Small Cities Finance Jobs - 2014 Best Cities Rankings

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2014 MSA Financial Activities  Ranking - SMALL MSAs Area 2014 Financial Activities Weighted INDEX 2013 Financial Activities Employment 2012-2013 Financial Activities Sector Growth 2014 FA Ranking Change from 2013 - Small MSAs
1 Owensboro, KY 99.1           3.6 5.9% 0
2 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 97.2           4.4 7.3% 5
3 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 90.8           4.8 10.9% 25
4 Odessa, TX 90.8           3.3 8.8% (2)
5 Midland, TX 89.9           4.3 5.7% (1)
6 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 89.8           3.7 5.7% 15
7 Victoria, TX 89.4           2.4 5.9% 2
8 Fargo, ND-MN 89.1           9.8 6.5% 36
9 Pocatello, ID 88.4           2.2 8.2% 44
10 College Station-Bryan, TX 86.3           3.8 4.6% 37
11 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 86.3           6.3 3.9% 11
12 Rapid City, SD 86.2           4.1 6.0% 50
13 Macon, GA 84.9           9.6 1.4% (7)
14 Bellingham, WA 84.7           3.4 3.0% 2
15 San Angelo, TX 84.7           2.3 7.8% 30
16 Greenville, NC 83.5           2.9 6.1% 3
17 Jackson, TN 81.8           1.8 5.9% 40
18 Naples-Marco Island, FL 80.5           7.1 4.4% 79
19 Ithaca, NY 79.0           1.7 6.2% 65
20 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 78.9           6.0 4.1% 45
21 Logan, UT-ID 77.8           1.8 12.5% 106
22 Tyler, TX 77.4           4.4 2.3% 14
23 St. Cloud, MN 77.2           4.5 2.3% 2
24 Clarksville, TN-KY 76.2           3.0 0.0% (19)
25 Las Cruces, NM 76.1           2.6 4.0% 9
26 Casper, WY 75.9           2.1 3.3% 25
27 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 75.4           3.3 3.1% 19
28 St. George, UT 74.3           2.0 5.3% 49
29 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 74.0           5.5 2.5% 0
30 Bloomington, IN 73.9           2.9 4.8% 99
31 Wilmington, NC 73.6           6.6 8.2% 77
32 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 73.5           8.5 -0.4% (14)
33 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 73.3           2.7 2.5% 26
34 Auburn-Opelika, AL 73.1           1.8 3.9% 47
35 Yuma, AZ 71.9           1.7 0.0% 80
36 Sioux Falls, SD 70.3         16.5 2.5% (3)
37 Bismarck, ND 68.4           3.5 0.0% (17)
38 Abilene, TX 68.1           3.8 2.7% 17
39 Cheyenne, WY 68.1           2.3 3.0% (25)
40 Columbus, GA-AL 68.0         13.0 1.6% (8)
41 Tuscaloosa, AL 67.9           3.9 1.7% 34
42 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 67.4           3.5 5.1% (3)
43 Cedar Rapids, IA 66.8         10.4 3.3% 31
44 Lubbock, TX 65.4           7.1 4.4% 24
45 La Crosse, WI-MN 64.4           3.8 2.7% 19
46 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 64.2           2.2 0.0% 34
47 Longview, TX 63.9           4.0 0.0% (23)
48 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 63.6           4.2 3.3% (33)
49 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 63.6           0.8 0.0% (37)
50 Wichita Falls, TX 63.6           2.8 2.5% 0
51 Rochester, MN 63.4           2.6 5.4% 93
52 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 63.0           1.9 5.6% 43
53 Idaho Falls, ID 62.8           2.2 3.2% 19
54 Bend, OR 62.8           4.3 3.2% 103
55 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 62.7           4.0 0.0% (32)
56 Jackson, MI 62.6           1.9 5.6% 61
57 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 61.4           2.0 1.7% (54)
58 Erie, PA 60.7           6.3 2.2% (10)
59 Yuba City, CA 59.7           1.4 7.7% 42
60 Coeur d'Alene, ID 58.9           3.2 2.2% 27
61 Grand Forks, ND-MN 57.6           1.7 0.0% 2
62 Elmira, NY 56.5           1.5 0.0% (27)
63 Duluth, MN-WI 55.1           5.5 3.1% 27
64 Bloomington-Normal, IL 54.4         12.5 -3.8% (53)
65 Danville, IL 54.0           1.5 0.0% (38)
66 Laredo, TX 53.3           3.8 2.7% 27
67 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA NECTA 53.2           1.7 2.0% (37)
68 Springfield, IL 52.4           7.5 -0.9% (37)
69 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 52.1           4.9 3.5% (11)
70 Topeka, KS 51.9           7.1 0.5% 22
71 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 51.5           8.0 -2.0% (34)
72 Redding, CA 51.5           2.5 4.2% 35
73 Sherman-Denison, TX 51.1           2.8 -3.4% (63)
74 Gainesville, FL 51.0           6.2 0.0% (48)
75 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME NECTA 50.7           4.3 -3.0% (58)
76 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 50.1           4.0 5.3% 71
77 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA  NECTA Division 50.0           3.0 0.0% 28
78 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 49.9           5.1 0.0% 20
79 Fort Smith, AR-OK 49.1           4.2 0.0% (19)
80 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 49.0           2.3 -1.4% (1)
81 Eau Claire, WI 48.5           4.4 -5.7% not rated
82 Morristown, TN 48.1           1.2 0.0% (33)
83 Lafayette, IN 47.5           3.9 -2.5% (42)
84 El Centro, CA 47.3           1.3 -4.8% (15)
85 Punta Gorda, FL 47.3           1.9 3.7% 71
86 Nashua, NH-MA  NECTA Division 47.0           7.9 -1.3% (48)
87 Greeley, CO 46.8           4.2 0.8% 9
88 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 46.6           3.7 3.8% (34)
89 Charleston, WV 45.0           8.1 0.0% 0
90 Salem, OR 44.9           7.1 1.0% 24
91 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 44.9           1.2 -5.1% (78)
92 Palm Coast, FL 44.2           0.8 0.0% (26)
93 Medford, OR 44.1           3.7 4.8% 58
94 New Bedford, MA NECTA 44.0           1.9 1.8% 49
95 Muncie, IN 43.9           2.5 1.4% (55)
96 Manchester, NH NECTA 43.4           7.2 1.9% 49
97 Appleton, WI 43.2           7.2 -0.9% (14)
98 Grand Junction, CO 43.2           3.0 1.1% 21
99 Santa Fe, NM 43.1           2.7 -3.6% (21)
100 Fairbanks, AK 42.8           1.3 0.0% 30
101 Sheboygan, WI 40.5           2.4 -1.4% (40)
102 Utica-Rome, NY 40.5           7.3 0.5% 30
103 Johnson City, TN 40.0           3.8 2.7% 56
104 Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA 39.8           3.1 -2.1% (34)
105 Wausau, WI 39.3           5.5 0.6% (2)
106 Fond du Lac, WI 39.1           1.8 -3.5% (63)
107 Champaign-Urbana, IL 38.0           4.3 0.0% (7)
108 Corvallis, OR 37.6           1.3 0.0% 34
109 Johnstown, PA 37.4           2.8 0.0% (10)
110 Flint, MI 36.9           6.3 0.0% 6
111 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH  NECTA Division 36.3           2.6 -2.5% 2
112 Kingston, NY 35.5           2.2 4.8% 41
113 Eugene-Springfield, OR 35.4           7.2 -1.4% (4)
114 Terre Haute, IN 34.8           2.5 0.0% (72)
115 Dover, DE 33.6           1.6 6.7% 39
116 Dothan, AL 33.5           2.0 0.0% 17
117 Waterbury, CT NECTA 33.0           2.0 0.0% (32)
118 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 32.8           4.6 0.7% 13
119 Decatur, IL 32.7           1.9 0.0% 20
120 Lawton, OK 32.0           2.3 1.5% 20
121 Anniston-Oxford, AL 31.9           1.3 0.0% (33)
122 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 31.6           1.6 -4.1% (55)
123 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 31.2           4.0 -1.7% 2
124 Bangor, ME NECTA 30.2           2.1 0.0% (48)
125 Port St. Lucie, FL 30.1           5.4 0.6% 33
126 Mansfield, OH 29.5           1.6 0.0% 8
127 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 29.4           3.8 0.0% (45)
128 Gadsden, AL 29.1           1.3 0.0% 7
129 Waco, TX 28.7           6.0 -1.6% (38)
130 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 27.9           3.8 -1.7% (26)
131 Decatur, AL 27.9           2.0 0.0% 17
132 Ocala, FL 27.9           4.1 -2.4% (4)
133 Janesville, WI 27.3           1.7 2.0% (22)
134 Glens Falls, NY 27.1           1.9 -1.8% (24)
135 Merced, CA 27.0           1.5 0.0% (64)
136 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 26.8           3.1 -4.1% (14)
137 Bay City, MI 26.5           1.4 -4.5% (19)
138 Chico, CA 26.2           2.8 -1.2% (14)
139 Burlington, NC 26.0           1.8 -1.8% (53)
140 Napa, CA 24.6           2.2 -1.5% (88)
141 Racine, WI 24.5           2.7 2.5% 23
142 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 23.6           2.3 0.0% 4
143 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 22.3           1.5 0.0% 6
144 Prescott, AZ 22.1           1.7 0.0% 19
145 Rockford, IL 21.3           5.5 2.5% 5
146 Lewiston, ID-WA 19.5           1.6 -5.9% (40)
147 Amarillo, TX 18.9           5.9 -2.7% (10)
148 Flagstaff, AZ 18.3           1.2 -7.9% 12
149 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 18.1           2.8 -2.3% (93)
150 Battle Creek, MI 17.9           1.3 -4.9% (77)
151 Visalia-Porterville, CA 16.6           3.8 -1.7% 1
152 Pueblo, CO 16.4           1.8 0.0% (29)
153 Cleveland, TN 16.3           1.4 -2.4% (15)
154 Anderson, IN 16.1           1.4 -4.5% (28)
155 Monroe, MI 14.7           1.2 -2.8% 7
156 Peabody, MA  NECTA Division 13.8           4.5 0.0% 9
158 Columbus, IN 13.8           1.3 0.0% (3)
159 Fayetteville, NC 12.1           3.7 -4.3% (39)
160 Altoona, PA 10.0           1.5 0.0% 6
161 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH  NECTA Division 8.7           3.3 -7.4% (49)
162 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 8.0           0.9 -6.9% (154)
163 Kokomo, IN 7.9           1.2 -7.7% (61)
164 Salinas, CA 7.4           3.9 -2.5% (28)
165 Binghamton, NY 5.9           3.7 -5.2% (4)
166 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 3.2           5.2 -3.1% (45)
167 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 2.7           1.4 -2.4% (26)
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