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2014 MSA Info Overall Ranking Area Weighted INDEX 2013 Information Employment 20012-13 Info Growth 2014 Ranking Change from 2013 - Small MSAs
1 Janesville, WI 97.9                  1.5 18.4% 51
2 Flint, MI 97.3                  4.2 9.5% 0
3 Logan, UT-ID 93.3                  0.9 12.5% 6
4 Abilene, TX 88.2                  1.2 9.1% 34
5 Laredo, TX 88.1                  0.7 16.7% 11
6 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 87.3                  1.4 7.7% 12
7 Rochester, MN 87.2                  1.7 6.2% 0
8 Fond du Lac, WI 86.5                  0.9 12.5% 79
9 College Station-Bryan, TX 84.5                  1.3 0.0% (6)
10 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 84.0                  2.0 1.7% 4
11 Lafayette, IN 80.5                  1.1 6.5% 19
12 Tyler, TX 80.3                  2.3 2.9% (8)
13 Champaign-Urbana, IL 80.1                  2.5 10.4% 104
14 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 75.6                  1.0 0.0% (4)
15 Cheyenne, WY 75.1                  1.1 0.0% (14)
16 Binghamton, NY 74.6                  1.9 11.8% 35
17 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 73.9                  0.7 0.0% 2
18 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 72.9                  1.6 2.1% 15
19 Greenville, NC 72.6                  1.0 11.1% 24
20 Bend, OR 72.4                  1.4 0.0% 63
21 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 72.1                  1.4 7.7% 85
22 Las Cruces, NM 71.9                  0.9 0.0% (5)
23 Auburn-Opelika, AL 71.7                  0.5 0.0% 91
24 Flagstaff, AZ 71.6                  0.4 0.0% 4
25 Lewiston, ID-WA 70.8                  0.4 0.0% 1
26 Cleveland, TN 70.1                  0.3 0.0% (3)
27 Bay City, MI 70.1                  0.5 25.0% 53
28 Eugene-Springfield, OR 69.7                  3.3 0.0% 22
29 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 68.7                  2.1 0.0% 121
30 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 68.2                  0.8 14.3% 97
31 Clarksville, TN-KY 67.7                  1.1 -3.0% (20)
32 Columbus, IN 67.6                  0.5 0.0% (24)
33 Wilmington, NC 66.8                  2.9 2.4% 46
34 Fargo, ND-MN 66.2                  3.3 3.1% 44
35 Prescott, AZ 65.9                  0.6 0.0% 0
36 Burlington, NC 65.7                  0.5 0.0% 41
37 Sherman-Denison, TX 65.2                  0.5 0.0% 54
38 Bloomington, IN 65.0                  1.3 0.0% 1
39 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 64.8                  1.2 0.0% (27)
40 St. Cloud, MN 64.8                  1.7 0.0% (4)
41 Glens Falls, NY 64.5                  1.0 3.4% (4)
42 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 63.7                  0.4 20.0% 17
43 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Div 63.7                  0.9 -3.7% 14
44 Pueblo, CO 63.4                  0.7 5.0% 21
45 Yuma, AZ 62.4                  0.5 -16.7% (39)
46 Sioux Falls, SD 62.2                  2.7 1.3% 40
47 Kokomo, IN 61.9                  0.4 0.0% (22)
48 Naples-Marco Island, FL 61.7                  1.5 0.0% (6)
49 Victoria, TX 61.6                  0.5 0.0% 76
50 Decatur, AL 61.3                  0.3 0.0% 16
51 Ithaca, NY 61.3                  0.5 0.0% (2)
52 Altoona, PA 61.2                  0.9 4.0% 30
53 St. George, UT 60.6                  0.7 0.0% (38)
54 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 60.4                  1.6 0.0% (23)
55 Gadsden, AL 60.1                  0.4 22.2% 98
56 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 59.2                  2.4 0.0% (15)
57 Manchester, NH NECTA 59.1                  3.1 -3.1% (25)
58 Santa Fe, NM 58.8                  0.9 13.0% 94
59 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 58.6                  2.2 1.5% 1
60 Grand Junction, CO 58.6                  0.8 0.0% 42
61 Longview, TX 58.6                  1.4 0.0% (13)
62 Yuba City, CA 58.5                  0.4 0.0% 0
63 Fort Smith, AR-OK 58.1                  1.3 -4.9% (58)
64 Lawton, OK 58.1                  0.5 0.0% 46
65 Redding, CA 58.0                  0.6 5.6% 6
66 Terre Haute, IN 57.7                  0.7 0.0% (21)
67 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 57.2                  1.8 0.0% 18
68 La Crosse, WI-MN 57.2                  1.1 0.0% (28)
69 Cedar Rapids, IA 56.9                  4.9 -0.7% (15)
70 Fayetteville, NC 56.6                  1.5 0.0% 22
71 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 56.3                  0.5 0.0% (1)
72 Grand Forks, ND-MN 55.3                  0.6 0.0% 31
73 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 54.5                  0.5 0.0% 86
74 Port St. Lucie, FL 54.3                  1.4 5.1% 42
75 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 53.9                  0.7 0.0% (46)
76 Wichita Falls, TX 53.7                  1.1 10.0% 28
77 El Centro, CA 53.7                  0.4 0.0% (50)
78 Coeur d'Alene, ID 53.0                  0.7 16.7% 64
79 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 51.2                  1.1 -2.9% (21)
80 Anderson, IN 49.8                  0.5 0.0% 31
81 Kingston, NY 49.0                  1.0 -6.3% (68)
82 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 47.4                  2.3 0.0% 14
83 Casper, WY 46.9                  0.5 -6.7% (61)
84 Duluth, MN-WI 46.6                  1.5 4.5% 49
85 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 46.6                  0.6 0.0% (22)
86 Muncie, IN 46.2                  0.3 0.0% 2
87 Dothan, AL 45.6                  0.7 0.0% (26)
88 Racine, WI 45.3                  0.4 0.0% (33)
89 Elmira, NY 44.6                  0.4 0.0% 11
90 Pocatello, ID 44.4                  0.4 0.0% 47
91 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 44.0                  2.2 0.0% 37
92 Waco, TX 43.3                  1.3 0.0% 26
93 Dover, DE 43.0                  0.5 0.0% 67
94 Gainesville, FL 42.7                  1.5 2.3% 25
95 Waterbury, CT NECTA 42.0                  0.6 0.0% 6
96 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 41.6                  0.8 0.0% 19
97 Amarillo, TX 41.4                  1.4 0.0% (13)
98 Bismarck, ND 41.3                  0.9 0.0% (1)
99 Charleston, WV 40.7                  1.9 1.8% 14
100 Napa, CA 40.6                  0.6 0.0% (24)
101 Palm Coast, FL 40.1                  0.9 0.0% 23
102 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 40.0                  0.8 0.0% 18
103 Eau Claire, WI 39.8                  0.9 0.0% (14)
104 Fairbanks, AK 39.7                  0.5 0.0% (32)
105 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 39.4                  1.9 -5.0% (84)
106 New Bedford, MA NECTA 38.6                  0.6 0.0% (7)
107 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 38.5                  0.5 0.0% 1
108 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 38.1                  1.1 -2.9% (10)
109 Odessa, TX 37.7                  0.5 0.0% (63)
110 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 37.5                  0.2 0.0% (16)
111 Lubbock, TX 35.1                  3.9 -0.8% 24
112 Punta Gorda, FL 33.6                  0.4 0.0% (5)
113 Chico, CA 32.2                  1.0 -6.3% (93)
114 Johnstown, PA 31.7                  0.7 -4.3% (45)
115 Tuscaloosa, AL 31.5                  0.8 0.0% (42)
116 Columbus, GA-AL 30.3                  1.5 0.0% (21)
117 Merced, CA 30.1                  0.4 0.0% 39
118 Salinas, CA 30.0                  1.5 -4.3% (13)
119 Bangor, ME NECTA 29.9                  1.0 -9.1% (63)
120 Idaho Falls, ID 29.6                  0.9 -6.9% 16
121 Medford, OR 29.6                  1.4 -6.7% (74)
122 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 28.1                  1.1 3.0% 0
123 Rapid City, SD 27.4                  0.8 -11.1% (70)
124 Jackson, TN 27.3                  0.5 0.0% 17
125 Owensboro, KY 26.9                  0.4 -14.3% 6
126 Morristown, TN 26.8                  0.4 0.0% (3)
127 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 26.6                  1.3 0.0% (34)
128 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 26.5                  0.8 0.0% (7)
129 Sheboygan, WI 25.2                  0.2 0.0% 9
130 Appleton, WI 23.2                  1.5 -6.3% (49)
131 Greeley, CO 22.0                  0.7 -4.8% 16
132 Johnson City, TN 21.7                  1.4 2.5% 22
133 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 21.5                  0.5 0.0% 10
134 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 19.4                  0.4 0.0% 5
135 Anniston-Oxford, AL 18.7                  0.6 0.0% 23
136 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 18.6                  1.1 -3.0% 10
137 Salem, OR 18.3                  1.0 -6.3% (62)
138 Decatur, IL 18.2                  0.6 -10.0% (94)
139 Ocala, FL 18.0                  0.9 0.0% (49)
140 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 17.4                  0.6 -14.3% (72)
141 Visalia-Porterville, CA 17.3                  0.8 -4.0% 10
142 Springfield, IL 15.7                  1.4 -2.3% (2)
143 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Division 15.5                  3.7 -4.3% (14)
144 Topeka, KS 15.5                  1.4 -6.7% (110)
145 Wausau, WI 15.1                  0.4 0.0% 0
146 Bloomington-Normal, IL 14.6                  0.7 -12.5% (82)
147 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 14.4                  0.9 0.0% 2
148 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 13.9                  0.6 -19.0% (81)
149 Corvallis, OR 13.8                  0.6 -14.3% 6
150 Danville, IL 12.9                  0.2 0.0% (6)
151 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 12.5                  0.9 -6.7% (17)
152 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 11.9                  0.4 -7.7% (128)
153 Erie, PA 10.5                  1.3 -7.1% (79)
154 Midland, TX 10.3                  0.9 -15.6% (22)
155 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 9.9                  0.6 -10.0% (29)
156 San Angelo, TX 9.7                  0.9 -10.0% (44)
158 Rockford, IL 8.3                  1.3 -13.3% (49)
159 Utica-Rome, NY 7.8                  1.5 -10.0% (29)
160 Jackson, MI 4.7                  0.3 -10.0% (12)
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