Small Cities Finance Jobs - 2013 Best Cities Rankings

Best Cities for Jobs in Finance Industries

The methodology for the 2013 rankings for best cities for financial activities jobs parallels that used for our 2013 Best Cities for Job Growth rankings.  Instead of using Total Nonfarm Employment, the financial activities rankings use employment in the financial activities sector (supersector 55) in the BLS MSA employment data. The Financial Activities rankings include the 323 MSAs for which there are sectoral employment data for all 12 years used in our analysis.






2013 MSA Fin Activs Ranking -

Small MSAs		 Area Weighted INDEX 2012 Emplymnt - Fin Activ

(1000s)		 2012 MSA Fin Activ Ranking -

Small MSAs		 Fin Activ 2013 Change from 2012 -

Small MSAs
1 Owensboro, KY 99.3          3.4 7 6
2 Odessa, TX 91.8          3.0 1 (1)
3 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 91.5          2.1 6 3
4 Midland, TX 88.8          4.2 18 14
5 Clarksville, TN-KY 88.7          3.1 32 27
6 Macon, GA 88.4          9.3 not rated not rated
7 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 85.2          4.0 not rated not rated
8 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 84.5          1.1 51 43
9 Victoria, TX 82.7          2.3 20 11
10 Sherman-Denison, TX 82.1          2.9 8 (2)
11 Bloomington-Normal, IL 81.6        13.0 54 43
12 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 81.6          0.8 71 59
13 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 80.8          1.3 not rated not rated
14 Cheyenne, WY 80.0          2.3 9 (5)
15 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 79.3          4.3 102 87
16 Bellingham, WA 79.0          3.2 not rated not rated
17 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 78.7          4.5 3 (14)
18 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 77.7          8.4 13 (5)
19 Greenville, NC 76.7          2.8 2 (17)
20 Bismarck, ND 76.6          3.5 21 1
21 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 76.6          3.3 5 (16)
22 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 75.6          6.0 126 104
23 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 74.9          4.0 15 (8)
24 Longview, TX 74.2          4.0 33 9
25 St. Cloud, MN 74.1          4.4 90 65
26 Gainesville, FL 72.8          6.4 119 93
27 Danville, IL 72.3          1.4 89 62
28 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 72.3          4.1 68 40
29 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 72.0          5.4 19 (10)
30 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 71.3          1.7 30 0
31 Springfield, IL 70.7          7.6 64 33
32 Columbus, GA-AL 70.6        12.9 41 9
33 Sioux Falls, SD 70.2        16.2 109 76
34 Las Cruces, NM 70.1          2.5 58 24
35 Elmira, NY 69.8          1.5 93 58
36 Tyler, TX 69.2          4.2 17 (19)
37 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 68.3          8.1 23 (14)
38 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 68.1          8.1 74 36
39 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 68.0          3.3 123 84
40 Muncie, IN 67.9          2.6 53 13
41 Lafayette, IN 67.3          3.7 43 2
42 Terre Haute, IN 66.7          2.6 127 85
43 Fond du Lac, WI 66.5          2.0 22 (21)
44 Fargo, ND-MN 66.1          9.2 11 (33)
45 San Angelo, TX 66.0          2.1 55 10
46 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 65.6          3.2 46 0
47 College Station-Bryan, TX 65.5          3.6 27 (20)
48 Erie, PA 65.0          6.2 37 (11)
49 Morristown, TN 64.3          1.2 92 43
50 Wichita Falls, TX 63.6          2.8 99 49
51 Casper, WY 62.6          2.0 63 12
52 Napa, CA 62.3          2.3 105 53
53 Pocatello, ID 61.9          1.9 125 72
54 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 61.8          3.7 133 79
55 Abilene, TX 61.6          3.8 40 (15)
56 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 61.6          3.1 57 1
57 Jackson, TN 61.5          1.7 113 56
58 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 59.2          4.9 42 (16)
59 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 59.0          2.6 26 (33)
60 Fort Smith, AR-OK 59.0          4.3 139 79
61 Sheboygan, WI 58.7          2.5 39 (22)
62 Rapid City, SD 57.5          3.8 47 (15)
63 Grand Forks, ND-MN 56.3          1.7 85 22
64 La Crosse, WI-MN 56.0          3.7 24 (40)
65 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 54.6          5.6 52 (13)
66 Palm Coast, FL 54.3          0.8 144 78
67 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 53.7          1.8 121 54
68 Lubbock, TX 53.5          6.9 82 14
69 El Centro, CA 53.3          1.3 49 (20)
70 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 53.2          3.1 108 38
71 Merced, CA 52.4          1.6 110 39
72 Idaho Falls, ID 52.2          2.1 76 4
73 Battle Creek, MI 51.5          1.4 not rated not rated
74 Cedar Rapids, IA 51.4        10.1 95 21
75 Tuscaloosa, AL 51.1          3.7 45 (30)
76 Bangor, ME NECTA 50.3          2.1 28 (48)
77 St. George, UT 50.2          1.9 69 (8)
78 Santa Fe, NM 50.2          2.7 77 (1)
79 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 50.1          2.3 4 (75)
80 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 49.5          2.1 31 (49)
81 Auburn-Opelika, AL 49.3          1.7 35 (46)
82 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 48.9          3.9 147 65
83 Appleton, WI 48.9          7.3 65 (18)
84 Ithaca, NY 48.9          1.6 34 (50)
85 Waterbury, CT NECTA 47.7          2.0 153 68
86 Burlington, NC 47.7          1.8 14 (72)
87 Coeur d'Alene, ID 46.7          3.1 60 (27)
88 Anniston-Oxford, AL 46.2          1.3 79 (9)
89 Charleston, WV 45.8          8.0 128 39
90 Duluth, MN-WI 45.1          5.4 73 (17)
91 Waco, TX 44.6          6.2 70 (21)
92 Topeka, KS 44.4          7.0 86 (6)
93 Laredo, TX 44.3          3.8 44 (49)
94 Modesto, CA 43.9          5.4 66 (28)
95 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 43.9          1.8 29 (66)
96 Greeley, CO 43.8          4.1 143 47
97 Naples-Marco Island, FL 43.4          6.7 87 (10)
98 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 43.4          5.0 50 (48)
99 Johnstown, PA 43.4          2.8 not rated not rated
100 Champaign-Urbana, IL 43.3          4.3 75 (25)
101 Yuba City, CA 42.4          1.3 48 (53)
102 Kokomo, IN 42.0          1.3 91 (11)
103 Wausau, WI 42.0          5.5 111 8
104 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 41.5          3.9 80 (24)
105 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 41.4          3.0 59 (46)
106 Lewiston, ID-WA 39.9          1.7 134 28
107 Redding, CA 39.5          2.4 145 38
108 Wilmington, NC 39.1          6.2 88 (20)
109 Eugene-Springfield, OR 39.0          7.2 122 13
110 Glens Falls, NY 38.8          1.9 12 (98)
111 Janesville, WI 38.2          1.8 56 (55)
112 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Div 38.0          3.6 138 26
113 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH  NECTA Div 37.9          2.6 72 (41)
114 Salem, OR 37.3          7.0 16 (98)
115 Yuma, AZ 37.3          1.4 146 31
116 Flint, MI 37.3          6.3 61 (55)
117 Jackson, MI 37.1          1.8 not rated not rated
118 Bay City, MI 36.5          1.5 10 (108)
119 Grand Junction, CO 35.5          3.0 124 5
120 Fayetteville, NC 34.5          4.1 25 (95)
121 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 34.0          6.0 154 33
122 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 33.9          3.3 36 (86)
123 Pueblo, CO 33.4          1.9 132 9
124 Chico, CA 33.0          2.8 not rated not rated
125 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 32.4          4.0 78 (47)
126 Anderson, IN 32.2          1.5 116 (10)
127 Logan, UT-ID 31.7          1.6 100 (27)
128 Ocala, FL 31.5          4.2 98 (30)
129 Bloomington, IN 31.2          2.7 148 19
130 Fairbanks, AK 31.1          1.3 81 (49)
131 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 31.0          4.6 117 (14)
132 Utica-Rome, NY 31.0          7.1 104 (28)
133 Dothan, AL 30.6          2.0 115 (18)
134 Mansfield, OH 28.3          1.6 not rated not rated
135 Gadsden, AL 28.0          1.4 130 (5)
136 Salinas, CA 27.6          4.2 151 15
137 Amarillo, TX 27.3          6.1 112 (25)
138 Cleveland, TN 27.0          1.4 136 (2)
139 Decatur, IL 26.8          1.9 96 (43)
140 Lawton, OK 26.6          2.4 106 (34)
141 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 26.5          1.5 38 (103)
142 Corvallis, OR 24.6          1.3 83 (59)
143 New Bedford, MA NECTA 24.3          1.8 84 (59)
144 Rochester, MN 23.8          2.4 103 (41)
145 Manchester, NH NECTA 23.3          6.8 131 (14)
146 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 22.6          2.3 62 (84)
147 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 22.3          3.6 150 3
148 Decatur, AL 21.6          2.0 129 (19)
149 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 21.3          1.5 135 (14)
150 Rockford, IL 19.9          5.4 107 (43)
151 Medford, OR 19.7          3.5 118 (33)
152 Visalia-Porterville, CA 18.9          3.8 120 (32)
153 Kingston, NY 18.5          2.2 97 (56)
154 Dover, DE 18.1          1.6 152 (2)
155 Columbus, IN 16.8          1.3 101 (54)
156 Punta Gorda, FL 15.2          1.7 137 (19)
157 Bend, OR 14.7          3.9 149 (8)
158 Port St. Lucie, FL 14.3          5.2 94 (64)
159 Johnson City, TN 12.2          3.6 155 (4)
160 Flagstaff, AZ 11.8          1.2 156 (4)
161 Binghamton, NY 11.8          3.8 67 (94)
162 Monroe, MI 11.6          1.1 not rated not rated
163 Prescott, AZ 10.9          1.7 141 (22)
164 Racine, WI 8.7          2.6 142 (22)
165 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 8.5          4.4 114 (51)
166 Altoona, PA 3.6          1.5 not rated not rated

 

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