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| 2016 Mfg Ranking within Large MSAs | Area | Weighted INDEX | 2015 Mfg Emplmt (1000s) | Total Mfg Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 | 2015 Mfg Ranking within Large MSAs | Overall Rank Change 2014-2015 |
| 1 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 84.1 | 110.8 | 5.4% | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 83.9 | 25.8 | 5.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 75.6 | 78.2 | 3.3% | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas City, MO | 73.1 | 44.3 | 4.9% | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 72.6 | 42.7 | 6.7% | 16 | 11 |
| 6 | Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metro Div | 71.1 | 90.4 | 1.5% | 1 | (5) |
| 7 | Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metro Div | 70.8 | 149.0 | 1.5% | 2 | (5) |
| 8 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 70.2 | 106.7 | 3.0% | 36 | 28 |
| 9 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 70.2 | 69.2 | 3.7% | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metro Div | 67.0 | 87.8 | 3.1% | 26 | 16 |
| 11 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66.9 | 115.2 | 3.3% | 25 | 14 |
| 12 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 66.0 | 122.0 | 2.0% | 10 | (2) |
| 13 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 65.8 | 80.8 | 2.5% | 4 | (9) |
| 14 | Raleigh, NC | 65.7 | 33.9 | 1.1% | 21 | 7 |
| 15 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 63.9 | 160.9 | 3.8% | 23 | 8 |
| 16 | Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metro Div | 63.4 | 28.3 | 3.3% | 14 | (2) |
| 17 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Div | 63.3 | 17.6 | 3.7% | 11 | (6) |
| 18 | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metro Div | 60.2 | 169.3 | -0.6% | 34 | 16 |
| 19 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 60.0 | 96.5 | 3.1% | 18 | (1) |
| 20 | Salt Lake City, UT | 59.8 | 55.1 | 1.7% | 49 | 29 |
| 21 | Jacksonville, FL | 59.6 | 29.8 | 3.5% | 47 | 26 |
| 22 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 59.6 | 104.2 | 2.1% | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 58.9 | 161.9 | 1.8% | 15 | (8) |
| 24 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 56.8 | 194.0 | 0.8% | 12 | (12) |
| 25 | Kansas City, KS | 55.6 | 31.6 | 3.5% | 50 | 25 |
| 26 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 54.6 | 21.8 | 2.0% | 29 | 3 |
| 27 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 54.2 | 32.9 | 0.7% | 48 | 21 |
| 28 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | 54.1 | 36.2 | 1.5% | 19 | (9) |
| 29 | Oklahoma City, OK | 53.1 | 36.9 | -3.7% | 6 | (23) |
| 30 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 53.1 | 121.1 | 2.0% | 44 | 14 |
| 31 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 53.1 | 47.1 | 0.5% | 52 | 21 |
| 32 | Columbus, OH | 52.2 | 71.6 | 0.7% | 39 | 7 |
| 33 | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metro Div | 51.3 | 39.1 | 1.9% | 22 | (11) |
| 34 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 49.0 | 121.0 | 0.4% | 33 | (1) |
| 35 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 47.3 | 238.0 | -8.8% | 9 | (26) |
| 36 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Div | 47.1 | 36.1 | 3.6% | 67 | 31 |
| 37 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Div | 46.6 | 94.5 | -3.2% | 17 | (20) |
| 38 | Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metro Div | 46.0 | 17.1 | 0.8% | 54 | 16 |
| 39 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 45.2 | 57.1 | -0.3% | 31 | (8) |
| 40 | Urban Honolulu, HI | 44.8 | 11.0 | -1.8% | 41 | 1 |
| 41 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 44.1 | 89.8 | -0.1% | 20 | (21) |
| 42 | Camden, NJ Metro Div | 42.9 | 36.6 | 4.0% | 58 | 16 |
| 43 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 42.8 | 62.0 | 1.1% | 32 | (11) |
| 44 | Northern Virginia, VA | 40.3 | 24.4 | 2.2% | 51 | 7 |
| 45 | New York City, NY | 40.0 | 78.9 | 2.2% | 62 | 17 |
| 46 | San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metro Div | 39.9 | 35.5 | -1.7% | 28 | (18) |
| 47 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA | 39.1 | 52.5 | 1.5% | 30 | (17) |
| 48 | Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | 38.8 | 44.3 | 0.8% | 45 | (3) |
| 49 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 38.1 | 44.9 | 0.2% | 56 | 7 |
| 50 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 37.8 | 123.9 | -1.0% | 40 | (10) |
| 51 | Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metro Div | 37.6 | 156.3 | -0.5% | 35 | (16) |
| 52 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA | 36.3 | 55.5 | 0.3% | 65 | 13 |
| 53 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 36.2 | 112.3 | -0.9% | 27 | (26) |
| 54 | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Div | 36.1 | 166.2 | -0.2% | 55 | 1 |
| 55 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 36.1 | 37.3 | -4.0% | 37 | (18) |
| 56 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 36.0 | 51.8 | -0.6% | 38 | (18) |
| 57 | Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metro Div | 33.8 | 72.1 | 0.8% | 64 | 7 |
| 58 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 33.4 | 52.6 | -2.9% | 46 | (12) |
| 59 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division | 33.4 | 81.7 | 0.0% | 57 | (2) |
| 60 | Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metro Div | 31.8 | 90.1 | -0.6% | 43 | (17) |
| 61 | Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metro Div | 31.5 | 281.5 | -0.2% | 60 | (1) |
| 62 | Rochester, NY | 28.1 | 58.9 | 0.3% | 61 | (1) |
| 63 | Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ | 27.8 | 58.3 | 0.6% | 66 | 3 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh, PA | 27.2 | 85.6 | -3.2% | 42 | (22) |
| 65 | Richmond, VA | 27.1 | 30.7 | -0.4% | 53 | (12) |
| 66 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 25.6 | 30.5 | -0.7% | 70 | 4 |
| 67 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metro Div | 22.6 | 356.1 | -1.7% | 59 | (8) |
| 68 | Newark, NJ-PA Metro Div | 21.6 | 75.9 | 0.0% | 63 | (5) |
| 69 | Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY | 20.2 | 29.5 | -2.5% | 69 | 0 |
| 70 | Philadelphia City, PA | 16.1 | 20.9 | -2.3% | 68 | (2) |
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