Small Cities Business Services Jobs - 2017 Best Cities Rankings

Read about how we selected the 2017 Best Cities for Job Growth






2017 MSA Prof & Bus Svcs  - Small MSAs Area Weighted INDEX 2016 Prof & Bus Svcs  Emplmt (1000s) Total Prof &

Bus Svcs Emplmt Growth Rate 2015-2016
Overall Rank Change

2016 to 2017
1 Wausau, WI 92.5       7.2 13.8% 50
2 Monroe, MI 91.1       5.3 4.6% 0
3 College Station-Bryan, TX 89.6       9.0 8.9% 6
4 Jackson, TN 88.9       7.3 10.0% 3
5 Salisbury, MD-DE 88.1     13.3 14.0% 13
6 Grants Pass, OR 87.8       2.3 14.8% 54
7 Bend-Redmond, OR 86.7       9.4 5.6% 8
8 Topeka, KS 85.8     14.9 7.5% 51
9 Clevel&, TN 84.2     10.5 12.5% 105
10 Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Div 84.1       3.3 5.3% 146
11 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 83.8     11.5 3.6% 28
12 Gainesville, FL 83.5     14.2 7.1% 22
13 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 82.8       7.1 5.4% (8)
14 Laredo, TX 82.0       9.8 11.3% (2)
15 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 81.9     12.7 4.1% 92
16 St. George, UT 80.2       4.9 2.1% (8)
17 Morristown, TN 78.6       4.1 15.1% 92
18 Springfield, IL 78.2     14.9 14.4% 39
19 State College, PA 77.7       6.9 7.8% 46
20 Lubbock, TX 76.0     12.8 7.3% 20
21 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 75.9     10.7 7.0% 26
22 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 75.7     15.6 4.0% 27
23 Spartanburg, SC 75.7     17.9 8.9% 68
24 Yuba City, CA 75.3       3.3 13.6% 19
25 Redding, CA 75.2       6.7 7.4% (3)
26 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 73.2     18.3 10.9% 41
27 Port St. Lucie, FL 71.7     17.5 6.7% 2
28 Fort Smith, AR-OK 71.7     12.9 2.4% 83
29 Waco, TX 71.6     12.5 0.0% (15)
30 Kankakee, IL 69.8       3.6 18.5% 62
31 Monroe, LA 69.6       8.8 5.2% 90
32 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 69.4     16.1 1.3% 21
33 Charlottesville, VA 67.8     15.3 1.8% (20)
34 Ocala, FL 67.0     10.0 10.7% 94
35 Dover, DE 66.6       4.6 4.5% 1
36 Wilmington, NC 66.6     16.0 5.5% 22
37 Athens-Clarke County, GA 66.6       8.0 3.0% 9
38 Flagstaff, AZ 65.8       3.3 8.9% (15)
39 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 65.6     12.3 4.2% 11
40 Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Div 65.4       6.3 4.4% 15
41 Jackson, MI 64.4       4.8 3.6% 111
42 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 64.3       2.4 0.0% 129
43 Bowling Green, KY 64.1       9.3 6.1% (13)
44 Greeley, CO 64.0       9.8 2.1% (28)
45 Yuma, AZ 63.6       7.1 7.0% 16
46 Lawton, OK 62.7       4.6 3.0% (42)
47 Janesville-Beloit, WI 62.5       6.1 2.2% (41)
48 Panama City, FL 62.0     10.9 -0.9% 0
49 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 61.7     10.4 6.8% 40
50 Napa, CA 61.3       6.9 3.0% (40)
51 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 61.0       9.9 -3.2% (20)
52 Tuscaloosa, AL 59.5     10.7 1.3% (32)
53 Johnson City, TN 59.4       8.8 6.9% 77
54 Salinas, CA 58.7     13.2 -0.5% (10)
55 Prescott, AZ 58.5       3.5 3.9% (22)
56 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 57.9     14.0 2.4% 17
57 Lake Charles, LA 57.8       9.4 -1.1% (54)
58 Yakima, WA 57.7       4.2 13.4% 8
59 Ithaca, NY 56.7       3.5 1.0% 4
60 Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Div 56.4       5.6 3.7% (23)
61 Killeen-Temple, TX 56.0     10.2 3.0% 14
62 Logan, UT-ID 55.9       6.1 1.7% 0
63 New Bedford, MA NECTA 55.2       5.7 -7.6% (62)
64 Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA 54.9       3.9 0.0% 21
65 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 54.8       4.3 3.2% 32
66 Appleton, WI 54.5     13.9 3.0% 51
67 Clarksville, TN-KY 54.4       8.9 3.5% 16
68 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 54.3       5.4 4.5% 45
69 Amarillo, TX 53.4       9.8 2.8% 8
70 Idaho Falls, ID 53.3     13.7 5.1% 28
71 Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Div 53.0     15.4 -0.2% (1)
72 Morgantown, WV 52.9       6.6 -0.5% (55)
73 Muskegon, MI 52.5       3.7 5.8% 3
74 Bangor, ME NECTA 51.8       6.7 1.0% 5
75 Kingston, NY 51.8       4.6 3.0% 13
76 Springfield, OH 51.2       4.7 -2.1% (65)
77 Bellingham, WA 49.9       8.0 -0.8% (9)
78 Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA 49.9     14.2 -0.5% (43)
79 Auburn-Opelika, AL 49.3       7.4 0.5% (58)
80 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 48.0       3.4 14.6% 40
81 Iowa City, IA 47.9       7.0 4.5% 1
82 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Div 47.8       7.1 0.9% 19
83 Manchester, NH NECTA 47.2     16.0 -0.8% (56)
84 Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Div 46.8     10.3 2.0% 50
85 Barnstable Town, MA NECTA 46.6       8.7 1.6% 15
86 Fargo, ND-MN 46.4     15.8 0.2% (67)
87 Billings, MT 46.4       9.1 4.6% 109
88 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 46.1       7.7 0.0% (24)
89 Mansfield, OH 45.6       5.6 3.1% 93
90 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 45.3       7.7 4.0% 12
91 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 45.3       7.2 2.4% (19)
92 Coeur d'Alene, ID 45.1       6.3 1.1% 93
93 Cedar Rapids, IA 45.1     14.3 3.4% 53
94 East Stroudsburg, PA 44.8       3.5 0.0% 12
95 Battle Creek, MI 44.4       6.2 0.5% 31
96 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 43.9       4.3 -3.7% 80
97 Corvallis, OR 43.6       4.3 -2.3% (69)
98 Macon, GA 43.2     11.6 0.3% (60)
99 Victoria, TX 42.9       2.6 5.3% (13)
100 Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA 42.5     11.5 -2.8% (48)
101 Punta Gorda, FL 42.2       4.5 -2.9% (47)
102 Fond du Lac, WI 41.8       2.7 -1.2% (70)
103 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 41.4       2.8 5.0% 16
104 Bismarck, ND 41.1       7.9 -5.2% (86)
105 Burlington, NC 40.4       5.5 -0.6% (63)
106 Danbury, CT NECTA 40.3       9.3 -1.1% (12)
107 Medford, OR 40.1       7.1 1.4% 32
108 Columbus, IN 40.0       5.4 -0.6% (63)
109 Dalton, GA 39.8       6.2 3.3% 29
110 Grand Forks, ND-MN 39.7       3.1 2.2% 19
111 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 39.5     12.6 1.3% 20
112 Tyler, TX 39.3       8.9 0.4% 38
113 San Rafael, CA Metro Div 39.3     18.6 1.5% (14)
114 Rapid City, SD 39.0       5.1 1.3% 10
115 Pittsfield, MA NECTA 38.2       4.0 0.0% 25
116 Owensboro, KY 37.7       3.9 -0.8% (45)
117 Lewiston, ID-WA 37.5       1.4 2.5% 66
118 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 37.4       9.7 1.7% (6)
119 Lawrence, KS 37.1       5.6 -2.9% 50
120 Abilene, TX 37.0       5.5 -0.6% (12)
121 Kennewick-Richland, WA 36.7     21.2 1.8% (16)
122 Pueblo, CO 36.4       6.8 -1.0% (96)
123 Texarkana, TX-AR 36.0       4.3 -0.8% (67)
124 Bay City, MI 35.8       3.3 3.2% (43)
125 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 35.6       8.1 3.9% 64
126 Terre Haute, IN 35.4       5.3 4.6% 21
127 Chico, CA 35.1       5.4 -0.6% (43)
128 Saginaw, MI 34.8     11.2 -0.3% (87)
129 Decatur, IL 34.6       3.3 -2.9% 16
130 St. Cloud, MN 34.3       8.5 0.0% (26)
131 Utica-Rome, NY 33.9       8.5 2.0% 56
132 Walla Walla, WA 33.9       0.9 0.0% (37)
133 Eau Claire, WI 33.8       9.0 0.4% (18)
134 Altoona, PA 33.4       5.4 0.0% (1)
135 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA 33.3       6.8 -0.5% (48)
136 Lima, OH 33.0       4.7 -4.8% (58)
137 Columbus, GA-AL 32.3     12.9 -0.8% (1)
138 Glens Falls, NY 32.3       5.6 0.6% (28)
139 Las Cruces, NM 31.5       6.8 -0.5% 25
140 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 31.3       9.2 -4.2% (44)
141 Bloomington, IN 31.3       4.7 4.5% 53
142 Duluth, MN-WI 31.2       8.1 -0.8% 13
143 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 31.2       5.6 -1.8% (27)
144 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 31.2       1.3 0.0% 7
145 Gadsden, AL 31.0       3.8 -8.1% (121)
146 Dothan, AL 31.0       4.4 1.5% 35
147 Champaign-Urbana, IL 30.3       7.8 1.7% 30
148 Santa Fe, NM 30.2       4.5 -0.7% (26)
149 Waterbury, CT NECTA 29.7       5.4 -1.8% 19
150 Erie, PA 29.3     10.0 1.0% (1)
151 Pocatello, ID 28.5       3.6 -5.3% (77)
152 Racine, WI 28.1       6.3 2.2% 9
153 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 27.4       9.4 -2.4% (63)
154 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 26.8       5.4 -13.0% (129)
155 Sherman-Denison, TX 26.8       2.8 -6.7% 17
156 El Centro, CA 26.7       2.2 -6.9% 10
157 Carson City, NV 26.3       1.9 3.7% 33
158 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 26.3       6.9 -3.7% (5)
159 Cheyenne, WY 26.3       3.2 -1.0% 21
160 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA 26.0       8.7 -1.1% 0
161 Rochester, MN 25.3       5.5 -2.4% 13
162 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 25.3       4.5 2.3% 36
163 Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metro Div 25.0     11.5 -0.3% 23
164 Rocky Mount, NC 24.9       5.2 0.0% (5)
165 Missoula, MT 24.9       6.2 -2.1% 10
166 Flint, MI 24.8     15.3 -0.9% (8)
167 Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA 24.5       3.6 -10.7% (98)
168 Greenville, NC 24.4       6.6 0.5% (27)
169 Great Falls, MT 24.3       3.0 -2.2% (37)
170 Danville, IL 23.9       2.0 1.7% (35)
171 Sheboygan, WI 23.6       4.0 -0.8% (4)
172 Fayetteville, NC 23.5     12.2 -5.7% (29)
173 Grand Junction, CO 23.3       5.1 -3.2% (31)
174 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 22.8       6.1 -0.5% 18
175 Decatur, AL 22.6       5.2 -2.5% 3
176 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 22.3       9.9 -3.9% (73)
177 Visalia-Porterville, CA 22.3     10.4 -8.3% (54)
178 Midland, TX 21.2       8.2 -8.9% (98)
179 Bloomington, IL 21.2       9.6 -2.4% 14
180 Longview, TX 21.0       8.4 -4.2% (53)
181 Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Div 20.7       9.7 -0.7% (18)
182 San Angelo, TX 20.0       3.6 -2.7% (17)
183 Binghamton, NY 19.9       8.9 -2.6% 1
184 Lynchburg, VA 18.7     11.4 -3.9% 4
185 Fairbanks, AK 18.4       2.1 -4.6% (48)
186 Albany, OR 17.7       2.9 -11.1% (68)
187 Charleston, WV 17.4     13.5 -5.6% (33)
188 Madera, CA 17.0       2.2 -1.5% (95)
189 Wichita Falls, TX 16.5       3.6 -5.2% 2
190 Odessa, TX 15.2       3.7 -8.3% (17)
191 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 14.0       3.8 -4.2% (21)
192 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 12.8       3.8 -4.2% 3
193 Johnstown, PA 12.8       5.1 -9.5% (45)
194 Merced, CA 12.0       3.5 -7.9% 3
195 Elmira, NY 11.1       2.2 -7.1% (70)
196 Casper, WY 10.8       2.6 -8.3% (17)
197 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 9.9       1.6 -17.5% (53)
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