5 |
| 55 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | California | 1,502.3 | L | -28 | 29.8 |
| 56 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | California | 4,114.0 | L | -8 | 28.7 |
| 57 | Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | New Jersey | 1,038.7 | L | 1 | 28.0 |
| 58 | Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ | New Jersey | 914.2 | L | 3 | 27.3 |
| 59 | Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | California | 1,048.4 | L | -22 | 27.0 |
| 60 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | New York | 550.1 | L | -3 | 26.2 |
| 61 | Rochester, NY | New York | 516.4 | L | 2 | 25.2 |
| 62 | Philadelphia City, PA | Pennsylvania | 664.3 | L | -3 | 22.0 |
| 63 | Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA | Rhode Island | 579.7 | L | -16 | 20.7 |
| 64 | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Ohio | 1,066.6 | L | -2 | 19.9 |
| 65 | Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Michigan | 1,171.8 | L | -1 | 16.6 |
| 66 | Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Michigan | 777.9 | L | -1 | 2.2 |
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