Small Cities Business Services Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Area 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs Weighted INDEX 2015 Prof and Business Services Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof and Business Services Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs Ranking among Small MSAs Overall Rank Change

2014-2015
1 New Bedford, MA NECTA 97.1          6.2 6.3% 5 4
2 Monroe, MI 95.0          4.9 11.5% 11 9
3 Lake Charles, LA 94.8          9.7 5.8% 59 56
4 Lawton, OK 92.6          4.9 8.9% 151 147
5 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 92.3          6.9 10.8% 66 61
6 Janesville-Beloit, WI 90.3          6.5 9.0% 7 1
7 Jackson, TN 89.9          6.7 4.1% 4 (3)
8 St. George, UT 88.8          4.7 10.2% 99 91
9 College Station-Bryan, TX 88.5          8.3 6.0% 35 26
10 Napa, CA 86.6          6.9 3.5% 56 46
11 Springfield, OH 83.4          5.0 8.6% 17 6
12 Laredo, TX 80.9          8.6 5.3% 43 31
13 Charlottesville, VA 80.3        15.1 5.9% 49 36
14 Waco, TX 80.1        11.5 -4.4% 9 (5)
15 Bend-Redmond, OR 79.0          8.2 5.6% 32 17
16 Greeley, CO 78.1          9.9 -0.3% 14 (2)
17 Morgantown, WV 77.8          6.6 2.1% 22 5
18 Bismarck, ND 76.9          8.4 3.3% 50 32
19 Fargo, ND-MN 76.6        16.7 5.0% 82 63
20 Tuscaloosa, AL 76.5        11.2 -2.0% 2 (18)
21 Auburn-Opelika, AL 76.0          7.4 -1.8% 1 (20)
22 Redding, CA 73.8          6.4 9.1% 23 1
23 Flagstaff, AZ 73.7          3.3 10.0% 29 6
24 Gadsden, AL 73.5          4.4 6.5% 20 (4)
25 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 73.1          5.8 0.6% 77 52
26 Pueblo, CO 73.0          7.1 3.4% 61 35
27 Manchester, NH NECTA 72.9        16.4 2.7% 31 4
28 Corvallis, OR 71.7          4.3 4.0% 46 18
29 Port St. Lucie, FL 71.3        16.6 2.5% 6 (23)
30 Bowling Green, KY 71.3          9.1 4.6% 113 83
31 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 71.1        12.4 3.0% 64 33
32 Fond du Lac, WI 70.8          2.9 4.8% 45 13
33 Prescott, AZ 70.5          4.4 14.9% 44 11
34 Gainesville, FL 69.7        13.1 3.2% 26 (8)
35 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 69.7        14.2 4.1% 63 28
36 Dover, DE 69.0          4.7 8.5% 163 127
37 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 68.5          5.6 4.4% 145 108
38 Macon, GA 68.3        12.9 7.5% 34 (4)
39 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 68.2        10.3 0.3% 75 36
40 Lubbock, TX 66.8        12.1 8.7% 130 90
41 Saginaw, MI 66.0        11.9 3.5% 40 (1)
42 Burlington, NC 65.7          5.7 2.4% 10 (32)
43 Yuba City, CA 65.6          3.2 12.9% 27 (16)
44 Salinas, CA 65.5        13.6 14.2% 21 (23)
45 Columbus, IN 65.4          5.4 0.6% 16 (29)
46 Athens-Clarke County, GA 64.7          7.8 4.0% 111 65
47 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 64.3        10.0 2.0% 15 (32)
48 Panama City, FL 64.1        10.3 -1.9% 58 10
49 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 63.3        14.3 5.7% 138 89
50 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 62.5        12.0 5.9% 85 35
51 Wausau, WI 62.2          5.3 1.3% 37 (14)
52 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 62.2        11.8 4.7% 162 110
53 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 62.1        14.9 0.9% 18 (35)
54 Punta Gorda, FL 60.7          4.6 2.2% 68 14
55 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 60.5          6.4 1.6% 140 85
56 Texarkana, TX-AR 60.1          4.4 5.6% 199 143
57 Springfield, IL 59.7        11.9 6.6% 190 133
58 Wilmington, NC 59.3        15.1 2.7% 81 23
59 Topeka, KS 58.2        12.8 -2.0% 33 (26)
60 Grants Pass, OR 57.3          2.1 0.0% 3 (57)
61 Yuma, AZ 57.0          6.7 -3.4% 177 116
62 Logan, UT-ID 56.7          6.0 7.1% 152 90
63 Ithaca, NY 55.6          3.4 0.0% 48 (15)
64 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 55.4          7.7 1.3% 53 (11)
65 State College, PA 55.4          6.2 5.1% 93 28
66 Yakima, WA 55.2          4.2 16.5% 179 113
67 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 54.6        16.5 3.3% 51 (16)
68 Bellingham, WA 54.1          7.9 -0.4% 89 21
69 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 54.1          4.0 3.5% 104 35
70 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 54.0        15.1 -1.3% 126 56
71 Owensboro, KY 53.2          3.9 2.6% 160 89
72 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 53.1          7.2 2.9% 86 14
73 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 53.0        13.6 4.1% 69 (4)
74 Pocatello, ID 52.4          4.0 5.3% 78 4
75 Killeen-Temple, TX 52.2          9.9 4.9% 185 110
76 Muskegon, MI 52.0          3.8 0.0% 54 (22)
77 Amarillo, TX 51.9          9.6 2.1% 147 70
78 Lima, OH 51.9          4.9 2.8% 131 53
79 Bangor, ME NECTA 51.9          6.5 0.5% 52 (27)
80 Midland, TX 51.6          9.4 -7.8% 60 (20)
81 Bay City, MI 51.3          3.5 7.1% 39 (42)
82 Iowa City, IA 51.1          6.9 -2.4% 38 (44)
83 Clarksville, TN-KY 50.8          9.1 1.5% 84 1
84 Chico, CA 50.5          5.8 7.4% 70 (14)
85 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 50.4          3.8 4.6% 116 31
86 Victoria, TX 50.3          2.6 0.0% 42 (44)
87 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 50.0          7.0 0.0% 108 21
88 Kingston, NY 48.5          4.6 6.9% 121 33
89 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 48.4        10.0 5.6% 119 30
90 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 48.3        10.0 4.9% 168 78
91 Spartanburg, SC 48.2        16.0 4.3% 90 (1)
92 Kankakee, IL 47.9          3.4 10.8% 28 (64)
93 Madera, CA 47.6          2.9 3.6% 122 29
94 Danbury, CT NECTA 46.4          9.3 3.0% 72 (22)
95 Walla Walla, WA 46.4          1.0 0.0% 164 69
96 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 46.1          9.4 -1.7% 100 4
97 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 45.6          4.2 0.0% 106 9
98 Idaho Falls, ID 44.5        12.7 9.8% 156 58
99 San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 43.0        19.1 5.9% 180 81
100 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 42.9          8.6 3.6% 57 (43)
101 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 42.6          7.4 11.6% 76 (25)
102 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 42.2          7.5 -10.7% 13 (89)
103 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 41.0          9.8 1.4% 142 39
104 St. Cloud, MN 41.0          8.8 4.3% 183 79
105 Kennewick-Richland, WA 40.9        21.4 2.9% 175 70
106 East Stroudsburg, PA 40.6          3.5 6.1% 173 67
107 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 40.2        11.3 0.3% 87 (20)
108 Abilene, TX 40.2          5.6 -3.5% 94 (14)
109 Morristown, TN 40.1          3.4 3.1% 98 (11)
110 Glens Falls, NY 39.8          5.8 -3.3% 114 4
111 Fort Smith, AR-OK 39.8        11.9 -0.3% 115 4
112 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 39.8        10.1 4.1% 73 (39)
113 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 38.9          5.1 1.3% 92 (21)
114 Cleveland, TN 38.7          8.4 -8.4% 25 (89)
115 Eau Claire, WI 38.6          9.1 1.9% 148 33
116 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 37.9          5.6 0.0% 141 25
117 Appleton, WI 37.3        13.3 -0.7% 88 (29)
118 Albany, OR 36.7          3.3 4.2% 124 6
119 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 36.7          2.8 0.0% 36 (83)
120 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 36.0          3.5 9.4% 19 (101)
121 Monroe, LA 35.6          7.9 -0.4% 118 (3)
122 Santa Fe, NM 35.6          4.6 3.7% 187 65
123 Visalia-Porterville, CA 35.3          9.8 0.0% 178 55
124 Rapid City, SD 34.8          5.0 -0.7% 143 19
125 Elmira, NY 34.8          2.7 -1.2% 71 (54)
126 Battle Creek, MI 34.4          6.2 -0.5% 62 (64)
127 Longview, TX 34.3          8.9 -6.9% 105 (22)
128 Ocala, FL 34.3          9.3 -1.4% 41 (87)
129 Grand Forks, ND-MN 34.2          3.0 4.6% 110 (19)
130 Johnson City, TN 33.8          8.2 3.8% 103 (27)
131 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 33.8        12.1 -4.0% 91 (40)
132 Great Falls, MT 32.5          3.1 -1.1% 186 54
133 Altoona, PA 32.2          5.5 -1.2% 96 (37)
134 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division 31.7          9.9 1.0% 155 21
135 Danville, IL 31.7          2.0 -10.4% 161 26
136 Columbus, GA-AL 31.6        13.2 3.1% 181 45
137 Fairbanks, AK 30.8          2.2 0.0% 157 20
138 Dalton, GA 30.7          6.1 2.2% 101 (37)
139 Medford, OR 30.6          7.0 -1.9% 83 (56)
140 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 30.4          3.8 0.9% 167 27
141 Greenville, NC 30.2          6.8 -2.4% 65 (76)
142 Grand Junction, CO 30.0          5.3 -5.9% 134 (8)
143 Fayetteville, NC 29.9        12.5 2.5% 188 45
144 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 29.6          1.9 0.0% 137 (7)
145 Decatur, IL 28.2          3.2 6.7% 198 53
146 Cedar Rapids, IA 28.1        13.6 -3.1% 191 45
147 Terre Haute, IN 28.0          5.5 0.0% 182 35
148 Johnstown, PA 27.6          5.7 0.0% 135 (13)
149 Erie, PA 27.2        10.1 -0.3% 107 (42)
150 Tyler, TX 27.1          8.5 -3.4% 95 (55)
151 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 27.0          1.3 -2.5% 125 (26)
152 Jackson, MI 26.9          4.1 0.0% 184 32
153 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 26.9          7.1 4.9% 169 16
154 Charleston, WV 26.7        14.4 -5.1% 158 4
155 Duluth, MN-WI 26.4          8.0 -4.7% 132 (23)
156 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division 26.3          2.7 -9.1% 8 (148)
157 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 26.0        20.8 -2.2% 129 (28)
158 Flint, MI 26.0        15.5 -2.1% 79 (79)
159 Rocky Mount, NC 25.6          5.5 1.9% 176 17
160 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 25.3          8.9 2.7% 146 (14)
161 Racine, WI 25.1          6.4 0.5% 150 (11)
162 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 24.8        13.2 1.3% 24 (138)
163 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 23.4        10.1 -2.3% 174 11
164 Las Cruces, NM 23.4          7.0 -3.2% 166 2
165 San Angelo, TX 23.3          3.8 -0.9% 128 (37)
166 El Centro, CA 23.1          2.2 -5.7% 194 28
167 Sheboygan, WI 23.0          4.3 0.8% 144 (23)
168 Waterbury, CT NECTA 22.8          5.2 -3.7% 67 (101)
169 Lawrence, KS 22.7          5.2 -12.4% 47 (122)
170 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 22.4          4.0 0.0% 172 2
171 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 22.1          2.2 3.2% 196 25
172 Sherman-Denison, TX 22.0          2.9 -7.4% 12 (160)
173 Odessa, TX 21.3          4.2 -9.3% 30 (143)
174 Rochester, MN 21.3          5.5 -2.9% 120 (54)
175 Missoula, MT 21.2          6.2 -3.6% 136 (39)
176 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 20.4          3.6 1.9% 201 25
177 Champaign-Urbana, IL 20.1          7.8 -1.3% 139 (38)
178 Decatur, AL 19.2          5.4 -5.8% 149 (29)
179 Casper, WY 19.2          2.9 -3.4% 123 (56)
180 Cheyenne, WY 18.2          3.2 -3.1% 80 (100)
181 Dothan, AL 17.8          4.3 -0.8% 97 (84)
182 Mansfield, OH 17.0          5.1 -1.9% 102 (80)
183 Lewiston, ID-WA 16.8          1.3 -2.6% 197 14
184 Binghamton, NY 16.8          9.2 -4.2% 112 (72)
185 Coeur d'Alene, ID 16.7          6.0 -5.3% 109 (76)
186 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division 16.1        11.5 0.0% 189 3
187 Utica-Rome, NY 16.1          8.2 -0.8% 200 13
188 Lynchburg, VA 16.1        11.9 -1.1% 154 (34)
189 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 16.0          7.8 -2.1% 193 4
190 Carson City, NV 11.6          1.9 -3.4% 117 (73)
191 Wichita Falls, TX 11.6          3.7 -2.7% 170 (21)
192 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 11.0          6.0 -3.7% 165 (27)
193 Bloomington, IL 10.4          9.7 -3.3% 195 2
194 Bloomington, IN 10.2          4.4 -5.1% 203 9
195 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 10.2          3.8 -10.9% 153 (42)
196 Billings, MT 10.0          8.2 -6.5% 171 (25)
197 Merced, CA 8.1          3.5 -2.8% 192 (5)
198 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 7.0          4.4 -3.6% 202 4
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