Overall Finance Jobs - 2013 Best Cities Rankings

Best Cities for Jobs in Finance Industries

The methodology for the 2013 rankings for best cities for financial activities jobs parallels that used for our 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth rankings.  Instead of using Total Nonfarm Employment, the financial activities rankings use employment in the financial activities sector (supersector 55) in the BLS MSA employment data. The Financial Activities rankings include the 323 MSAs for which there are sectoral employment data for all 12 years used in our analysis.






2013 MSA Fin Activities Ranking -

All MSAs		 Area Weighted INDEX 2012 Emplymt - Fin Activities

(1000s)		 2012 MSA Fin Activities  Ranking -

All MSAs		 Fin Activities 2013  Change from 2012 -

All MSAs
1 Owensboro, KY 99.3         3.4 11 10
2 Ann Arbor, MI 98.0         7.5 5 3
3 Odessa, TX 91.8         3.0 1 (2)
4 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 91.5         2.1 10 6
5 Midland, TX 88.8         4.2 30 25
6 Clarksville, TN-KY 88.7         3.1 57 51
7 Macon, GA 88.4         9.3 not rated not rated
8 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 85.2         4.0 not rated not rated
9 Richmond, VA 84.6      47.5 27 18
10 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 84.5         1.1 100 90
11 Pittsburgh, PA 84.2      72.5 14 3
12 Victoria, TX 82.7         2.3 36 24
13 Sherman-Denison, TX 82.1         2.9 12 (1)
14 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Mtr Div 81.6      55.4 3 (11)
15 Bloomington-Normal, IL 81.6      13.0 110 95
16 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 81.6         0.8 146 130
17 Green Bay, WI 81.4      13.7 180 163
18 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 80.8         1.3 not rated not rated
19 Cheyenne, WY 80.0         2.3 13 (6)
20 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 79.3         4.3 215 195
21 Bellingham, WA 79.0         3.2 not rated not rated
22 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 78.7         4.5 4 (18)
23 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 77.7         8.4 20 (3)
24 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 77.6         8.8 87 63
25 Provo-Orem, UT 77.3         6.6 152 127
26 Greenville, NC 76.7         2.8 2 (24)
27 Bismarck, ND 76.6         3.5 38 11
28 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 76.6         3.3 9 (19)
29 El Paso, TX 76.3      12.6 7 (22)
30 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 76.3      72.3 28 (2)
31 Jacksonville, FL 76.3      61.3 48 17
32 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Mtr Div 75.6    191.5 34 2
33 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 75.6         6.0 264 231
34 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 74.9         4.0 25 (9)
35 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 74.5         9.1 175 140
36 Longview, TX 74.2         4.0 63 27
37 St. Cloud, MN 74.1         4.4 186 149
38 Columbia, SC 73.0      29.1 123 85
39 Gainesville, FL 72.8         6.4 252 213
40 Northern Virginia, VA 72.6      67.9 32 (8)
41 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 72.6      14.2 129 88
42 Danville, IL 72.3         1.4 185 143
43 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 72.3         8.9 24 (19)
44 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 72.3         4.1 143 99
45 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 72.0         5.4 31 (14)
46 St. Louis, MO-IL 72.0      85.0 70 24
47 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 71.6    150.1 95 48
48 Lafayette, LA 71.4         9.0 39 (9)
49 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 71.3         1.7 54 5
50 Boise City-Nampa, ID 71.2      14.6 157 107
51 Mobile, AL 71.1         9.5 6 (45)
52 Springfield, IL 70.7         7.6 133 81
53 Columbus, GA-AL 70.6      12.9 81 28
54 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 70.6      95.7 172 118
55 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 70.6      45.6 21 (34)
56 Sioux Falls, SD 70.2      16.2 227 171
57 Las Cruces, NM 70.1         2.5 119 62
58 Tacoma, WA Mtr Div 70.1      13.1 261 203
59 Elmira, NY 69.8         1.5 190 131
60 Salt Lake City, UT 69.7      50.3 59 (1)
61 Tyler, TX 69.2         4.2 29 (32)
62 Lincoln, NE 68.9      14.2 47 (15)
63 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Mtr Div 68.5      72.0 245 182
64 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 68.3         8.1 43 (21)
65 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Mtr Div 68.2    111.3 226 161
66 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Mtr Div 68.1    110.7 71 5
67 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 68.1         8.1 149 82
68 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 68.0         3.3 259 191
69 Muncie, IN 67.9         2.6 108 39
70 Kansas City, KS 67.6      33.5 80 10
71 Columbus, OH 67.5      72.2 60 (11)
72 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 67.4      21.0 76 4
73 Lafayette, IN 67.3         3.7 83 10
74 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 66.9         7.7 88 14
75 Terre Haute, IN 66.7         2.6 268 193
76 Kansas City, MO 66.5      40.7 197 121
77 Fond du Lac, WI 66.5         2.0 40 (37)
78 Fargo, ND-MN 66.1         9.2 17 (61)
79 Springfield, MO 66.1      12.5 137 58
80 San Angelo, TX 66.0         2.1 111 31
81 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 65.6         3.2 93 12
82 Camden, NJ Mtr Div 65.6      31.0 202 120
83 College Station-Bryan, TX 65.5         3.6 51 (32)
84 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 65.0      38.1 86 2
85 Erie, PA 65.0         6.2 74 (11)
86 Oklahoma City, OK 64.3      33.7 136 50
87 Morristown, TN 64.3         1.2 188 101
88 Madison, WI 63.8      28.7 162 74
89 Wichita Falls, TX 63.6         2.8 205 116
90 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Mtr Div 63.5      32.0 99 9
91 Tucson, AZ 63.4      19.2 138 47
92 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 62.8      95.6 109 17
93 Casper, WY 62.6         2.0 132 39
94 Napa, CA 62.3         2.3 221 127
95 Roanoke, VA 62.3         8.3 287 192
96 Pocatello, ID 61.9         1.9 262 166
97 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 61.8         3.7 280 183
98 Abilene, TX 61.6         3.8 79 (19)
99 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 61.6         3.1 115 16
100 Jackson, TN 61.5         1.7 237 137
101 Trenton-Ewing, NJ 61.0      16.9 16 (85)
102 Dayton, OH 61.0      17.6 165 63
103 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 61.0      41.6 73 (30)
104 Framingham, MA  NECTA Division 60.9         5.3 35 (69)
105 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 60.8    140.3 78 (27)
106 Corpus Christi, TX 60.8         7.6 207 101
107 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 60.6      26.9 181 74
108 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 60.3      52.0 64 (44)
109 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 60.1    156.2 248 139
110 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 59.9      34.6 201 91
111 Knoxville, TN 59.7      17.2 120 9
112 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 59.5      19.8 150 38
113 Newark-Union, NJ-PA Mtr Div 59.3      69.4 168 55
114 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 59.3      47.7 42 (72)
115 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 59.2         4.9 82 (33)
116 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 59.0         2.6 50 (66)
117 Fort Smith, AR-OK 59.0         4.3 286 169
118 Sheboygan, WI 58.7         2.5 77 (41)
119 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Mtr Div 58.7      21.3 235 116
120 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 58.4    140.1 49 (71)
121 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 58.1      25.1 67 (54)
122 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 58.1      40.7 194 72
123 Nassau-Suffolk, NY Mtr Div 57.9      73.1 171 48
124 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 57.7      41.6 126 2
125 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 57.7         5.7 113 (12)
126 Rapid City, SD 57.5         3.8 94 (32)
127 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 57.5      33.6 125 (2)
128 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 57.1      32.0 62 (66)
129 Rochester, NY 57.1      20.9 23 (106)
130 Grand Forks, ND-MN 56.3         1.7 176 46
131 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 56.2      13.6 117 (14)
132 La Crosse, WI-MN 56.0         3.7 44 (88)
133 Gary, IN Mtr Div 55.4         9.0 247 114
134 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Mtr Div 55.4      79.4 142 8
135 Akron, OH 55.2      13.6 130 (5)
136 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 54.6         5.6 105 (31)
137 Spokane, WA 54.5      12.4 118 (19)
138 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 54.3      66.9 72 (66)
139 Palm Coast, FL 54.3         0.8 292 153
140 Savannah, GA 54.3         6.0 288 148
141 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 53.7         1.8 256 115
142 Lubbock, TX 53.5         6.9 166 24
143 El Centro, CA 53.3         1.3 97 (46)
144 Canton-Massillon, OH 53.2         7.9 89 (55)
145 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 53.2         3.1 225 80
146 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 52.9      42.0 269 123
147 Anchorage, AK 52.5         8.6 33 (114)
148 Merced, CA 52.4         1.6 230 82
149 Idaho Falls, ID 52.2         2.1 153 4
150 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 52.0      12.6 58 (92)
151 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 51.5      41.6 294 143
152 Battle Creek, MI 51.5         1.4 not rated not rated
153 Cedar Rapids, IA 51.4      10.1 195 42
154 Tuscaloosa, AL 51.1         3.7 92 (62)
155 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 50.7         7.1 41 (114)
156 Bangor, ME NECTA 50.3         2.1 52 (104)
157 St. George, UT 50.2         1.9 144 (13)
158 Santa Fe, NM 50.2         2.7 155 (3)
159 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 50.1         2.3 8 (151)
160 Fort Wayne, IN 49.7      11.5 19 (141)
161 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 49.5         2.1 56 (105)
162 Wichita, KS 49.4      10.7 182 20
163 Auburn-Opelika, AL 49.3         1.7 66 (97)
164 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 48.9         3.9 299 135
165 Appleton, WI 48.9         7.3 135 (30)
166 Ithaca, NY 48.9         1.6 65 (101)
167 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 48.8      69.4 212 45
168 Waterbury, CT NECTA 47.7         2.0 305 137
169 Burlington, NC 47.7         1.8 22 (147)
170 Huntsville, AL 47.6         6.0 106 (64)
171 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA 47.5      15.0 84 (87)
172 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Mtr Div 47.3      38.8 61 (111)
173 Baton Rouge, LA 47.3      17.2 183 10
174 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 47.0      14.6 128 (46)
175 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 46.9      64.0 231 56
176 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Mtr Div 46.9      67.8 134 (42)
177 Coeur d'Alene, ID 46.7         3.1 124 (53)
178 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 46.7    143.2 223 45
179 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 46.5      63.1 191 12
180 Anniston-Oxford, AL 46.2         1.3 160 (20)
181 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 45.8         7.7 229 48
182 Charleston, WV 45.8         8.0 270 88
183 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 45.5      71.9 107 (76)
184 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 45.5      13.6 101 (83)
185 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 45.2         8.0 217 32
186 Duluth, MN-WI 45.1         5.4 148 (38)
187 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Mtr Div 45.0    212.8 169 (18)
188 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Mtr Div 44.9      36.4 103 (85)
189 Jackson, MS 44.7      15.4 233 44
190 Waco, TX 44.6         6.2 145 (45)
191 Topeka, KS 44.4         7.0 178 (13)
192 Laredo, TX 44.3         3.8 91 (101)
193 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 44.0      15.0 254 61
194 Modesto, CA 43.9         5.4 140 (54)
195 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 43.9         1.8 53 (142)
196 Greeley, CO 43.8         4.1 291 95
197 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 43.7         8.0 159 (38)
198 Naples-Marco Island, FL 43.4         6.7 179 (19)
199 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 43.4         5.0 98 (101)
200 Johnstown, PA 43.4         2.8 not rated not rated
201 Champaign-Urbana, IL 43.3         4.3 151 (50)
202 Raleigh-Cary, NC 43.0      26.0 121 (81)
203 Lancaster, PA 42.6         8.5 242 39
204 Yuba City, CA 42.4         1.3 96 (108)
205 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Mtr Div 42.1      54.4 199 (6)
206 Kokomo, IN 42.0         1.3 187 (19)
207 Wausau, WI 42.0         5.5 232 25
208 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 41.9      48.0 244 36
209 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 41.9         7.6 243 34
210 New York City, NY 41.8    436.1 45 (165)
211 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 41.5         3.9 161 (50)
212 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 41.4         3.0 122 (90)
213 Boulder, CO 41.2         7.2 104 (109)
214 Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Mtr Div 40.7      56.3 208 (6)
215 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 40.5      11.4 213 (2)
216 Albuquerque, NM 40.2      17.6 296 80
217 Honolulu, HI 40.1      20.6 102 (115)
218 Lewiston, ID-WA 39.9         1.7 281 63
219 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 39.5      58.2 209 (10)
220 Redding, CA 39.5         2.4 293 73
221 Asheville, NC 39.3         5.6 69 (152)
222 Wilmington, NC 39.1         6.2 184 (38)
223 Baltimore City, MD 39.1      18.3 206 (17)
224 Eugene-Springfield, OR 39.0         7.2 257 33
225 Glens Falls, NY 38.8         1.9 18 (207)
226 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 38.6      10.7 272 46
227 Janesville, WI 38.2         1.8 114 (113)
228 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 38.2      61.8 189 (39)
229 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Mtr Div 38.1    259.1 277 48
230 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Div 38.0         3.6 285 55
231 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH  NECTA Div 37.9         2.6 147 (84)
232 Chattanooga, TN-GA 37.6      17.1 173 (59)
233 Salem, OR 37.3         7.0 26 (207)
234 Yuma, AZ 37.3         1.4 298 64
235 Flint, MI 37.3         6.3 127 (108)
236 Lexington-Fayette, KY 37.2         9.8 163 (73)
237 Jackson, MI 37.1         1.8 not rated not rated
238 Philadelphia City, PA 36.8      41.1 265 27
239 Bay City, MI 36.5         1.5 15 (224)
240 Colorado Springs, CO 36.5      15.4 85 (155)
241 Montgomery, AL 36.0         7.2 311 70
242 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Mtr Div 35.7      48.0 216 (26)
243 Fresno, CA 35.6      12.9 204 (39)
244 Grand Junction, CO 35.5         3.0 260 16
245 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 35.2      40.6 198 (47)
246 Reno-Sparks, NV 35.1         9.0 258 12
247 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 35.1         7.5 308 61
248 Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD 34.7      14.0 279 31
249 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 34.6         6.6 251 2
250 York-Hanover, PA 34.5         5.1 214 (36)
251 Fayetteville, NC 34.5         4.1 46 (205)
252 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 34.0      22.2 238 (14)
253 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 34.0         6.0 307 54
254 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 33.9         3.3 68 (186)
255 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 33.4      14.0 139 (116)
256 Pueblo, CO 33.4         1.9 278 22
257 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 33.3      11.7 116 (141)
258 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 33.0      54.3 167 (91)
259 Chico, CA 33.0         2.8 not rated not rated
260 Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY 32.7      32.7 55 (205)
261 Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Mtr Div 32.5      39.4 228 (33)
262 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 32.4         4.0 156 (106)
263 New Haven, CT NECTA 32.2      12.1 263 0
264 Anderson, IN 32.2         1.5 241 (23)
265 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 31.8      59.8 193 (72)
266 Logan, UT-ID 31.7         1.6 210 (56)
267 Ocala, FL 31.5         4.2 203 (64)
268 Bloomington, IN 31.2         2.7 300 32
269 Fairbanks, AK 31.1         1.3 164 (105)
270 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 31.0         4.6 246 (24)
271 Utica-Rome, NY 31.0         7.1 219 (52)
272 Syracuse, NY 31.0      16.6 112 (160)
273 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 30.7      69.1 154 (119)
274 Dothan, AL 30.6         2.0 240 (34)
275 Mansfield, OH 28.3         1.6 not rated not rated
276 Gadsden, AL 28.0         1.4 274 (2)
277 Salinas, CA 27.6         4.2 303 26
278 Amarillo, TX 27.3         6.1 234 (44)
279 Cleveland, TN 27.0         1.4 283 4
280 Decatur, IL 26.8         1.9 196 (84)
281 Lawton, OK 26.6         2.4 222 (59)
282 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 26.5         1.5 75 (207)
283 Corvallis, OR 24.6         1.3 170 (113)
284 New Bedford, MA NECTA 24.3         1.8 174 (110)
285 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Mtr Div 24.2      79.3 253 (32)
286 Evansville, IN-KY 24.0         5.1 236 (50)
287 Rochester, MN 23.8         2.4 218 (69)
288 Manchester, NH NECTA 23.3         6.8 276 (12)
289 Tallahassee, FL 23.2         7.1 90 (199)
290 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 22.6         2.3 131 (159)
291 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 22.3         3.6 302 11
292 Toledo, OH 22.1      10.8 250 (42)
293 Winston-Salem, NC 21.8      11.5 177 (116)
294 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 21.8         6.5 273 (21)
295 Decatur, AL 21.6         2.0 271 (24)
296 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 21.3         1.5 282 (14)
297 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 20.9         8.6 220 (77)
298 Peoria, IL 20.5         7.4 309 11
299 Tulsa, OK 20.0      22.2 295 (4)
300 Rockford, IL 19.9         5.4 224 (76)
301 Medford, OR 19.7         3.5 249 (52)
302 Visalia-Porterville, CA 18.9         3.8 255 (47)
303 Kingston, NY 18.5         2.2 200 (103)
304 Dover, DE 18.1         1.6 304 0
305 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 17.5      18.7 37 (268)
306 Stockton, CA 17.5         7.4 266 (40)
307 Columbus, IN 16.8         1.3 211 (96)
308 Punta Gorda, FL 15.2         1.7 284 (24)
309 Bend, OR 14.7         3.9 301 (8)
310 Port St. Lucie, FL 14.3         5.2 192 (118)
311 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 14.2         8.0 158 (153)
312 Greensboro-High Point, NC 12.7      18.2 275 (37)
313 Johnson City, TN 12.2         3.6 310 (3)
314 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 11.8      14.8 267 (47)
315 Flagstaff, AZ 11.8         1.2 312 (3)
316 Binghamton, NY 11.8         3.8 141 (175)
317 Monroe, MI 11.6         1.1 not rated not rated
318 Prescott, AZ 10.9         1.7 289 (29)
319 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 9.5      26.9 306 (13)
320 Racine, WI 8.7         2.6 290 (30)
321 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 8.5         4.4 239 (82)
322 Altoona, PA 3.6         1.5 not rated not rated
323 Reading, PA 3.5         6.0 297 (26)

 

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