Overall Information Jobs - 2013 Best Cities Rankings

The methodology for the 2013 rankings for best cities for information jobs parallels that used for our 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth rankings (link to that page here or “above” if on the same page).  Instead of using Total Nonfarm Employment, the information rankings use employment in the information sector (supersector 50) in the BLS MSA employment data.  The information rankings include the 317 MSAs for which there are sectoral employment data for all 12 years used in our analysis. 






2013 MSA Info Overall Ranking Area Weighted INDEX 2012 Info Emplymt 2012 MSA Info Overall Ranking 2013  Change from 2012 -

All MSAs
1 Cheyenne, WY 96.4            1.2 34 33
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 96.2          51.6 3 1
3 Flint, MI 95.1            3.8 2 (1)
4 College Station-Bryan, TX 89.3            1.3 26 22
5 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Mtr Div 88.5          47.1 7 2
6 Trenton-Ewing, NJ 88.3            6.7 212 206
7 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 87.2            8.2 8 1
8 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 86.6            4.2 19 11
9 Tyler, TX 86.2            2.4 32 23
10 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 85.9            3.0 10 0
11 Provo-Orem, UT 85.4            9.0 13 2
12 Fort Smith, AR-OK 85.2            1.4 253 241
13 Yuma, AZ 83.7            0.6 169 156
14 Rochester, MN 83.5            1.7 65 51
15 Columbus, IN 81.9            0.5 1 (14)
16 Logan, UT-ID 81.9            0.8 159 143
17 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 81.8          59.9 36 19
18 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 81.7          22.2 38 20
19 Madison, WI 81.1          11.9 4 (15)
20 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 80.2            1.0 9 (11)
21 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 80.2          85.0 62 41
22 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 79.4          20.3 137 115
23 Raleigh-Cary, NC 78.4          17.9 14 (9)
24 Clarksville, TN-KY 78.0            1.0 161 137
25 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 77.9            2.2 27 2
26 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 77.8            1.2 198 172
27 Kingston, NY 77.7            1.0 248 221
28 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 77.6            1.9 42 14
29 Baton Rouge, LA 77.6            5.3 278 249
30 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 77.1          29.8 55 25
31 Albuquerque, NM 76.2            8.7 69 38
32 St. George, UT 76.0            0.8 90 58
33 Huntsville, AL 75.4            2.6 6 (27)
34 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 75.0          20.2 89 55
35 Jackson, MS 74.9            4.5 83 48
36 Laredo, TX 74.6            0.6 57 21
37 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 74.5          22.2 33 (4)
38 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 74.4            3.6 168 130
39 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Mtr Div 74.2          18.1 127 88
40 New York City, NY 73.9        174.2 21 (19)
41 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 73.5          15.4 170 129
42 Las Cruces, NM 73.3            0.9 87 45
43 Asheville, NC 72.3            2.0 53 10
44 Fort Wayne, IN 72.0            3.4 130 86
45 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 71.9            1.2 73 28
46 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 71.9            2.6 163 117
47 Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD 71.8            5.7 5 (42)
48 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 71.7            0.7 11 (37)
49 Chico, CA 71.4            1.1 not rated not rated
50 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Mtr Div 71.3          85.8 30 (20)
51 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Mtr Div 71.2          19.4 71 20
52 Spokane, WA 70.4            2.9 172 120
53 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 69.9            2.0 79 26
54 Casper, WY 69.9            0.5 45 (9)
55 Cleveland, TN 69.9            0.3 46 (9)
56 El Centro, CA 69.9            0.4 47 (9)
57 Flagstaff, AZ 69.9            0.4 88 31
58 Kokomo, IN 69.9            0.4 48 (10)
59 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 69.9            0.5 77 18
60 Lewiston, ID-WA 69.9            0.4 49 (11)
61 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 69.8            6.7 22 (39)
62 Salt Lake City, UT 69.7          16.8 118 56
63 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 69.5          11.0 61 (2)
64 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 67.9            0.7 153 89
65 Lafayette, IN 67.9            1.0 12 (53)
66 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 67.6            2.7 58 (8)
67 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 67.5            1.6 60 (7)
68 Manchester, NH NECTA 67.4            3.2 29 (39)
69 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 67.4          11.4 142 73
70 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 67.4            9.5 125 55
71 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 67.2            1.6 15 (56)
72 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Mtr Div 66.9          74.9 114 42
73 Topeka, KS 66.7            1.8 259 186
74 Fresno, CA 66.6            3.5 237 163
75 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 66.5          39.0 97 22
76 Prescott, AZ 66.2            0.6 51 (25)
77 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 66.1            9.5 84 7
78 Philadelphia City, PA 66.0          11.9 116 38
79 St. Cloud, MN 65.7            1.7 303 224
80 York-Hanover, PA 65.4            1.9 193 113
81 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 65.3          31.9 139 58
82 Glens Falls, NY 65.3            1.0 28 (54)
83 Abilene, TX 65.2            1.1 91 8
84 Reading, PA 65.1            1.4 122 38
85 St. Louis, MO-IL 65.1          30.2 148 63
86 Pittsburgh, PA 64.9          18.5 192 106
87 Bloomington, IN 64.8            1.3 203 116
88 La Crosse, WI-MN 64.6            1.1 176 88
89 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 64.5          22.6 102 13
90 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 64.4            2.5 124 34
91 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Mtr Div 64.1        190.5 54 (37)
92 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 63.9            3.5 254 162
93 El Paso, TX 63.6            5.0 86 (7)
94 Naples-Marco Island, FL 63.5            1.5 214 120
95 Greenville, NC 63.5            0.9 195 100
96 Toledo, OH 63.5            3.4 67 (29)
97 Tallahassee, FL 63.5            3.2 17 (80)
98 Columbus, OH 63.4          16.5 64 (34)
99 Knoxville, TN 63.3            5.4 35 (64)
100 Decatur, IL 63.2            0.7 156 56
101 Terre Haute, IN 63.2            0.7 112 11
102 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 63.2            3.7 24 (78)
103 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 62.9            4.9 141 38
104 Boulder, CO 62.8            8.7 37 (67)
105 Odessa, TX 62.4            0.6 108 3
106 Peoria, IL 62.4            2.5 188 82
107 Montgomery, AL 62.3            2.2 146 39
108 Ann Arbor, MI 61.8            4.0 31 (77)
109 Springfield, MO 61.6            4.1 20 (89)
110 Medford, OR 61.4            1.6 18 (92)
111 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Mtr Div 61.2          64.1 70 (41)
112 Longview, TX 61.1            1.4 309 197
113 Colorado Springs, CO 60.9            7.1 66 (47)
114 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Mtr Div 60.7          17.7 103 (11)
115 Framingham, MA  NECTA Division 60.7            5.4 132 17
116 Ithaca, NY 60.6            0.5 273 157
117 Eugene-Springfield, OR 60.4            3.3 126 9
118 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 60.3            7.5 154 36
119 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 60.3          42.5 119 0
120 Binghamton, NY 60.3            1.8 250 130
121 Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Mtr Div 60.3          24.6 166 45
122 Janesville, WI 60.2            1.1 75 (47)
123 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 60.1          13.7 115 (8)
124 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 59.8          24.9 241 117
125 Rapid City, SD 59.7            0.9 208 83
126 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 59.4            3.0 177 51
127 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Mtr Div 59.3            4.1 147 20
128 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Mtr Div 59.1          24.3 174 46
129 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 59.0            4.9 135 6
130 Cedar Rapids, IA 58.9            4.9 93 (37)
131 Newark-Union, NJ-PA Mtr Div 58.6          19.7 269 138
132 Nassau-Suffolk, NY Mtr Div 58.5          24.0 185 53
133 Racine, WI 58.2            0.4 165 32
134 Bangor, ME NECTA 58.0            1.1 287 153
135 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH  NECTA Division 58.0            0.8 186 51
136 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 57.8            1.0 72 (64)
137 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 57.5            0.4 236 99
138 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Mtr Div 57.5            9.0 95 (43)
139 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 57.5            2.3 121 (18)
140 Dothan, AL 57.4            0.7 229 89
141 Gary, IN Mtr Div 57.2            2.0 180 39
142 Boise City-Nampa, ID 57.1            4.3 96 (46)
143 Rochester, NY 57.1            8.9 204 61
144 Greensboro-High Point, NC 56.7            5.3 113 (31)
145 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 56.7            1.9 23 (122)
146 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 56.5          23.3 80 (66)
147 Canton-Massillon, OH 56.4            1.8 101 (46)
148 Yuba City, CA 56.2            0.4 243 95
149 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 56.1            0.6 200 51
150 Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Mtr Div 56.0          14.4 145 (5)
151 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 55.8            6.0 201 50
152 Bloomington-Normal, IL 55.7            0.8 242 90
153 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA 55.7          10.9 40 (113)
154 Honolulu, HI 55.4            7.2 293 139
155 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 55.2            5.7 222 67
156 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 54.9          15.2 182 26
157 Pueblo, CO 54.8            0.7 160 3
158 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 54.6          25.4 109 (49)
159 Kansas City, KS 54.5          15.4 304 145
160 Northern Virginia, VA 54.4          39.6 150 (10)
161 Decatur, AL 54.2            0.3 133 (28)
162 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 54.2            0.7 104 (58)
163 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 54.2            0.7 149 (14)
164 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 53.4            2.0 107 (57)
165 Akron, OH 53.3            3.7 157 (8)
166 Johnstown, PA 52.8            0.8 not rated not rated
167 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 52.7            8.4 189 22
168 Tucson, AZ 52.7            4.2 289 121
169 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 52.6            0.5 310 141
170 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Mtr Div 52.2          62.3 105 (65)
171 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 52.1          14.7 129 (42)
172 Green Bay, WI 51.9            1.9 246 74
173 Baltimore City, MD 51.8            4.1 184 11
174 Redding, CA 51.6            0.6 279 105
175 Jacksonville, FL 51.4            9.0 123 (52)
176 Fairbanks, AK 50.9            0.5 74 (102)
177 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 50.7            4.1 220 43
178 Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY 50.4          13.1 183 5
179 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Mtr Div 50.2          13.4 143 (36)
180 Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ 49.7          18.3 226 46
181 Tuscaloosa, AL 49.6            0.8 25 (156)
182 Erie, PA 48.9            1.5 283 101
183 Syracuse, NY 48.6            4.6 162 (21)
184 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA 48.1          10.6 16 (168)
185 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 47.9            1.6 251 66
186 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 47.8          11.4 276 90
187 Corpus Christi, TX 47.7            2.0 275 88
188 Salem, OR 47.6            1.1 227 39
189 Napa, CA 47.4            0.6 131 (58)
190 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 47.2            2.5 223 33
191 Burlington, NC 47.1            0.5 44 (147)
192 Fargo, ND-MN 47.0            3.2 68 (124)
193 Lexington-Fayette, KY 46.9            5.7 76 (117)
194 Tulsa, OK 46.8            7.8 179 (15)
195 Anchorage, AK 46.5            4.4 41 (154)
196 Wilmington, NC 46.5            2.8 85 (111)
197 Bay City, MI 46.4            0.4 216 19
198 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 46.3            2.1 98 (100)
199 Roanoke, VA 45.8            1.8 267 68
200 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Mtr Div 45.8          21.6 210 10
201 Mobile, AL 45.7            2.0 152 (49)
202 Appleton, WI 45.5            1.6 100 (102)
203 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 45.4            8.7 264 61
204 Savannah, GA 45.1            1.4 215 11
205 Altoona, PA 44.9            0.8 not rated not rated
206 Bend, OR 44.7            1.3 209 3
207 Amarillo, TX 44.3            1.4 167 (40)
208 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 44.3            1.6 298 90
209 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 44.1            2.4 211 2
210 Sioux Falls, SD 44.0            2.6 78 (132)
211 Fond du Lac, WI 44.0            0.8 110 (101)
212 Muncie, IN 43.9            0.3 291 79
213 Eau Claire, WI 43.8            0.9 272 59
214 Ocala, FL 43.8            1.5 144 (70)
215 Sherman-Denison, TX 43.7            0.5 111 (104)
216 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 43.6            7.4 164 (52)
217 Fayetteville, NC 43.4            1.4 138 (79)
218 Columbia, SC 43.4            5.2 63 (155)
219 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 42.7            1.9 274 55
220 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Mtr Div 42.7            7.1 280 60
221 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 42.5            3.3 219 (2)
222 Lancaster, PA 42.5            3.1 197 (25)
223 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 42.5            1.4 295 72
224 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 42.4            3.6 206 (18)
225 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 42.3            0.2 255 30
226 Columbus, GA-AL 42.3            1.4 301 75
227 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 42.0            2.3 178 (49)
228 Bismarck, ND 41.1            0.9 94 (134)
229 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 41.0            1.1 286 57
230 New Bedford, MA NECTA 40.7            0.6 82 (148)
231 Kansas City, MO 40.2          14.2 256 25
232 Lincoln, NE 40.2            2.1 128 (104)
233 Elmira, NY 40.1            0.4 285 52
234 Tacoma, WA Mtr Div 39.9            2.7 239 5
235 Waterbury, CT NECTA 39.9            0.6 297 62
236 Grand Junction, CO 39.8            0.8 56 (180)
237 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 39.1            4.4 262 25
238 Grand Forks, ND-MN 39.0            0.6 218 (20)
239 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Mtr Div 39.0            4.7 155 (84)
240 Wichita Falls, TX 38.9            1.1 244 4
241 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 38.8            4.9 233 (8)
242 Winston-Salem, NC 37.9            1.8 106 (136)
243 Oklahoma City, OK 37.7            8.7 266 23
244 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 37.2            1.4 314 70
245 Salinas, CA 36.9            1.5 217 (28)
246 Evansville, IN-KY 36.8            2.0 187 (59)
247 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 36.7            1.1 173 (74)
248 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 36.3          14.9 240 (8)
249 Punta Gorda, FL 36.1            0.4 59 (190)
250 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 36.0            0.5 247 (3)
251 Rockford, IL 36.0            1.6 194 (57)
252 Lawton, OK 35.4            0.5 199 (53)
253 Anderson, IN 35.4            0.5 299 46
254 San Angelo, TX 35.1            1.0 263 9
255 Charleston, WV 35.1            1.9 158 (97)
256 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 34.9            2.6 249 (7)
257 Auburn-Opelika, AL 34.9            0.5 134 (123)
258 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 34.9            0.8 81 (177)
259 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 34.0          11.5 120 (139)
260 Reno-Sparks, NV 33.6            2.0 191 (69)
261 Port St. Lucie, FL 33.2            1.3 39 (222)
262 Champaign-Urbana, IL 33.2            2.2 43 (219)
263 Waco, TX 32.6            1.3 238 (25)
264 Gainesville, FL 31.5            1.4 260 (4)
265 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 31.2            0.8 292 27
266 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 30.7            7.3 252 (14)
267 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 30.6            0.8 221 (46)
268 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 30.1            1.2 92 (176)
269 Stockton, CA 30.0            1.8 234 (35)
270 Morristown, TN 29.8            0.4 307 37
271 Palm Coast, FL 29.7            0.9 230 (41)
272 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 28.7            2.3 207 (65)
273 Victoria, TX 28.6            0.4 99 (174)
274 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 28.5            0.7 288 14
275 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 28.5            0.7 140 (135)
276 Lafayette, LA 27.7            2.4 175 (101)
277 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 26.8            2.1 284 7
278 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Division 26.3            4.0 202 (76)
279 Dayton, OH 26.2            8.7 225 (54)
280 Utica-Rome, NY 26.0            1.7 190 (90)
281 Owensboro, KY 26.0            0.4 50 (231)
282 Midland, TX 25.7            1.0 224 (58)
283 Richmond, VA 25.3            7.8 213 (70)
284 Chattanooga, TN-GA 24.0            2.7 181 (103)
285 New Haven, CT NECTA 23.9            4.3 302 17
286 Duluth, MN-WI 23.6            1.3 312 26
287 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 22.6            1.0 245 (42)
288 Lubbock, TX 22.3            3.7 232 (56)
289 Idaho Falls, ID 22.2            0.9 231 (58)
290 Pocatello, ID 22.1            0.4 313 23
291 Sheboygan, WI 21.9            0.2 52 (239)
292 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 20.3            0.4 196 (96)
293 Springfield, IL 19.5            1.4 277 (16)
294 Jackson, TN 19.0            0.5 296 2
295 Coeur d'Alene, ID 18.5            0.6 261 (34)
296 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 18.3            0.5 306 10
297 Danville, IL 17.8            0.2 136 (161)
298 Wausau, WI 17.8            0.4 294 (4)
299 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 17.7            1.1 258 (41)
300 Greeley, CO 17.5            0.7 311 11
301 Jackson, MI 16.3            0.3 117 (184)
302 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 16.3            0.9 270 (32)
303 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 15.2            1.4 257 (46)
304 Visalia-Porterville, CA 14.8            0.8 265 (39)
305 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 14.6            2.1 235 (70)
306 Santa Fe, NM 14.1            0.8 305 (1)
307 Gadsden, AL 13.7            0.3 228 (79)
308 Johnson City, TN 12.1            1.4 171 (137)
309 Wichita, KS 12.0            4.4 290 (19)
310 Camden, NJ Mtr Div 11.5            6.3 268 (42)
311 Corvallis, OR 10.5            0.7 300 (11)
312 Merced, CA 9.6            0.4 151 (161)
313 Modesto, CA 8.1            1.0 281 (32)
314 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME NECTA 7.0            3.0 308 (6)
315 Anniston-Oxford, AL 4.6            0.6 282 (33)
316 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 4.6            0.4 205 (111)
317 Dover, DE 1.3            0.4 271 (46)
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