Mid Sized Cities Business Services Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Midsized MSAs Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Overall Rank Change

2014-2015
1 Sioux Falls, SD 89.0         15.5 33.2% 61 60
2 Trenton, NJ 88.2         45.0 25.1% 67 65
3 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 87.5         48.1 38.2% 4 1
4 Provo-Orem, UT 85.7         29.6 34.3% 1 (3)
5 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 84.8         34.1 38.4% 9 4
6 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 80.4         22.7 33.7% 6 0
7 Stockton-Lodi, CA 79.1         20.5 35.2% 43 36
8 Salisbury, MD-DE 77.7         12.5 24.2% 24 16
9 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 77.2         47.4 24.2% 15 6
10 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 76.6         71.4 23.8% 14 4
11 Greensboro-High Point, NC 74.7         53.6 19.4% 13 2
12 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 72.5         28.4 31.3% 7 (5)
13 Asheville, NC 72.4         18.4 20.8% 29 16
14 Chattanooga, TN-GA 71.8         29.6 29.9% 36 22
15 Knoxville, TN 71.5         63.2 15.8% 17 2
16 Reading, PA 70.5         23.9 21.1% 3 (13)
17 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 69.8         25.5 17.7% 45 28
18 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 69.2         41.4 40.7% 2 (16)
19 Springfield, MO 68.8         25.2 27.3% 10 (9)
20 Baton Rouge, LA 68.5         49.7 19.5% 26 6
21 Ann Arbor, MI 67.3         29.9 16.2% 32 11
22 Framingham, MA NECTA Division 66.7         36.9 15.3% 50 28
23 Winston-Salem, NC 65.6         35.3 18.4% 27 4
24 Reno, NV 65.3         29.8 21.5% 58 34
25 Salem, OR 65.2         13.5 25.5% 37 12
26 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div 64.8         27.5 16.2% 41 15
27 Madison, WI 63.7         49.8 18.7% 24 (3)
28 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 63.1         47.5 15.7% 56 28
29 Lexington-Fayette, KY 62.6         40.3 33.9% 12 (17)
30 Santa Rosa, CA 62.4         21.7 16.5% 42 12
31 Savannah, GA 62.0         20.2 15.2% 19 (12)
32 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 60.7         49.4 15.0% 22 (10)
33 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 59.1         30.2 17.2% 61 28
34 Delaware County, PA 57.6         32.4 13.7% 48 14
35 Rockford, IL 57.6         17.0 12.8% 18 (17)
36 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 56.3         29.3 18.0% 40 4
37 Wichita, KS 55.1         33.5 13.8% 21 (16)
38 Eugene, OR 55.1         17.0 15.9% 80 42
39 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 55.0         26.8 14.6% 31 (8)
40 Huntsville, AL 54.5         52.4 6.9% 82 42
41 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 53.9         22.8 14.2% 28 (13)
42 Roanoke, VA 53.9         22.7 10.6% 79 37
43 Modesto, CA 53.4         14.4 18.7% 16 (27)
44 York-Hanover, PA 52.4         20.8 14.9% 20 (24)
45 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 52.3         12.7 18.3% 20 (25)
46 Lincoln, NE 51.5         19.6 12.2% 84 38
47 New Haven, CT NECTA 51.1         30.2 15.5% 35 (12)
48 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 51.1         38.9 9.2% 75 27
49 Jackson, MS 49.6         33.1 16.0% 39 (10)
50 Columbia, SC 49.0         49.7 21.9% 55 5
51 Corpus Christi, TX 48.6         17.2 10.0% 89 38
52 Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD 48.1         49.6 5.8% 59 7
53 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 47.5         26.8 9.2% 68 15
54 El Paso, TX 47.2         33.1 5.5% 88 34
55 Colorado Springs, CO 46.6         43.3 8.4% 74 19
56 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 45.6         33.8 8.0% 51 (5)
57 Boulder, CO 45.6         32.9 14.0% 47 (10)
58 Tucson, AZ 45.4         52.2 12.2% 76 18
59 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 44.6         16.1 10.6% 64 5
60 Peoria, IL 44.1         22.4 -0.4% 92 32
61 Fort Collins, CO 44.0         19.3 10.5% 57 (4)
62 Dayton, OH 43.3         51.0 10.9% 49 (13)
63 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 43.2         14.8 6.7% 8 (55)
64 Fresno, CA 43.1         30.9 16.3% 5 (59)
65 Toledo, OH 42.6         37.1 16.3% 66 1
66 Fort Wayne, IN 41.9         21.6 1.7% 62 (4)
67 Akron, OH 40.9         52.3 6.3% 73 6
68 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 39.7         46.2 6.0% 85 17
69 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 38.2         22.0 7.3% 69 0
70 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 37.9         24.4 10.9% 70 0
71 Lancaster, PA 37.6         22.8 13.6% 11 (60)
72 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div 37.3         55.6 12.6% 54 (18)
73 Baltimore City, MD 35.3         46.3 20.4% 30 (43)
74 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div 34.9         67.3 13.0% 46 (28)
75 Tallahassee, FL 34.6         19.3 5.5% 44 (31)
76 Mobile, AL 34.3         22.5 -1.5% 90 14
77 Boise City, ID 33.3         41.1 8.3% 80 3
78 Lafayette, LA 30.5         21.7 6.9% 72 (6)
79 Gary, IN Metro Div 29.6         22.3 9.3% 23 (56)
80 Elgin, IL Metro Div 29.3         34.9 18.4% 25 (55)
81 Evansville, IN-KY 29.0         18.1 1.5% 38 (43)
82 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 29.0         22.4 5.7% 53 (29)
83 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 26.9         47.5 4.6% 57 (26)
84 Bakersfield, CA 26.8         25.4 4.1% 78 (6)
85 Montgomery, AL 25.5         20.5 1.0% 34 (51)
86 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 24.8         29.5 -8.6% 71 (15)
87 Albuquerque, NM 24.3         57.6 -0.9% 83 (4)
88 Canton-Massillon, OH 23.9         14.1 2.2% 33 (55)
89 Anchorage, AK 23.6         20.0 0.5% 91 2
90 Tulsa, OK 23.3         57.5 6.1% 52 (38)
91 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 22.0         64.9 2.7% 77 (14)
92 Green Bay, WI 21.7         20.0 1.5% 86 (6)
93 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 21.6         21.9 3.6% 65 (28)
94 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 19.6         34.5 3.5% 81 (13)
95 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 18.4         25.9 -2.3% 60 (35)
96 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 16.3         17.0 -5.4% 63 (33)
97 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 10.0         14.9 -14.2% 93 (4)
98 Syracuse, NY 9.4         31.1 -6.3% 87 (11)
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