Small Cities Rankings - 2017 Best Cities for Job Growth

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2017 Small MSA Ranking Area Weighted INDEX 2016 Nonfarm Employment (1000s) Size Movement 2016 to 2017
1 Lake Charles, LA 97.1          111.3 5
2 St. George, UT 96.5            61.8 -1
3 The Villages, FL 94.1            27.9 4
4 Gainesville, GA 93.8            88.4 -2
5 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 89.7          114.7 32
6 Wenatchee, WA 89.5            44.1 4
7 Auburn-Opelika, AL 89.3            63.8 14
8 Bend-Redmond, OR 88.0            78.5 -3
9 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 86.1            71.4 -1
10 Coeur d'Alene, ID 85.6            60.6 5
11 Killeen-Temple, TX 83.4          146.5 20
12 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 83.1          132.7 14
13 Punta Gorda, FL 80.8            48.9 17
14 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 80.6            90.6 0
15 Bowling Green, KY 80.2            76.3 31
16 Port St. Lucie, FL 79.9          146.4 1
17 Merced, CA 79.4            65.7 25
18 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 79.3          145.2 0
19 Spartanburg, SC 79.2          149.4 13
20 Wilmington, NC 77.7          123.5 35
21 Cleveland, TN 77.7            51.7 39
22 Jonesboro, AR 77.6            56.5 -9
23 Visalia-Porterville, CA 77.3          125.6 0
24 College Station-Bryan, TX 76.8          116.5 -13
25 Idaho Falls, ID 76.7            63.9 10
26 Bellingham, WA 76.5            92.0 57
27 Columbus, IN 75.1            52.9 -24
28 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 74.9          101.4 36
29 Chico, CA 74.8            81.7 41
30 Kennewick-Richland, WA 74.3          110.6 18
31 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 73.9            66.2 -19
32 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 73.3            52.1 26
33 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 72.3          114.5 -13
34 Gainesville, FL 72.2          143.3 47
35 Logan, UT-ID 72.1            60.9 -8
36 Madera, CA 72.1            37.3 18
37 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 71.6            54.6 90
38 Fargo, ND-MN 71.5          142.2 -13
39 San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Div 71.4          115.9 8
40 Laredo, TX 71.2          104.2 -18
41 Napa, CA 71.2            70.9 -37
42 Lubbock, TX 71.0          146.9 -1
43 Yakima, WA 71.0            84.5 24
44 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 70.9          143.0 17
45 Charlottesville, VA 70.8          115.5 -17
46 Waco, TX 70.2          119.8 52
47 Iowa City, IA 70.1          101.9 33
48 Yuba City, CA 69.9            43.4 11
49 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 69.6          109.8 50
50 Greeley, CO 68.9          100.3 -41
51 Salinas, CA 68.8          137.9 0
52 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 68.7          137.2 -12
53 Tyler, TX 68.5          106.0 -4
54 Medford, OR 68.3            86.2 19
55 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 67.9            75.5 -36
56 Kokomo, IN 67.7            42.4 64
57 Albany, OR 67.6            44.0 68
58 Lewiston, ID-WA 66.9            28.7 61
59 Grants Pass, OR 66.3            25.8 23
60 Ocala, FL 65.4          103.5 51
61 Sebring, FL 64.9            27.1 60
62 Redding, CA 64.0            66.1 39
63 Walla Walla, WA 63.4            28.2 72
64 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 62.5            57.2 -25
65 Prescott, AZ 62.5            62.6 -31
66 Harrisonburg, VA 62.0            68.4 93
67 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 61.8            75.2 -29
68 Winchester, VA-WV 61.7            62.5 -44
69 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 61.3            49.1 22
70 Ames, IA 61.0            54.0 -41
71 Jackson, TN 60.6            68.8 37
72 Sherman-Denison, TX 60.3            46.7 15
73 Ithaca, NY 59.7            64.9 57
74 New Bedford, MA NECTA 59.3            68.2 12
75 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 58.9            82.6 -59
76 Panama City, FL 58.5            82.6 13
77 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 58.5          100.6 8
78 Corvallis, OR 58.0            42.2 12
79 Grand Forks, ND-MN 57.5            59.0 64
80 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 57.4            81.6 -24
81 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 57.4          104.8 -16
82 Clarksville, TN-KY 57.0            89.8 -49
83 Brunswick, GA 57.0            43.5 14
84 Tuscaloosa, AL 55.7          105.9 -40
85 Athens-Clarke County, GA 55.5            94.4 -35
86 Flagstaff, AZ 55.3            66.2 9
87 Pueblo, CO 54.3            62.2 -15
88 Appleton, WI 54.0          125.9 19
89 El Centro, CA 53.8            53.0 -11
90 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 53.5          148.2 24
91 Missoula, MT 53.2            59.8 3
92 Billings, MT 52.5            84.9 -39
93 Salisbury, MD-DE 52.3          149.7 -36
94 Manchester, NH NECTA 51.8          110.9 -18
95 Hattiesburg, MS 51.5            64.4 -16
96 Manhattan, KS 51.4            44.6 -60
97 Morristown, TN 51.3            46.2 8
98 Columbia, MO 50.5            99.9 -55
99 Yuma, AZ 49.8            55.9 18
100 St. Cloud, MN 49.4          108.4 -32
101 Florence, SC 48.9            88.2 3
102 Las Cruces, NM 48.5            73.2 89
103 Rochester, MN 48.4          118.5 10
104 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 48.3            79.0 41
105 Rapid City, SD 48.0            65.8 61
106 Hinesville, GA 47.2            20.3 79
107 Warner Robins, GA 46.7            73.3 81
108 Mankato-North Mankato, MN 46.6            57.7 10
109 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 46.4          108.9 55
110 Amarillo, TX 46.3          121.4 -8
111 Dover, DE 45.9            69.3 5
112 Burlington, NC 45.9            61.7 63
113 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 45.9            96.8 39
114 Bismarck, ND 45.8            73.5 -69
115 Topeka, KS 45.7          113.4 99
116 Pocatello, ID 45.6            35.8 -24
117 Lawrence, KS 44.9            54.7 25
118 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 44.8            48.5 49
119 Gadsden, AL 44.5            38.6 7
120 Sheboygan, WI 44.5            61.8 56
121 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 44.2            51.7 30
122 Janesville-Beloit, WI 43.7            67.6 -53
123 Midland, TX 43.2            87.5 -61
124 Fond du Lac, WI 42.9            48.4 33
125 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 42.7            50.8 73
126 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 42.7            45.2 -3
127 Lebanon, PA 42.7            52.0 53
128 Macon, GA 42.6          103.5 -22
129 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 42.2            38.5 -52
130 Rome, GA 42.0            41.3 43
131 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 41.8          142.9 -16
132 Gettysburg, PA 41.5            34.8 65
133 Hammond, LA 41.5            45.1 56
134 Glens Falls, NY 41.4            54.9 38
135 State College, PA 41.2            78.0 49
136 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 40.9            89.1 -40
137 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 40.7          129.3 46
138 Morgantown, WV 40.6            70.9 -50
139 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 40.6            77.5 -30
140 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 40.5            60.1 85
141 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 40.5          124.9 -75
142 Springfield, IL 40.4          115.7 23
143 Battle Creek, MI 40.1            59.4 -2
144 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 40.0            97.1 26
145 Longview, WA 39.9            39.1 -82
146 Ocean City, NJ 39.6            35.9 -72
147 Owensboro, KY 39.3            53.5 -47
148 St. Joseph, MO-KS 39.2            63.9 10
149 Greenville, NC 39.1            79.3 -18
150 Grand Island, NE 38.8            42.5 54
151 Valdosta, GA 38.8            56.5 -3
152 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 38.4            51.8 -14
153 San Angelo, TX 37.6            48.8 -82
154 Dubuque, IA 36.8            60.2 -70
155 Danbury, CT NECTA 36.7            79.5 -6
156 Wausau, WI 36.7            73.0 -34
157 Dalton, GA 36.7            69.8 -23
158 East Stroudsburg, PA 35.9            57.7 41
159 Sumter, SC 34.8            39.2 -22
160 California-Lexington Park, MD 34.6            45.2 -16
161 Kankakee, IL 34.4            44.9 -6
162 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 33.7            42.4 19
163 Monroe, MI 33.5            42.1 -88
164 Albany, GA 33.5            63.2 49
165 New Bern, NC 33.3            44.9 -12
166 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 33.2            87.8 -54
167 Jackson, MI 33.0            57.4 68
168 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 32.5            60.1 -111
169 Kingston, NY 32.4            62.0 21
170 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 31.4            57.2 24
171 Johnson City, TN 30.9            80.0 -10
172 Fayetteville, NC 30.5          130.6 24
173 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 30.3            59.5 14
174 Cheyenne, WY 30.1            46.0 -64
175 Jacksonville, NC 30.1            49.0 -12
176 Odessa, TX 29.9            69.7 -83
177 Carson City, NV 29.6            28.6 65
178 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 28.9            61.1 -31
179 Eau Claire, WI 28.9            85.2 -40
180 Duluth, MN-WI 28.8          135.3 31
181 Jefferson City, MO 28.6            77.3 47
182 Cedar Rapids, IA 28.4          143.9 -20
183 Monroe, LA 28.3            79.5 10
184 Champaign-Urbana, IL 28.1          109.8 -7
185 Muncie, IN 28.1            52.0 -52
186 Victoria, TX 27.9            42.2 -134
187 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 27.5          122.4 -33
188 Abilene, TX 27.4            68.3 -19
189 Midland, MI 27.3            37.4 -60
190 Bloomington, IN 26.5            77.5 33
191 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 26.4          129.0 18
192 Santa Fe, NM 26.0            63.5 -36
193 Hot Springs, AR 24.9            37.5 2
194 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 24.8            42.0 -12
195 Saginaw, MI 24.8            89.1 -63
196 Lawton, OK 24.8            45.9 -17
197 Terre Haute, IN 24.6            71.6 25
198 Great Falls, MT 24.5            35.9 -6
199 Texarkana, TX-AR 23.8            60.6 -59
200 Homosassa Springs, FL 23.8            33.3 -14
201 Flint, MI 23.4          140.7 15
202 Lima, OH 23.1            52.9 -34
203 Grand Junction, CO 22.7            60.9 -57
204 Columbus, GA-AL 22.7          121.5 3
205 Dothan, AL 22.4            57.8 28
206 Lynchburg, VA 22.0          104.5 -1
207 Muskegon, MI 21.2            62.7 -71
208 Casper, WY 21.1            37.1 -58
209 Joplin, MO 20.6            80.9 -38
210 Fort Smith, AR-OK 20.6          113.9 7
211 Utica-Rome, NY 20.5          126.5 16
212 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 20.4            91.1 0
213 Cumberland, MD-WV 20.3            39.2 32
214 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 20.1            44.5 -6
215 Racine, WI 20.0            76.9 5
216 Bangor, ME NECTA 20.0            66.4 -15
217 Carbondale-Marion, IL 19.8            57.2 -93
218 Longview, TX 19.1            96.8 -44
219 Rocky Mount, NC 19.0            58.0 13
220 Bay City, MI 18.9            36.4 14
221 Altoona, PA 17.7            60.7 -19
222 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 17.6            86.5 -44
223 Mansfield, OH 17.3            52.6 17
224 Rockford, IL 17.0          150.0 -156
225 Binghamton, NY 16.6          104.3 24
226 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 16.1            41.4 -98
227 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 15.8          128.3 24
228 Decatur, IL 15.5            51.4 -13
229 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Div 15.4          143.5 -19
230 Alexandria, LA 15.0            63.2 -27
231 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 14.8          138.8 8
232 Waterbury, CT NECTA 14.4            67.0 -8
233 Pine Bluff, AR 14.0            33.5 19
234 Farmington, NM 14.0            48.4 -74
235 Decatur, AL 13.0            53.6 2
236 Erie, PA 11.7          127.8 -15
237 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 11.6            45.8 10
238 Wheeling, WV-OH 11.3            66.4 -8
239 Goldsboro, NC 11.2            41.7 -39
240 Wichita Falls, TX 10.7            57.5 -14
241 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 10.3            34.5 9
242 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 10.3            41.3 1
243 Fairbanks, AK 10.2            36.1 -14
244 Williamsport, PA 10.2            53.3 -25
245 Bloomington, IL 9.6            93.0 -9
246 Springfield, OH 9.3            49.6 -8
247 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 9.1            40.8 -1
248 Danville, IL 8.7            28.6 -42
249 Elmira, NY 8.6            37.7 -8
250 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 6.8            41.0 -19
251 Charleston, WV 6.0          118.9 -3
252 Johnstown, PA 4.3            55.6 1
253 Beckley, WV 3.5            44.7 -9

 

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