Small Cities Manufacturing Jobs - 2014 Best Cities Rankings

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2014 Mfg Rank - Small MSAs	Area	2014 Weighted Manufacturing INDEX	2013 Mfg Employment (1000s)	Mfg Growth 2012-2013	2014 Mfg Rank Change from 2013 - Small MSAs
1	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	98.8	9.5	7.1%	2
2	Lewiston, ID-WA	98.0	3.9	8.3%	95
3	Madera-Chowchilla, CA	97.3	4.0	6.3%	18
4	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	97.2	54.6	5.0%	57
5	Idaho Falls, ID	93.4	3.7	4.7%	20
6	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	91.9	2.5	4.2%	4
7	Naples-Marco Island, FL	91.7	3.2	13.1%	77
8	Fond du Lac, WI	89.3	11.0	5.4%	12
9	Coeur d'Alene, ID	89.2	4.9	8.1%	41
10	Flagstaff, AZ	88.5	4.4	3.1%	(4)
11	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	88.2	2.1	5.0%	15
12	Midland, TX	88.1	3.7	2.8%	(5)
13	Columbus, IN	87.9	18.0	2.3%	(12)
14	Medford, OR	87.8	7.2	4.4%	63
15	Fairbanks, AK	87.2	0.6	12.5%	159
16	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	87.0	5.6	6.3%	35
17	Napa, CA	86.4	11.7	6.0%	(10)
18	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	85.8	3.6	4.9%	(7)
19	Prescott, AZ	84.8	3.2	6.7%	73
20	Morgantown, WV	84.0	4.4	4.0%	30
21	Battle Creek, MI	81.6	12.1	6.2%	16
22	Holland-Grand Haven, MI	81.4	34.6	4.2%	1
23	Pueblo, CO	81.2	4.4	8.1%	91
24	Auburn-Opelika, AL	80.4	6.2	8.1%	123
25	Jackson, MI	80.1	9.2	4.5%	6
26	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	79.6	12.7	1.9%	(18)
27	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Div	79.4	10.7	3.2%	19
28	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	78.7	7.0	2.9%	(26)
29	Punta Gorda, FL	78.3	0.7	0.0%	(17)
30	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	77.4	6.5	0.5%	(2)
31	Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	76.9	3.7	4.8%	9
32	Merced, CA	76.2	8.8	7.3%	21
33	Kokomo, IN	76.0	11.5	5.5%	85
34	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	75.0	5.9	3.5%	28
35	Elizabethtown, KY	74.8	6.2	1.6%	(25)
36	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	74.2	10.2	2.3%	8
37	Sioux Falls, SD	73.6	13.4	1.0%	(11)
38	Fargo, ND-MN	73.3	10.1	1.3%	(16)
39	Dover, DE	72.3	4.8	3.6%	26
40	Port St. Lucie, FL	71.1	5.5	1.2%	49
41	Cleveland, TN	71.1	8.6	1.6%	(8)
42	Odessa, TX	71.1	5.3	-2.5%	(39)
43	Racine, WI	70.8	18.7	1.1%	(20)
44	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	70.5	17.5	-0.2%	(30)
45	Logan, UT-ID	70.1	11.1	0.9%	11
46	Kankakee-Bradley, IL	69.4	5.5	0.0%	(10)
47	Bellingham, WA	69.1	8.9	-1.1%	(13)
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	68.9	11.8	1.4%	(8)
49	Lima, OH	68.9	8.3	2.9%	71
50	Greeley, CO	68.4	11.5	1.5%	4
51	Sandusky, OH	68.1	6.1	2.2%	(5)
52	Spartanburg, SC	68.0	26.0	3.2%	(18)
53	Amarillo, TX	67.9	13.4	1.0%	28
54	Rapid City, SD	67.1	2.9	7.4%	7
55	Visalia-Porterville, CA	66.9	11.6	0.6%	(38)
56	Ithaca, NY	66.8	3.4	3.0%	15
57	El Centro, CA	66.8	2.5	4.1%	(27)
58	Lafayette, IN	66.3	16.3	0.6%	(41)
59	Lake Charles, LA	65.7	9.0	1.5%	15
60	Lawton, OK	65.6	3.6	2.9%	38
61	Chico, CA	65.5	3.6	-2.7%	Not Rated
62	Rockford, IL	65.3	31.3	-3.0%	(47)
63	Appleton, WI	64.5	22.9	0.4%	(25)
64	Bay City, MI	64.3	4.2	3.3%	(20)
65	Longview, WA	64.1	6.3	1.6%	27
66	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	63.9	11.8	2.3%	(25)
67	Olympia, WA	63.9	3.2	2.1%	65
68	Anderson, SC	63.5	12.5	2.5%	(2)
69	Yakima, WA	63.3	8.1	1.7%	37
70	Bloomington, IN	63.2	9.2	-2.1%	(31)
71	Sheboygan, WI	63.0	19.5	3.7%	94
72	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA	62.6	6.1	1.7%	59
73	Victoria, TX	62.5	6.0	-1.1%	(31)
74	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	62.5	12.3	3.4%	28
75	Tuscaloosa, AL	62.3	13.4	1.0%	7
76	Bowling Green, KY	61.9	8.6	0.4%	(3)
77	Anderson, IN	61.9	3.9	3.5%	(19)
78	College Station-Bryan, TX	61.9	5.4	0.0%	(59)
79	Yuba City, CA	61.8	2.1	0.0%	(12)
80	Grand Junction, CO	60.8	2.8	3.8%	28
81	Charleston, WV	59.9	5.7	4.3%	28
82	Monroe, MI	59.6	5.3	2.6%	(8)
83	Lebanon, PA	59.4	9.0	-0.4%	33
84	Greenville, NC	59.1	6.9	-0.5%	(79)
85	Grand Forks, ND-MN	58.4	3.5	1.9%	10
86	Bend, OR	58.3	4.1	2.5%	63
87	Waco, TX	58.2	14.6	0.0%	(33)
88	La Crosse, WI-MN	57.8	8.5	0.0%	71
89	Eau Claire, WI	57.4	10.4	-0.6%	(41)
90	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	57.3	12.5	2.2%	(15)
91	Terre Haute, IN	56.2	11.4	-0.6%	(23)
92	Abilene, TX	55.7	2.7	0.0%	76
93	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div	55.2	7.5	2.8%	91
94	Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA	55.1	14.6	1.9%	33
95	Springfield, OH	54.6	6.5	3.7%	(82)
96	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54.3	19.4	3.0%	0
97	Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	53.0	2.9	0.0%	(15)
98	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	52.4	8.3	0.8%	1
99	Erie, PA	52.3	22.2	-1.0%	(67)
100	St. George, UT	52.3	2.5	-2.6%	(10)
101	Decatur, AL	51.6	12.1	2.2%	36
102	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div	51.5	17.5	1.0%	(16)
103	Ocala, FL	50.8	6.8	0.0%	54
104	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50.2	8.9	0.0%	9
105	Yuma, AZ	49.2	2.1	-3.0%	(4)
106	Cedar Rapids, IA	49.2	20.2	-0.5%	24
107	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	48.9	1.8	5.9%	71
108	Pascagoula, MS	48.2	13.8	1.7%	81
109	Gainesville, FL	47.8	4.5	0.7%	60
110	Lubbock, TX	47.6	4.9	-1.4%	(51)
111	Bloomington-Normal, IL	47.4	4.4	1.5%	(33)
112	Salem, OR	47.1	11.1	1.8%	49
113	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46.8	16.8	0.6%	13
114	Bismarck, ND	46.8	1.9	9.6%	82
115	Salinas, CA	46.7	5.4	5.2%	47
116	Owensboro, KY	46.5	8.3	0.0%	(13)
117	Duluth, MN-WI	45.9	7.3	-1.4%	7
118	Morristown, TN	45.2	10.8	3.8%	35
119	St. Cloud, MN	44.9	14.8	-0.7%	3
120	Gadsden, AL	44.4	4.9	-2.0%	(32)
121	Topeka, KS	43.6	7.0	-3.7%	(38)
122	Casper, WY	43.4	1.8	-3.6%	(65)
123	Monroe, LA	42.9	6.7	0.5%	(19)
124	Pittsfield, MA NECTA	42.7	3.2	1.1%	(31)
125	Carson City, NV	42.3	2.6	1.3%	10
126	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	41.6	2.8	1.2%	19
127	State College, PA	41.3	4.0	-0.8%	(27)
128	Rocky Mount, NC	41.1	8.0	5.7%	23
129	Janesville, WI	41.1	9.0	1.1%	9
130	Lynchburg, VA	40.6	14.6	-0.2%	1
131	Santa Fe, NM	40.4	0.8	0.0%	(21)
132	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	40.3	7.2	0.0%	8
133	Eugene-Springfield, OR	39.6	12.6	2.4%	59
134	Utica-Rome, NY	38.9	11.0	0.0%	(16)
135	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38.8	37.8	1.3%	9
136	Redding, CA	38.4	2.2	3.2%	(38)
137	Wausau, WI	38.3	14.8	1.1%	48
138	Joplin, MO	38.2	12.8	0.3%	1
139	Flint, MI	38.2	11.4	-2.6%	(69)
140	Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	37.0	13.4	-3.6%	(68)
141	Glens Falls, NY	36.6	6.1	-2.7%	(31)
142	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	36.3	21.4	-0.9%	(62)
143	Sherman-Denison, TX	36.2	5.3	-1.9%	(32)
144	Springfield, IL	36.2	3.0	0.0%	(23)
145	Sumter, SC	36.0	6.1	0.0%	5
146	Muncie, IN	35.5	4.1	-3.9%	(98)
147	Mansfield, OH	33.8	9.3	-1.1%	(41)
148	Decatur, IL	33.6	10.0	-7.7%	40
149	Peabody, MA NECTA Div	33.5	10.1	-0.7%	(16)
150	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	33.1	3.8	-4.2%	(8)
151	Kingston, NY	31.1	3.4	1.0%	27
152	Hattiesburg, MS	31.1	4.1	-5.4%	(85)
153	Jackson, TN	29.7	8.4	1.2%	(27)
154	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29.6	5.4	-1.2%	2
155	San Angelo, TX	28.1	3.2	-10.3%	(128)
156	Danville, VA	28.0	6.6	-3.9%	(96)
157	Wilmington, NC	27.4	7.3	-2.7%	(12)
158	Fayetteville, NC	27.3	11.3	-5.0%	(79)
159	Altoona, PA	27.1	6.8	-3.8%	(95)
160	Albany, GA	26.8	4.4	1.5%	12
161	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA	26.5	6.1	0.0%	21
162	Waterbury, CT NECTA	26.2	7.5	-0.4%	(22)
163	Burlington, NC	25.7	8.5	-0.8%	(49)
164	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	24.8	5.5	-2.9%	(77)
165	Manchester, NH NECTA	24.1	7.5	-0.4%	(5)
166	Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	23.4	4.7	-0.7%	11
167	Bangor, ME NECTA	23.2	2.6	-1.3%	(42)
168	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	22.5	7.5	-2.6%	(51)
169	Champaign-Urbana, IL	22.5	8.0	-2.0%	(48)
170	Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	21.8	5.7	1.8%	9
171	Wichita Falls, TX	21.2	5.2	-3.7%	17
172	Rome, GA	20.9	5.5	-1.2%	(3)
173	Palm Coast, FL	20.5	0.8	0.0%	11
174	Dalton, GA	20.4	21.1	-0.3%	23
175	Williamsport, PA	20.3	8.1	-1.6%	(1)
176	Anniston-Oxford, AL	19.9	5.6	-1.7%	(40)
177	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	19.1	7.6	-2.6%	(20)
178	Longview, TX	19.0	9.7	-5.8%	(30)
179	Cheyenne, WY	18.8	1.2	-5.1%	(24)
180	Rochester, MN	18.3	9.8	-6.4%	(52)
181	Pocatello, ID	17.4	3.0	-3.2%	(9)
182	New Bedford, MA NECTA	16.9	7.8	-7.2%	(33)
183	Danville, IL	16.5	4.8	-7.7%	(94)
184	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	15.7	3.9	-4.9%	(2)
185	Clarksville, TN-KY	14.8	9.9	-4.8%	(4)
186	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	14.5	3.3	-3.9%	5
187	Fort Smith, AR-OK	14.5	18.3	0.2%	6
188	Elmira, NY	12.6	5.1	-10.1%	(35)
189	Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div	12.2	19.7	-4.5%	(26)
190	Las Cruces, NM	12.1	2.7	-6.9%	(47)
191	Dothan, AL	11.7	4.7	0.0%	8
192	Johnstown, PA	11.0	3.7	-6.7%	(31)
193	Johnson City, TN	10.9	7.3	-3.5%	(22)
194	Wheeling, WV-OH	8.2	3.2	-4.0%	(28)
195	Tyler, TX	7.7	5.2	-1.9%	(1)
196	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	7.3	2.1	-4.6%	2
197	Corvallis, OR	5.2	2.9	-4.3%	(10)
198	Binghamton, NY	3.9	11.9	-5.3%	(4)
199	Laredo, TX	1.0	0.7	-8.7%	1