Small Cities Financial Services Jobs - 2016 Best Cities Rankings

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2016  Financial Activities Ranking - Small MSAs Area 2016 Fin Activities Weighted INDEX 2015 Financial Activities   Emplmt (1000s) Total Financial Activities Emplmt Growth Rate 2014-2015 2015  Financial Activities Ranking - Small MSAs 2016 FA Ranking Change from 2015 -

Small MSAs
1 St. George, UT 94.6       2.3 9.52% 22 21
2 Tyler, TX 94.6       4.9 6.52% 40 38
3 Sherman-Denison, TX 94.2       3.4 10.87% 30 27
4 Yuma, AZ 91.8       1.9 7.55% 120 116
5 Jackson, TN 90.3       2.1 8.47% 39 34
6 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 89.1       2.4 4.35% 32 26
7 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 88.7       6.1 7.65% 13 6
8 Sheboygan, WI 88.3       2.8 11.84% 29 21
9 Fargo, ND-MN 87.4    10.9 1.88% 5 (4)
10 Clarksville, TN-KY 87.1       3.2 3.19% 34 24
11 St. Cloud, MN 86.3       5.0 5.63% 27 16
12 Macon, GA 85.7    10.0 2.38% 17 5
13 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 85.6       8.1 3.39% 8 (5)
14 Bellingham, WA 85.6       3.4 5.15% 4 (10)
15 Logan, UT-ID 84.6       2.0 3.45% 21 6
16 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 84.5       2.1 6.78% 49 33
17 Chico, CA 81.2       3.5 2.94% 57 40
18 Charlottesville, VA 81.1       4.6 4.55% 33 15
19 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 78.9       2.7 5.19% 59 40
20 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 77.8       4.2 2.44% 23 3
21 Owensboro, KY 77.7       3.7 0.00% 7 (14)
22 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 77.0       2.9 3.57% 25 3
23 Ithaca, NY 75.3       1.8 3.92% 31 8
24 Pocatello, ID 74.8       2.3 0.00% 3 (21)
25 Tuscaloosa, AL 74.5       4.2 4.13% 64 39
26 Spartanburg, SC 74.3       4.8 2.13% 38 12
27 Bangor, ME NECTA 72.7       2.2 4.69% 93 66
28 Bloomington, IN 71.8       2.8 -1.16% 16 (12)
29 Greeley, CO 71.6       4.6 2.24% 63 34
30 Gainesville, FL 71.2       6.6 2.60% 84 54
31 Kennewick-Richland, WA 69.5       4.0 3.42% 10 (21)
32 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 68.8       8.3 3.75% 109 77
33 Greenville, NC 67.2       2.8 1.20% 19 (14)
34 Lubbock, TX 66.9       7.7 1.32% 26 (8)
35 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 65.8       3.6 3.85% 44 9
36 Las Cruces, NM 65.5       2.7 -1.23% 24 (12)
37 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 65.2       4.2 2.46% 90 53
38 Odessa, TX 65.1       3.5 -7.96% 2 (36)
39 Albany, OR 64.9       1.5 2.27% 11 (28)
40 Visalia-Porterville, CA 64.9       4.1 4.20% 82 42
41 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 64.0       3.6 1.89% 78 37
42 Coeur d'Alene, ID 63.9       3.3 2.06% 60 18
43 San Angelo, TX 63.6       2.4 -2.70% 42 (1)
44 Punta Gorda, FL 63.4       2.0 5.26% 135 91
45 Napa, CA 62.9       2.4 4.35% 123 78
46 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 62.6       6.2 6.32% 48 2
47 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 62.2       4.1 0.82% 15 (32)
48 Wilmington, NC 61.6       5.3 0.64% 18 (30)
49 Cedar Rapids, IA 60.8    10.8 0.93% 56 7
50 Bend-Redmond, OR 60.3       4.5 4.65% 75 25
51 Victoria, TX 59.9       2.1 -10.00% 9 (42)
52 Corvallis, OR 59.1       1.4 7.69% 139 87
53 Auburn-Opelika, AL 58.9       1.9 0.00% 62 9
54 Amarillo, TX 58.5       6.5 3.74% 140 86
55 Johnson City, TN 58.4       4.0 2.56% 105 50
56 Idaho Falls, ID 58.0       2.3 0.00% 35 (21)
57 Flagstaff, AZ 57.6       1.3 5.41% 144 87
58 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 57.4       3.9 1.75% 71 13
59 Columbus, GA-AL 57.1    13.4 -0.25% 36 (23)
60 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 56.6       1.4 0.00% 20 (40)
61 Manchester, NH NECTA 56.6       7.7 3.11% 28 (33)
62 Cheyenne, WY 56.2       2.3 0.00% 55 (7)
63 Killeen-Temple, TX 56.1       6.7 -8.22% 1 (62)
64 Topeka, KS 56.1       7.5 0.90% 41 (23)
65 Grand Junction, CO 55.8       3.2 1.06% 70 5
66 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 55.3       1.7 2.00% 146 80
67 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 54.8       2.3 4.55% 122 55
68 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 54.7       1.0 3.45% 169 101
69 Yuba City, CA 54.6       1.4 5.00% 77 8
70 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 54.5       3.8 2.73% 97 27
71 Bay City, MI 54.0       1.4 7.69% 176 105
72 Midland, TX 53.3       4.0 -11.76% 6 (66)
73 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 53.0       1.0 0.00% 134 61
74 Columbus, IN 52.1       1.4 0.00% 47 (27)
75 Altoona, PA 52.0       1.6 6.67% 86 11
76 Grand Forks, ND-MN 51.6       1.8 0.00% 61 (15)
77 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 51.2       4.2 2.44% 112 35
78 Battle Creek, MI 50.8       1.3 8.33% 163 85
79 Appleton, WI 50.1       7.2 2.37% 96 17
80 Bloomington, IL 49.5    20.2 3.41% 165 85
81 College Station-Bryan, TX 49.4       3.8 -0.87% 53 (28)
82 Kingston, NY 49.2       2.3 4.55% 172 90
83 Madera, CA 48.7       0.8 0.00% 46 (37)
84 Redding, CA 48.6       2.6 1.30% 88 4
85 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 47.8       7.7 5.45% 150 65
86 Kankakee, IL 47.3       2.0 0.00% 126 40
87 Prescott, AZ 47.1       1.9 0.00% 79 (8)
88 Walla Walla, WA 46.1       1.0 11.11% 129 41
89 Laredo, TX 46.0       3.9 0.00% 116 27
90 Charleston, WV 45.9       8.9 -1.12% 67 (23)
91 Bismarck, ND 45.9       3.4 0.00% 115 24
92 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 45.8       3.3 1.02% 127 35
93 Longview, TX 45.3       4.0 -1.64% 73 (20)
94 Medford, OR 44.3       3.8 3.64% 54 (40)
95 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 44.0       8.3 -2.35% 83 (12)
96 New Bedford, MA NECTA 43.6       1.9 1.75% 65 (31)
97 Burlington, NC 42.1       1.9 0.00% 51 (46)
98 Grants Pass, OR 41.5       1.3 0.00% 100 2
99 Panama City, FL 41.3       4.4 0.77% 69 (30)
100 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 40.8       3.1 3.33% 160 60
101 Casper, WY 39.8       2.0 -4.76% 43 (58)
102 Eau Claire, WI 39.6       3.7 2.78% 111 9
103 Glens Falls, NY 38.7       1.9 0.00% 101 (2)
104 Jackson, MI 38.5       1.8 0.00% 50 (54)
105 Rapid City, SD 38.0       3.9 -5.60% 52 (53)
106 Ocala, FL 37.8       4.2 2.44% 148 42
107 Muskegon, MI 37.3       1.8 1.89% 114 7
108 Dover, DE 37.2       1.7 2.04% 92 (16)
109 Erie, PA 37.1       6.2 0.00% 37 (72)
110 Abilene, TX 36.9       3.6 -0.92% 118 8
111 Kokomo, IN 36.4       1.1 3.03% 155 44
112 Springfield, OH 34.9       3.9 -11.28% 66 (46)
113 Janesville-Beloit, WI 34.6       1.8 0.00% 80 (33)
114 Cleveland, TN 34.2       1.4 0.00% 142 28
115 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 33.4       1.2 -2.70% 58 (57)
116 Fond du Lac, WI 33.0       1.8 0.00% 152 36
117 Muncie, IN 31.9       2.4 0.00% 166 49
118 Duluth, MN-WI 31.9       5.6 -2.87% 147 29
119 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 31.8       5.1 -1.29% 102 (17)
120 Wichita Falls, TX 31.6       2.6 0.00% 132 12
121 Dothan, AL 31.6       2.0 1.69% 174 53
122 Salinas, CA 31.6       4.1 1.67% 161 39
123 Terre Haute, IN 31.6       2.5 -2.60% 108 (15)
124 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 31.1       4.3 0.00% 113 (11)
125 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 30.6       4.7 -1.40% 76 (49)
126 Lewiston, ID-WA 30.5       1.6 0.00% 89 (37)
127 Wausau, WI 30.1       5.0 0.67% 138 11
128 Waco, TX 28.5       6.2 -1.07% 99 (29)
129 Lynchburg, VA 27.5       4.7 -2.08% 68 (61)
130 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 27.4       5.4 1.90% 133 3
131 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 26.7       4.9 2.08% 151 20
132 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 26.2       2.2 0.00% 177 45
133 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 25.8       3.9 0.87% 149 16
134 Gadsden, AL 25.7       1.3 0.00% 141 7
135 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 25.6       3.6 0.93% 181 46
136 El Centro, CA 25.0       1.3 -4.88% 81 (55)
137 Texarkana, TX-AR 24.8       2.3 0.00% 130 (7)
138 Elmira, NY 24.6       1.4 -6.67% 91 (47)
139 Champaign-Urbana, IL 24.5       4.2 -1.57% 85 (54)
140 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Div 24.4       3.7 0.91% 167 27
141 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 24.1       1.6 2.13% 143 2
142 Decatur, AL 23.8       2.0 -1.67% 74 (68)
143 Johnstown, PA 23.7       2.7 0.00% 103 (40)
144 Waterbury, CT NECTA 23.2       2.0 0.00% 121 (23)
145 Rochester, MN 23.1       2.7 0.00% 98 (47)
146 Fayetteville, NC 23.0       3.8 -0.86% 119 (27)
147 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 22.8       4.8 -2.70% 137 (10)
148 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 22.6       6.9 -0.48% 154 6
149 Danville, IL 21.9       1.3 0.00% 171 22
150 Fairbanks, AK 21.5       1.2 0.00% 170 20
151 Utica-Rome, NY 21.0       7.0 -1.41% 106 (45)
152 Port St. Lucie, FL 20.6       5.2 -0.63% 94 (58)
153 Merced, CA 20.1       1.5 -4.26% 125 (28)
154 Saginaw, MI 19.6       3.6 -0.91% 153 (1)
155 Flint, MI 19.5       6.2 -1.06% 136 (19)
156 Santa Fe, NM 18.8       2.5 -1.33% 131 (25)
157 Morristown, TN 18.5       1.0 0.00% 104 (53)
158 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       2.2 -8.33% 95 (63)
159 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 18.4       1.8 1.89% 178 19
160 Lawton, OK 18.2       2.2 -4.35% 175 15
161 Binghamton, NY 18.1       3.5 0.00% 162 1
162 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17.0       2.7 0.00% 168 6
163 Fort Smith, AR-OK 16.6       3.7 -3.45% 124 (39)
164 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 16.3       1.2 0.00% 179 15
165 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 15.0       2.0 -4.76% 156 (9)
166 Springfield, IL 14.1       6.7 -3.37% 159 (7)
167 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 14.0       1.9 -1.72% 72 (95)
168 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 13.2       4.8 -0.69% 173 5
169 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 12.9       2.2 -4.35% 45 (124)
170 Decatur, IL 12.6       1.8 -5.26% 117 (53)
171 Pueblo, CO 10.8       1.8 -5.36% 87 (84)
172 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 8.8       6.3 -4.06% 157 (15)
173 Monroe, MI 8.5       1.0 -3.23% 164 (9)
174 Mansfield, OH 4.6       1.4 -6.67% 128 (46)
175 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 3.5       1.3 -7.14% 158 (17)
176 Racine, WI 3.3       2.3 -5.41% 180 4
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