Mid Sized Cities Rankings - 2018 Best Cities for Job Growth
Read about how we selected the 2018 Best Cities for Job Growth
| 2018 Midsized MSA Ranking | Area | Weighted INDEX | 2017 Nonfarm Employment (1000s) | Size Movement 2017-2018 | 2018 Overall Ranking |
| 1 | Provo-Orem, UT | 99.4 | 254.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 93.5 | 256.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Boise City, ID | 92.8 | 321.2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Fort Collins, CO | 92.2 | 166.2 | -1 | 17 |
| 5 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 88.0 | 255.2 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | 87.1 | 239.0 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartanburg, SC | 86.0 | 155.4 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 85.4 | 354.2 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Fresno, CA | 85.3 | 350.1 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Reno, NV | 83.0 | 235.3 | 10 | 43 |
| 11 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 81.7 | 160.9 | 16 | 45 |
| 12 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 81.5 | 306.3 | -1 | 47 |
| 13 | Colorado Springs, CO | 80.8 | 288.7 | 6 | 48 |
| 14 | Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metro Div | 78.0 | 315.9 | -5 | 56 |
| 15 | Boulder, CO | 78.0 | 190.3 | -5 | 57 |
| 16 | Santa Rosa, CA | 76.3 | 207.4 | 14 | 64 |
| 17 | Asheville, NC | 76.2 | 193.3 | -4 | 66 |
| 18 | Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div | 75.8 | 158.7 | 13 | 68 |
| 19 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 75.1 | 241.2 | 15 | 74 |
| 20 | Modesto, CA | 75.0 | 175.6 | -4 | 76 |
| 21 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 74.3 | 266.1 | -13 | 78 |
| 22 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 74.3 | 261.6 | 6 | 80 |
| 23 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 73.9 | 178.6 | 12 | 82 |
| 24 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 73.9 | 224.5 | 2 | 83 |
| 25 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 73.6 | 365.7 | -4 | 86 |
| 26 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 73.4 | 202.7 | -4 | 87 |
| 27 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 73.2 | 420.6 | 2 | 90 |
| 28 | Trenton, NJ | 72.0 | 270.7 | -14 | 94 |
| 29 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 71.8 | 311.7 | -4 | 96 |
| 30 | Salem, OR | 71.0 | 164.6 | -13 | 101 |
| 31 | Huntsville, AL | 69.7 | 234.7 | 1 | 105 |
| 32 | Savannah, GA | 67.8 | 178.4 | -25 | 112 |
| 33 | Sioux Falls, SD | 64.9 | 155.4 | -10 | 126 |
| 34 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | 64.8 | 260.3 | 7 | 127 |
| 35 | Ann Arbor, MI | 63.9 | 223.5 | 7 | 131 |
| 36 | Madison, WI | 63.6 | 403.3 | -3 | 135 |
| 37 | El Paso, TX | 61.7 | 315.2 | -19 | 145 |
| 38 | Springfield, MO | 60.1 | 214.1 | -2 | 154 |
| 39 | Eugene, OR | 60.0 | 161.2 | 5 | 155 |
| 40 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 59.5 | 281.3 | -16 | 158 |
| 41 | Worcester, MA-CT NECTA | 59.0 | 289.6 | 17 | 159 |
| 42 | Lancaster, PA | 58.9 | 254.1 | 6 | 160 |
| 43 | Evansville, IN-KY | 55.3 | 162.7 | 38 | 175 |
| 44 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 54.8 | 184.4 | 2 | 177 |
| 45 | Knoxville, TN | 54.1 | 398.2 | -2 | 178 |
| 46 | Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA | 53.8 | 205.7 | 9 | 179 |
| 47 | Baltimore City, MD | 53.1 | 377.1 | 23 | 181 |
| 48 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 52.3 | 237.8 | -3 | 184 |
| 49 | Bakersfield, CA | 51.9 | 261.8 | 10 | 187 |
| 50 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 51.8 | 214.3 | -12 | 189 |
| 51 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 51.6 | 371.0 | 13 | 191 |
| 52 | Tallahassee, FL | 51.2 | 182.6 | -5 | 194 |
| 53 | Salisbury, MD-DE | 50.1 | 151.6 | -3 | 197 |
| 54 | Fort Wayne, IN | 49.3 | 223.0 | 0 | 201 |
| 55 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 48.3 | 244.1 | -18 | 208 |
| 56 | Delaware County, PA | 46.7 | 238.0 | 0 | 213 |
| 57 | Jackson, MS | 46.3 | 283.0 | 3 | 218 |
| 58 | Dayton, OH | 46.0 | 393.6 | 22 | 220 |
| 59 | Springfield, MA-CT NECTA | 45.5 | 336.6 | -7 | 225 |
| 60 | Green Bay, WI | 45.0 | 177.8 | 17 | 227 |
| 61 | Baton Rouge, LA | 44.7 | 406.7 | -11 | 228 |
| 62 | Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metro Div | 44.1 | 414.1 | 14 | 234 |
| 63 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 43.5 | 306.4 | -12 | 237 |
| 64 | Columbia, SC | 43.2 | 395.5 | -25 | 239 |
| 65 | Lincoln, NE | 43.0 | 189.0 | -25 | 241 |
| 66 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 42.4 | 360.8 | 6 | 246 |
| 67 | Elgin, IL Metro Div | 42.1 | 259.4 | 20 | 248 |
| 68 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 41.9 | 154.3 | -5 | 249 |
| 69 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA | 39.5 | 266.5 | 22 | 257 |
| 70 | Winston-Salem, NC | 39.1 | 265.2 | -8 | 260 |
| 71 | Reading, PA | 38.8 | 179.4 | -6 | 263 |
| 72 | York-Hanover, PA | 37.6 | 186.9 | -1 | 267 |
| 73 | Tucson, AZ | 36.5 | 382.9 | 9 | 271 |
| 74 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 36.4 | 341.2 | -13 | 274 |
| 75 | Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD | 34.0 | 413.5 | -26 | 282 |
| 76 | Montgomery, AL | 33.8 | 178.4 | -2 | 285 |
| 77 | Albuquerque, NM | 33.5 | 391.4 | -8 | 287 |
| 78 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 33.3 | 186.1 | 15 | 289 |
| 79 | Framingham, MA NECTA Div | 31.1 | 173.1 | -22 | 303 |
| 80 | Mobile, AL | 30.2 | 184.9 | 3 | 307 |
| 81 | Akron, OH | 29.9 | 342.0 | -3 | 308 |
| 82 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metro Div | 29.5 | 359.5 | -14 | 311 |
| 83 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 28.9 | 173.5 | 2 | 316 |
| 84 | Toledo, OH | 27.3 | 308.8 | -31 | 329 |
| 85 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 26.7 | 361.0 | -12 | 331 |
| 86 | Rockford, IL | 26.2 | 151.4 | 8 | 334 |
| 87 | Corpus Christi, TX | 25.5 | 191.0 | -20 | 336 |
| 88 | Syracuse, NY | 24.2 | 318.6 | -2 | 342 |
| 89 | New Haven, CT NECTA | 22.3 | 282.6 | -5 | 352 |
| 90 | Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 22.3 | 154.8 | -1 | 353 |
| 91 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 20.2 | 163.6 | 3 | 366 |
| 92 | Gary, IN Metro Div | 19.8 | 275.9 | -26 | 368 |
| 93 | Wichita, KS | 16.3 | 295.2 | -5 | 383 |
| 94 | Anchorage, AK | 15.9 | 171.6 | -4 | 387 |
| 95 | Roanoke, VA | 15.7 | 159.8 | -20 | 391 |
| 96 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA | 15.6 | 404.3 | -4 | 392 |
| 97 | Lafayette, LA | 12.1 | 200.4 | -2 | 405 |
| 98 | Peoria, IL | 11.1 | 170.6 | 0 | 409 |
| 99 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 9.0 | 178.9 | -2 | 413 |
| 100 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 8.1 | 218.6 | -4 | 414 |
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