Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs Area Weighted INDEX 2015 Mfg Emplmt (1000s) Total Mfg Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 Mfg Ranking within Small MSAs Overall Rank Change

2014-2015
1 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 99.4       4.2 13.64% 4 3
2 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 95.7       8.2 9.38% 32 30
3 Lake Charles, LA 95.6     10.8 7.64% 83 80
4 Idaho Falls, ID 95.6       4.2 5.83% 15 11
5 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 95.2       2.4 10.77% 89 84
6 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 94.1     11.9 5.93% 25 19
7 Lewiston, ID-WA 93.8       4.4 6.50% 9 2
8 Greeley, CO 90.9     13.0 4.01% 47 39
9 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 90.1       8.1 12.56% 11 2
10 Columbus, IN 88.4     19.5 2.27% 12 2
11 St. George, UT 87.6       3.1 5.68% 30 19
12 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 86.0       3.5 3.96% 2 (10)
13 Bowling Green, KY 85.4     11.6 6.77% 50 37
14 Tuscaloosa, AL 85.0     15.8 4.19% 33 19
15 Punta Gorda, FL 84.4       0.8 13.64% 76 61
16 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 84.0       9.7 4.66% 49 33
17 Coeur d'Alene, ID 84.0       5.2 7.53% 63 46
18 Wenatchee, WA 82.9       2.6 5.33% 61 43
19 Cleveland, TN 82.7       9.8 9.70% 109 90
20 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 82.3     60.5 2.54% 19 (1)
21 Muskegon, MI 81.6     13.9 3.48% 36 15
22 Merced, CA 81.5       9.8 13.95% 8 (14)
23 Bend-Redmond, OR 81.2       5.0 6.43% 18 (5)
24 Kokomo, IN 81.1     12.2 3.98% 16 (8)
25 Morgantown, WV 81.0       4.6 1.47% 41 16
26 Medford, OR 80.6       7.7 3.59% 23 (3)
27 Napa, CA 79.3     11.9 4.08% 22 (5)
28 Flagstaff, AZ 77.1       4.4 3.13% 113 85
29 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 76.3       5.9 1.71% 14 (15)
30 Port St. Lucie, FL 75.2       6.3 2.73% 37 7
31 Spartanburg, SC 74.7     29.3 3.78% 42 11
32 Bellingham, WA 74.4       9.5 3.65% 55 23
33 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 74.3       7.0 0.48% 38 5
34 Waco, TX 74.1     16.4 4.23% 169 135
35 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 74.0       4.5 3.85% 100 65
36 Battle Creek, MI 73.1     12.1 4.01% 62 26
37 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 73.1       6.5 3.70% 20 (17)
38 Panama City, FL 73.0       3.8 3.64% 48 10
39 Lima, OH 73.0       9.3 4.51% 43 4
40 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 72.9     17.6 1.54% 28 (12)
41 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 72.8       9.5 1.78% 96 55
42 Grants Pass, OR 72.3       3.0 2.27% 6 (36)
43 Visalia-Porterville, CA 72.2     12.3 1.65% 65 22
44 Bay City, MI 71.2       4.4 9.02% 188 144
45 Ocala, FL 70.7       7.7 5.96% 40 (5)
46 Saginaw, MI 68.9     12.5 5.04% 75 29
47 Jackson, MI 68.8       9.7 0.69% 24 (23)
48 Gadsden, AL 68.8       5.6 4.35% 79 31
49 Wausau, WI 68.7     16.5 4.21% 74 25
50 Kennewick-Richland, WA 67.9       7.4 2.79% 31 (19)
51 Grand Forks, ND-MN 67.2       4.0 1.71% 35 (16)
52 Yakima, WA 65.8       8.5 5.83% 54 2
53 Auburn-Opelika, AL 64.6       6.7 0.00% 13 (40)
54 Prescott, AZ 64.5       3.4 3.03% 26 (28)
55 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 63.9     20.9 2.11% 51 (4)
56 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 63.1       5.4 3.85% 99 43
57 Madera, CA 62.4       3.7 -0.89% 1 (56)
58 Abilene, TX 62.2       2.9 2.33% 102 44
59 Walla Walla, WA 62.1       3.6 1.87% 103 44
60 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 62.0       2.5 2.78% 92 32
61 Appleton, WI 61.7     23.8 -0.56% 46 (15)
62 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 60.9       3.2 0.00% 82 20
63 Santa Fe, NM 60.7       0.9 0.00% 60 (3)
64 Midland, TX 60.6       3.6 -11.48% 5 (59)
65 Topeka, KS 59.3       7.4 2.76% 146 81
66 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 58.8     16.0 6.68% 153 87
67 East Stroudsburg, PA 58.8       4.9 4.23% 172 105
68 Grand Junction, CO 58.6       2.9 3.61% 81 13
69 Dover, DE 58.3       4.8 1.40% 115 46
70 Sherman-Denison, TX 58.0       5.7 5.56% 123 53
71 College Station-Bryan, TX 57.5       5.4 0.62% 10 (61)
72 Logan, UT-ID 57.3     11.4 0.59% 106 34
73 Muncie, IN 57.3       4.4 3.15% 120 47
74 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 57.0       4.0 5.26% 85 11
75 Pueblo, CO 56.5       4.5 -2.86% 7 (68)
76 Janesville-Beloit, WI 55.4       9.6 1.41% 56 (20)
77 Tyler, TX 55.4       6.4 9.66% 156 79
78 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 55.1       8.7 3.57% 144 66
79 San Angelo, TX 55.0       3.4 0.99% 108 29
80 Fond du Lac, WI 54.7     10.7 -1.54% 44 (36)
81 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 54.6     15.1 -0.88% 119 38
82 Morristown, TN 54.3     10.9 4.79% 112 30
83 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 54.2       6.0 1.13% 126 43
84 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 54.1     13.1 0.26% 39 (45)
85 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 53.8     17.5 3.14% 91 6
86 Gainesville, FL 53.7       4.5 5.47% 181 95
87 Gettysburg, PA 53.5       6.9 1.48% 52 (35)
88 Dalton, GA 52.7     23.7 4.10% 73 (15)
89 Bloomington, IN 52.6       8.7 0.77% 164 75
90 Sheboygan, WI 52.5     20.4 0.00% 59 (31)
91 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 52.4       3.0 3.49% 122 31
92 Kankakee, IL 52.3       5.6 -4.02% 45 (47)
93 Albany, OR 52.3       7.2 1.41% 104 11
94 Racine, WI 51.8     18.6 -2.27% 87 (7)
95 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 51.6       3.2 -4.90% 71 (24)
96 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 51.5       5.3 1.27% 94 (2)
97 Jackson, TN 51.3     10.1 3.05% 134 37
98 Monroe, MI 51.1       5.5 1.23% 21 (77)
99 Rome, GA 50.6       6.1 4.00% 147 48
100 Flint, MI 50.3     12.0 -1.90% 34 (66)
101 Salinas, CA 50.1       5.5 2.50% 179 78
102 Charlottesville, VA 49.9       3.9 -0.84% 95 (7)
103 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 49.7       9.4 -4.10% 29 (74)
104 Rocky Mount, NC 49.7     11.2 4.04% 178 74
105 Fargo, ND-MN 49.5       9.9 -3.90% 69 (36)
106 Altoona, PA 49.3       7.7 1.32% 157 51
107 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 48.8       1.2 0.00% 53 (54)
108 Yuba City, CA 47.4       2.1 0.00% 132 24
109 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div 47.4     22.6 0.30% 136 27
110 Clarksville, TN-KY 47.3     10.4 0.00% 90 (20)
111 Danville, IL 46.7       5.1 -2.53% 57 (54)
112 Burlington, NC 46.6       9.0 1.51% 98 (14)
113 Pocatello, ID 46.5       1.9 18.75% 209 96
114 Owensboro, KY 46.3       8.4 0.00% 114 0
115 Cedar Rapids, IA 46.2     20.3 0.16% 150 35
116 Mansfield, OH 46.1       9.7 2.11% 110 (6)
117 Springfield, OH 45.6       6.7 -0.50% 78 (39)
118 Bismarck, ND 45.3       2.0 -1.67% 72 (46)
119 Charleston, WV 45.3       3.5 0.00% 145 26
120 Yuma, AZ 44.8       2.2 -1.47% 67 (53)
121 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 44.6     22.6 2.57% 194 73
122 Odessa, TX 44.4       4.8 -19.89% 17 (105)
123 Erie, PA 43.9     22.0 -1.64% 111 (12)
124 Elmira, NY 43.7       5.3 1.91% 195 71
125 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 43.1     39.7 0.51% 97 (28)
126 Utica-Rome, NY 42.7     11.3 2.10% 155 29
127 Longview, WA 42.7       6.4 -1.55% 70 (57)
128 Eau Claire, WI 42.3     10.4 -0.63% 130 2
129 Hattiesburg, MS 41.6       4.1 0.82% 190 61
130 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 41.3       7.9 3.48% 183 53
131 Decatur, AL 41.0     12.0 0.56% 160 29
132 Cheyenne, WY 40.5       1.4 2.50% 149 17
133 Champaign-Urbana, IL 40.3       8.2 0.00% 143 10
134 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 39.6       7.7 0.43% 128 (6)
135 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 39.4       5.9 0.00% 135 0
136 New Bedford, MA NECTA 39.2       7.9 0.42% 141 5
137 Lubbock, TX 39.1       4.9 -2.00% 137 0
138 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 39.1     21.5 -0.15% 127 (11)
139 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 38.8     11.0 -1.79% 88 (51)
140 Ithaca, NY 38.8       3.4 -1.94% 64 (76)
141 Redding, CA 38.2       2.3 0.00% 86 (55)
142 Decatur, IL 37.9     10.1 -1.30% 175 33
143 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 37.9       9.6 0.00% 148 5
144 Sumter, SC 37.6       6.5 -2.00% 68 (76)
145 St. Cloud, MN 37.6     14.9 -2.40% 101 (44)
146 Amarillo, TX 36.6     12.8 -2.30% 162 16
147 State College, PA 36.2       4.0 -1.64% 163 16
148 Glens Falls, NY 36.2       6.0 0.56% 180 32
149 Joplin, MO 35.9     13.0 -0.26% 158 9
150 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 35.7       8.4 -1.57% 138 (12)
151 Killeen-Temple, TX 35.6       7.3 -1.80% 121 (30)
152 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 34.2       5.5 0.00% 129 (23)
153 Chico, CA 33.4       3.4 -12.07% 66 (87)
154 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 33.3     16.0 -5.15% 125 (29)
155 Rapid City, SD 32.6       2.8 -6.74% 105 (50)
156 Lebanon, PA 32.3       8.6 -1.15% 173 17
157 Rochester, MN 31.8     10.8 0.31% 177 20
158 Johnson City, TN 31.2       7.6 0.88% 140 (18)
159 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 31.1       6.3 0.53% 176 17
160 Terre Haute, IN 31.0     10.8 -2.40% 170 10
161 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 30.9       4.6 0.00% 196 35
162 Greenville, NC 30.6       6.1 -3.17% 84 (78)
163 Fairbanks, AK 30.6       0.6 -5.56% 197 34
164 Lynchburg, VA 30.2     14.5 0.93% 151 (13)
165 Albany, GA 29.5       4.3 0.00% 166 1
166 Texarkana, TX-AR 29.1       5.3 -0.63% 152 (14)
167 Waterbury, CT NECTA 28.5       7.6 0.00% 187 20
168 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 28.3     19.6 -0.34% 174 6
169 Johnstown, PA 28.2       3.9 -0.84% 193 24
170 Carson City, NV 28.0       2.6 -3.70% 161 (9)
171 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 27.1       2.1 0.00% 185 14
172 Kingston, NY 27.1       3.4 0.00% 116 (56)
173 Bangor, ME NECTA 27.0       2.4 0.00% 203 30
174 Victoria, TX 26.5       2.5 -5.13% 165 (9)
175 Springfield, IL 26.2       2.9 -4.35% 171 (4)
176 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 25.7     13.2 -2.46% 191 15
177 Lawton, OK 24.9       3.5 -3.64% 133 (44)
178 Columbus, GA-AL 24.6     10.2 -5.85% 93 (85)
179 Wilmington, NC 24.1       5.7 -1.72% 198 19
180 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 23.5       0.5 0.00% 189 9
181 Casper, WY 23.4       1.6 -11.11% 117 (64)
182 Williamsport, PA 22.9       7.9 0.42% 182 0
183 Monroe, LA 22.5       6.6 -2.96% 124 (59)
184 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 22.4     10.7 1.26% 202 18
185 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 21.8       1.8 -16.92% 3 (182)
186 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 21.3       5.8 -5.46% 118 (68)
187 Duluth, MN-WI 21.0       6.7 -9.87% 159 (28)
188 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 19.4       5.4 -4.68% 168 (20)
189 Fort Smith, AR-OK 19.1     17.7 -2.74% 131 (58)
190 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 17.9       5.4 0.00% 192 2
191 Wichita Falls, TX 17.1       5.0 -4.46% 186 (5)
192 Longview, TX 17.0       9.6 -10.87% 107 (85)
193 Wheeling, WV-OH 15.8       3.0 -2.15% 200 7
194 Manchester, NH NECTA 15.7       7.5 -3.86% 167 (27)
195 Corvallis, OR 15.5       2.9 -3.33% 184 (11)
196 Bloomington, IL 14.8       4.3 -10.42% 142 (54)
197 Binghamton, NY 13.0     11.4 -1.16% 208 11
198 Fayetteville, NC 12.3       7.7 -2.53% 204 6
199 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 12.0       3.5 0.00% 206 7
200 Dothan, AL 11.0       4.3 -3.03% 205 5
201 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 10.3       7.1 -8.19% 154 (47)
202 Laredo, TX 8.2       0.7 -8.70% 201 (1)
203 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 8.0       2.7 -8.99% 199 (4)
204 El Centro, CA 7.6       1.0 -3.23% 210 6
205 Las Cruces, NM 7.0       2.3 -6.67% 207 2
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