Mid-Sized Cities Information Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016 MSA Info Ranking - Midsized MSAs  Area 2016 Weighted INDEX 2015 Info Emplymt Total Info Emplymt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015 MSA Info Ranking - Midsized MSAs  2016  Change from 2015 -

Midsized MSAs
1 Provo-Orem, UT 97.8    11.4 8.3% 4 3
2 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 94.8      4.5 7.1% 5 3
3 Madison, WI 94.1    16.5 8.1% 6 3
4 Bakersfield, CA 85.6      3.0 23.6% 68 64
5 Ann Arbor, MI 84.6      5.2 2.6% 7 2
6 Akron, OH 82.8      4.4 8.2% 34 28
7 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA 82.5    12.2 1.7% 16 9
8 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 82.5      3.3 12.4% 22 14
9 Fort Collins, CO 82.2      2.8 3.7% 21 12
10 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 81.7      2.4 2.9% 12 2
11 Savannah, GA 81.6      1.9 -4.9% 1 (10)
12 Delaware County, PA 78.9      2.9 6.2% 55 43
13 Jackson, MS 78.9      5.5 -4.6% 8 (5)
14 Trenton, NJ 78.8      5.6 17.4% 71 57
15 Baton Rouge, LA 76.4      6.2 -8.0% 3 (12)
16 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 76.2      2.5 2.8% 26 10
17 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 74.3      3.0 1.1% 38 21
18 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 74.1      7.4 1.4% 28 10
19 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 72.9      5.3 -0.6% 15 (4)
20 Lincoln, NE 72.5      2.6 1.3% 11 (9)
21 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 71.7      3.6 4.9% 27 6
22 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 71.6      2.0 5.2% 46 24
23 El Paso, TX 70.4      5.9 -1.1% 13 (10)
24 Albuquerque, NM 70.0      8.4 5.9% 67 43
25 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division 68.2      3.0 7.1% 21 (4)
26 Baltimore City, MD 67.9      4.5 5.5% 84 58
27 Chattanooga, TN-GA 67.2      3.1 5.7% 40 13
28 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 66.7      4.3 -3.7% 9 (19)
29 Fresno, CA 65.8      3.9 -1.7% 24 (5)
30 Springfield, MO 63.8      4.2 -4.5% 10 (20)
31 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 63.7      6.1 1.1% 29 (2)
32 Santa Rosa, CA 62.4      2.7 0.0% 32 0
33 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 62.0      3.2 1.1% 35 2
34 Boise City, ID 61.9      4.5 -3.6% 26 (8)
35 Worcester, MA-CT NECTA 60.8      3.5 1.0% 48 13
36 Huntsville, AL 59.4      2.6 -3.7% 14 (22)
37 Sioux Falls, SD 59.1      2.7 2.5% 33 (4)
38 Knoxville, TN 58.7      5.7 -1.2% 23 (15)
39 Framingham, MA NECTA Division 58.6      5.4 3.2% 50 11
40 Tucson, AZ 57.8      4.7 4.5% 77 37
41 Tallahassee, FL 55.7      3.4 -9.0% 2 (39)
42 Lancaster, PA 55.6      3.1 1.1% 61 19
43 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 55.6      1.5 7.1% 49 6
44 Columbia, SC 55.5      5.5 -1.2% 33 (11)
45 Montgomery, AL 54.4      2.2 0.0% 41 (4)
46 Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 53.3      2.0 0.0% 44 (2)
47 Reno, NV 51.6      2.0 3.4% 64 17
48 Canton-Massillon, OH 51.4      1.7 0.0% 45 (3)
49 Reading, PA 51.2      1.3 5.6% 66 17
50 Anchorage, AK 51.1      4.4 -1.5% 30 (20)
51 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 50.2      2.1 -1.6% 59 8
52 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 49.7      2.0 5.3% 79 27
53 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 49.5      3.0 -6.3% 17 (36)
54 Stockton-Lodi, CA 47.8      2.0 -1.6% 47 (7)
55 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 46.5      1.6 2.1% 52 (3)
56 Corpus Christi, TX 46.3      2.0 1.7% 43 (13)
57 Asheville, NC 46.3      1.8 -3.6% 25 (32)
58 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 44.7      1.6 0.0% 74 16
59 Green Bay, WI 44.7      1.9 -5.0% 20 (39)
60 Greensboro-High Point, NC 44.6      5.0 -2.6% 57 (3)
61 Boulder, CO 44.4      7.8 -2.9% 42 (19)
62 Colorado Springs, CO 44.1      6.6 -2.0% 56 (6)
63 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 43.8      4.9 -5.1% 18 (45)
64 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 42.2      3.7 1.9% 89 25
65 Fort Wayne, IN 41.5      2.9 0.0% 69 4
66 Syracuse, NY 41.4      4.4 0.8% 75 9
67 Salem, OR 38.8      1.0 0.0% 88 21
68 Lafayette, LA 38.8      2.7 1.2% 63 (5)
69 Toledo, OH 38.7      3.0 0.0% 62 (7)
70 Dayton, OH 38.0      8.4 -0.8% 83 13
71 Mobile, AL 37.2      1.9 -5.0% 36 (35)
72 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 37.1      2.3 -1.4% 72 0
73 Peoria, IL 37.0      2.2 -1.5% 76 3
74 Winston-Salem, NC 36.5      2.0 -6.3% 19 (55)
75 York-Hanover, PA 36.1      1.7 -2.0% 81 6
76 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 35.7      2.3 1.5% 94 18
77 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 35.7      4.4 -0.8% 82 5
78 Wichita, KS 35.5      4.4 -1.5% 60 (18)
79 Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division 33.7      3.4 -5.5% 39 (40)
80 Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA 33.2      3.0 -1.1% 70 (10)
81 Modesto, CA 32.7      0.9 0.0% 80 (1)
82 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 31.7      6.5 -3.4% 93 11
83 Springfield, MA-CT NECTA 31.4      3.4 -5.6% 58 (25)
84 Lexington-Fayette, KY 31.2      5.2 -7.1% 31 (53)
85 Rockford, IL 30.5      1.4 -6.7% 90 5
86 Tulsa, OK 29.9      7.0 -1.4% 73 (13)
87 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 29.4      6.4 0.0% 86 (1)
88 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 29.2      2.1 -10.0% 96 8
89 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 28.3      2.0 -16.7% 53 (36)
90 Eugene, OR 28.2      2.8 -15.8% 25 (65)
91 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 26.3      3.6 -3.6% 91 0
92 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 21.8      2.5 -3.8% 87 (5)
93 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 19.5      3.9 -4.9% 95 2
94 Salisbury, MD-DE 19.0      1.1 -5.6% 83 (11)
95 Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD 18.2      4.4 -7.6% 78 (17)
96 Roanoke, VA 16.3      1.5 -8.2% 85 (11)
97 Evansville, IN-KY 14.6      1.6 -5.9% 92 (5)
98 New Haven, CT NECTA 14.6      3.5 -4.5% 97 (1)
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