Small Cities Information Jobs - 2014 Best Cities Rankings

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2014 MSA Info Overall Ranking	Area	Weighted INDEX	2013 Information Employment	20012-13 Info Growth	2014 Ranking Change from 2013 - Small MSAs
1	Janesville, WI	97.9	1.5	18.4%	51
2	Flint, MI	97.3	4.2	9.5%	0
3	Logan, UT-ID	93.3	0.9	12.5%	6
4	Abilene, TX	88.2	1.2	9.1%	34
5	Laredo, TX	88.1	0.7	16.7%	11
6	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	87.3	1.4	7.7%	12
7	Rochester, MN	87.2	1.7	6.2%	0
8	Fond du Lac, WI	86.5	0.9	12.5%	79
9	College Station-Bryan, TX	84.5	1.3	0.0%	(6)
10	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	84.0	2.0	1.7%	4
11	Lafayette, IN	80.5	1.1	6.5%	19
12	Tyler, TX	80.3	2.3	2.9%	(8)
13	Champaign-Urbana, IL	80.1	2.5	10.4%	104
14	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	75.6	1.0	0.0%	(4)
15	Cheyenne, WY	75.1	1.1	0.0%	(14)
16	Binghamton, NY	74.6	1.9	11.8%	35
17	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	73.9	0.7	0.0%	2
18	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	72.9	1.6	2.1%	15
19	Greenville, NC	72.6	1.0	11.1%	24
20	Bend, OR	72.4	1.4	0.0%	63
21	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	72.1	1.4	7.7%	85
22	Las Cruces, NM	71.9	0.9	0.0%	(5)
23	Auburn-Opelika, AL	71.7	0.5	0.0%	91
24	Flagstaff, AZ	71.6	0.4	0.0%	4
25	Lewiston, ID-WA	70.8	0.4	0.0%	1
26	Cleveland, TN	70.1	0.3	0.0%	(3)
27	Bay City, MI	70.1	0.5	25.0%	53
28	Eugene-Springfield, OR	69.7	3.3	0.0%	22
29	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	68.7	2.1	0.0%	121
30	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	68.2	0.8	14.3%	97
31	Clarksville, TN-KY	67.7	1.1	-3.0%	(20)
32	Columbus, IN	67.6	0.5	0.0%	(24)
33	Wilmington, NC	66.8	2.9	2.4%	46
34	Fargo, ND-MN	66.2	3.3	3.1%	44
35	Prescott, AZ	65.9	0.6	0.0%	0
36	Burlington, NC	65.7	0.5	0.0%	41
37	Sherman-Denison, TX	65.2	0.5	0.0%	54
38	Bloomington, IN	65.0	1.3	0.0%	1
39	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	64.8	1.2	0.0%	(27)
40	St. Cloud, MN	64.8	1.7	0.0%	(4)
41	Glens Falls, NY	64.5	1.0	3.4%	(4)
42	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	63.7	0.4	20.0%	17
43	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Div	63.7	0.9	-3.7%	14
44	Pueblo, CO	63.4	0.7	5.0%	21
45	Yuma, AZ	62.4	0.5	-16.7%	(39)
46	Sioux Falls, SD	62.2	2.7	1.3%	40
47	Kokomo, IN	61.9	0.4	0.0%	(22)
48	Naples-Marco Island, FL	61.7	1.5	0.0%	(6)
49	Victoria, TX	61.6	0.5	0.0%	76
50	Decatur, AL	61.3	0.3	0.0%	16
51	Ithaca, NY	61.3	0.5	0.0%	(2)
52	Altoona, PA	61.2	0.9	4.0%	30
53	St. George, UT	60.6	0.7	0.0%	(38)
54	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	60.4	1.6	0.0%	(23)
55	Gadsden, AL	60.1	0.4	22.2%	98
56	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	59.2	2.4	0.0%	(15)
57	Manchester, NH NECTA	59.1	3.1	-3.1%	(25)
58	Santa Fe, NM	58.8	0.9	13.0%	94
59	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	58.6	2.2	1.5%	1
60	Grand Junction, CO	58.6	0.8	0.0%	42
61	Longview, TX	58.6	1.4	0.0%	(13)
62	Yuba City, CA	58.5	0.4	0.0%	0
63	Fort Smith, AR-OK	58.1	1.3	-4.9%	(58)
64	Lawton, OK	58.1	0.5	0.0%	46
65	Redding, CA	58.0	0.6	5.6%	6
66	Terre Haute, IN	57.7	0.7	0.0%	(21)
67	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	57.2	1.8	0.0%	18
68	La Crosse, WI-MN	57.2	1.1	0.0%	(28)
69	Cedar Rapids, IA	56.9	4.9	-0.7%	(15)
70	Fayetteville, NC	56.6	1.5	0.0%	22
71	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	56.3	0.5	0.0%	(1)
72	Grand Forks, ND-MN	55.3	0.6	0.0%	31
73	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	54.5	0.5	0.0%	86
74	Port St. Lucie, FL	54.3	1.4	5.1%	42
75	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	53.9	0.7	0.0%	(46)
76	Wichita Falls, TX	53.7	1.1	10.0%	28
77	El Centro, CA	53.7	0.4	0.0%	(50)
78	Coeur d'Alene, ID	53.0	0.7	16.7%	64
79	Peabody, MA NECTA Division	51.2	1.1	-2.9%	(21)
80	Anderson, IN	49.8	0.5	0.0%	31
81	Kingston, NY	49.0	1.0	-6.3%	(68)
82	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47.4	2.3	0.0%	14
83	Casper, WY	46.9	0.5	-6.7%	(61)
84	Duluth, MN-WI	46.6	1.5	4.5%	49
85	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46.6	0.6	0.0%	(22)
86	Muncie, IN	46.2	0.3	0.0%	2
87	Dothan, AL	45.6	0.7	0.0%	(26)
88	Racine, WI	45.3	0.4	0.0%	(33)
89	Elmira, NY	44.6	0.4	0.0%	11
90	Pocatello, ID	44.4	0.4	0.0%	47
91	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	44.0	2.2	0.0%	37
92	Waco, TX	43.3	1.3	0.0%	26
93	Dover, DE	43.0	0.5	0.0%	67
94	Gainesville, FL	42.7	1.5	2.3%	25
95	Waterbury, CT NECTA	42.0	0.6	0.0%	6
96	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	41.6	0.8	0.0%	19
97	Amarillo, TX	41.4	1.4	0.0%	(13)
98	Bismarck, ND	41.3	0.9	0.0%	(1)
99	Charleston, WV	40.7	1.9	1.8%	14
100	Napa, CA	40.6	0.6	0.0%	(24)
101	Palm Coast, FL	40.1	0.9	0.0%	23
102	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40.0	0.8	0.0%	18
103	Eau Claire, WI	39.8	0.9	0.0%	(14)
104	Fairbanks, AK	39.7	0.5	0.0%	(32)
105	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division	39.4	1.9	-5.0%	(84)
106	New Bedford, MA NECTA	38.6	0.6	0.0%	(7)
107	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	38.5	0.5	0.0%	1
108	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	38.1	1.1	-2.9%	(10)
109	Odessa, TX	37.7	0.5	0.0%	(63)
110	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37.5	0.2	0.0%	(16)
111	Lubbock, TX	35.1	3.9	-0.8%	24
112	Punta Gorda, FL	33.6	0.4	0.0%	(5)
113	Chico, CA	32.2	1.0	-6.3%	(93)
114	Johnstown, PA	31.7	0.7	-4.3%	(45)
115	Tuscaloosa, AL	31.5	0.8	0.0%	(42)
116	Columbus, GA-AL	30.3	1.5	0.0%	(21)
117	Merced, CA	30.1	0.4	0.0%	39
118	Salinas, CA	30.0	1.5	-4.3%	(13)
119	Bangor, ME NECTA	29.9	1.0	-9.1%	(63)
120	Idaho Falls, ID	29.6	0.9	-6.9%	16
121	Medford, OR	29.6	1.4	-6.7%	(74)
122	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28.1	1.1	3.0%	0
123	Rapid City, SD	27.4	0.8	-11.1%	(70)
124	Jackson, TN	27.3	0.5	0.0%	17
125	Owensboro, KY	26.9	0.4	-14.3%	6
126	Morristown, TN	26.8	0.4	0.0%	(3)
127	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	26.6	1.3	0.0%	(34)
128	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	26.5	0.8	0.0%	(7)
129	Sheboygan, WI	25.2	0.2	0.0%	9
130	Appleton, WI	23.2	1.5	-6.3%	(49)
131	Greeley, CO	22.0	0.7	-4.8%	16
132	Johnson City, TN	21.7	1.4	2.5%	22
133	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	21.5	0.5	0.0%	10
134	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	19.4	0.4	0.0%	5
135	Anniston-Oxford, AL	18.7	0.6	0.0%	23
136	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	18.6	1.1	-3.0%	10
137	Salem, OR	18.3	1.0	-6.3%	(62)
138	Decatur, IL	18.2	0.6	-10.0%	(94)
139	Ocala, FL	18.0	0.9	0.0%	(49)
140	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division	17.4	0.6	-14.3%	(72)
141	Visalia-Porterville, CA	17.3	0.8	-4.0%	10
142	Springfield, IL	15.7	1.4	-2.3%	(2)
143	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division	15.5	3.7	-4.3%	(14)
144	Topeka, KS	15.5	1.4	-6.7%	(110)
145	Wausau, WI	15.1	0.4	0.0%	0
146	Bloomington-Normal, IL	14.6	0.7	-12.5%	(82)
147	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	14.4	0.9	0.0%	2
148	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	13.9	0.6	-19.0%	(81)
149	Corvallis, OR	13.8	0.6	-14.3%	6
150	Danville, IL	12.9	0.2	0.0%	(6)
151	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	12.5	0.9	-6.7%	(17)
152	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	11.9	0.4	-7.7%	(128)
153	Erie, PA	10.5	1.3	-7.1%	(79)
154	Midland, TX	10.3	0.9	-15.6%	(22)
155	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	9.9	0.6	-10.0%	(29)
156	San Angelo, TX	9.7	0.9	-10.0%	(44)
158	Rockford, IL	8.3	1.3	-13.3%	(49)
159	Utica-Rome, NY	7.8	1.5	-10.0%	(29)
160	Jackson, MI	4.7	0.3	-10.0%	(12)