Best Cities 2015The Cities Leading A U.S. Manufacturing Revival
by Joel Kotkin and Michael Shires 07/23/2015
 Manufacturing may no longer drive the U.S. economy, but industrial growth remains a powerful force in many regions of the country. Industrial employment has surged over the past five years, with the sector adding some 855,000 new jobs, a 7.5% expansion. Several factors are driving this trend, including rising wages in China, the energy boom and a growing need to respond more quickly to local customer demand and the changing marketplace. read more » Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2015 Best Cities RankingsMid-sized Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2015 Best Cities RankingsLarge Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2015 Best Cities RankingsAll Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2015 Best Cities RankingsThe Cities Creating The Most White-Collar Jobs
by Joel Kotkin and Michael Shires 07/17/2015
 In our modern economy, the biggest wellspring of new jobs isn’t the information sector, as hype might lead some to think, but the somewhat nebulous category of business services. Over the past decade, business services has emerged as easily the largest high-wage sector in the United States, employing 19.1 million people. These are the white-collar jobs that most people believe offer a ladder into the middle class. read more » »
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