Mid-Sized Cities Information Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2016 Best Cities for Job Growth

2016 MSA Info Ranking - Midsized MSAs	Area	2016 Weighted INDEX	2015 Info Emplymt	Total Info Emplymt Growth Rate 2014-2015	2015 MSA Info Ranking - Midsized MSAs	2016 Change from 2015 - Midsized MSAs
1	Provo-Orem, UT	97.8	11.4	8.3%	4	3
2	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	94.8	4.5	7.1%	5	3
3	Madison, WI	94.1	16.5	8.1%	6	3
4	Bakersfield, CA	85.6	3.0	23.6%	68	64
5	Ann Arbor, MI	84.6	5.2	2.6%	7	2
6	Akron, OH	82.8	4.4	8.2%	34	28
7	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	82.5	12.2	1.7%	16	9
8	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	82.5	3.3	12.4%	22	14
9	Fort Collins, CO	82.2	2.8	3.7%	21	12
10	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	81.7	2.4	2.9%	12	2
11	Savannah, GA	81.6	1.9	-4.9%	1	(10)
12	Delaware County, PA	78.9	2.9	6.2%	55	43
13	Jackson, MS	78.9	5.5	-4.6%	8	(5)
14	Trenton, NJ	78.8	5.6	17.4%	71	57
15	Baton Rouge, LA	76.4	6.2	-8.0%	3	(12)
16	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	76.2	2.5	2.8%	26	10
17	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	74.3	3.0	1.1%	38	21
18	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	74.1	7.4	1.4%	28	10
19	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	72.9	5.3	-0.6%	15	(4)
20	Lincoln, NE	72.5	2.6	1.3%	11	(9)
21	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	71.7	3.6	4.9%	27	6
22	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	71.6	2.0	5.2%	46	24
23	El Paso, TX	70.4	5.9	-1.1%	13	(10)
24	Albuquerque, NM	70.0	8.4	5.9%	67	43
25	Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division	68.2	3.0	7.1%	21	(4)
26	Baltimore City, MD	67.9	4.5	5.5%	84	58
27	Chattanooga, TN-GA	67.2	3.1	5.7%	40	13
28	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	66.7	4.3	-3.7%	9	(19)
29	Fresno, CA	65.8	3.9	-1.7%	24	(5)
30	Springfield, MO	63.8	4.2	-4.5%	10	(20)
31	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	63.7	6.1	1.1%	29	(2)
32	Santa Rosa, CA	62.4	2.7	0.0%	32	0
33	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	62.0	3.2	1.1%	35	2
34	Boise City, ID	61.9	4.5	-3.6%	26	(8)
35	Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	60.8	3.5	1.0%	48	13
36	Huntsville, AL	59.4	2.6	-3.7%	14	(22)
37	Sioux Falls, SD	59.1	2.7	2.5%	33	(4)
38	Knoxville, TN	58.7	5.7	-1.2%	23	(15)
39	Framingham, MA NECTA Division	58.6	5.4	3.2%	50	11
40	Tucson, AZ	57.8	4.7	4.5%	77	37
41	Tallahassee, FL	55.7	3.4	-9.0%	2	(39)
42	Lancaster, PA	55.6	3.1	1.1%	61	19
43	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	55.6	1.5	7.1%	49	6
44	Columbia, SC	55.5	5.5	-1.2%	33	(11)
45	Montgomery, AL	54.4	2.2	0.0%	41	(4)
46	Gary, IN Metropolitan Division	53.3	2.0	0.0%	44	(2)
47	Reno, NV	51.6	2.0	3.4%	64	17
48	Canton-Massillon, OH	51.4	1.7	0.0%	45	(3)
49	Reading, PA	51.2	1.3	5.6%	66	17
50	Anchorage, AK	51.1	4.4	-1.5%	30	(20)
51	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	50.2	2.1	-1.6%	59	8
52	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	49.7	2.0	5.3%	79	27
53	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	49.5	3.0	-6.3%	17	(36)
54	Stockton-Lodi, CA	47.8	2.0	-1.6%	47	(7)
55	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46.5	1.6	2.1%	52	(3)
56	Corpus Christi, TX	46.3	2.0	1.7%	43	(13)
57	Asheville, NC	46.3	1.8	-3.6%	25	(32)
58	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	44.7	1.6	0.0%	74	16
59	Green Bay, WI	44.7	1.9	-5.0%	20	(39)
60	Greensboro-High Point, NC	44.6	5.0	-2.6%	57	(3)
61	Boulder, CO	44.4	7.8	-2.9%	42	(19)
62	Colorado Springs, CO	44.1	6.6	-2.0%	56	(6)
63	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43.8	4.9	-5.1%	18	(45)
64	Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division	42.2	3.7	1.9%	89	25
65	Fort Wayne, IN	41.5	2.9	0.0%	69	4
66	Syracuse, NY	41.4	4.4	0.8%	75	9
67	Salem, OR	38.8	1.0	0.0%	88	21
68	Lafayette, LA	38.8	2.7	1.2%	63	(5)
69	Toledo, OH	38.7	3.0	0.0%	62	(7)
70	Dayton, OH	38.0	8.4	-0.8%	83	13
71	Mobile, AL	37.2	1.9	-5.0%	36	(35)
72	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37.1	2.3	-1.4%	72	0
73	Peoria, IL	37.0	2.2	-1.5%	76	3
74	Winston-Salem, NC	36.5	2.0	-6.3%	19	(55)
75	York-Hanover, PA	36.1	1.7	-2.0%	81	6
76	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35.7	2.3	1.5%	94	18
77	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35.7	4.4	-0.8%	82	5
78	Wichita, KS	35.5	4.4	-1.5%	60	(18)
79	Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division	33.7	3.4	-5.5%	39	(40)
80	Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	33.2	3.0	-1.1%	70	(10)
81	Modesto, CA	32.7	0.9	0.0%	80	(1)
82	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	31.7	6.5	-3.4%	93	11
83	Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	31.4	3.4	-5.6%	58	(25)
84	Lexington-Fayette, KY	31.2	5.2	-7.1%	31	(53)
85	Rockford, IL	30.5	1.4	-6.7%	90	5
86	Tulsa, OK	29.9	7.0	-1.4%	73	(13)
87	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29.4	6.4	0.0%	86	(1)
88	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	29.2	2.1	-10.0%	96	8
89	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28.3	2.0	-16.7%	53	(36)
90	Eugene, OR	28.2	2.8	-15.8%	25	(65)
91	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	26.3	3.6	-3.6%	91	0
92	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	21.8	2.5	-3.8%	87	(5)
93	Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division	19.5	3.9	-4.9%	95	2
94	Salisbury, MD-DE	19.0	1.1	-5.6%	83	(11)
95	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	18.2	4.4	-7.6%	78	(17)
96	Roanoke, VA	16.3	1.5	-8.2%	85	(11)
97	Evansville, IN-KY	14.6	1.6	-5.9%	92	(5)
98	New Haven, CT NECTA	14.6	3.5	-4.5%	97	(1)