Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, gains 24 places from our previous ranking and stands at the 20th place. Its five-year job growth and one-year wage growth both stand in the Top 10. It experienced a big improvement in the one- and five-year wage growth and five-year high-tech GDP growth from the last edition.
| Component | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Score/ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-yr Job Growth1 | 189 | 189 | 108 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 101.90 |
| 1-yr Job Growth2 | 150 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 111.12 |
| 5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth3 | 167 | 182 | 186 | 164 | 82 | 5 | 104.18 |
| 1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth4 | 187 | 135 | 112 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 105.43 |
| Short-Term Job Growth5 | 81 | 168 | 34 | 36 | 77 | 50 | 100.93% |
| 5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth6 | 28 | 120 | 119 | 161 | 141 | 69 | 101.81 |
| 1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth7 | 109 | 94 | 172 | 127 | 53 | 79 | 103.28 |
| High-Tech GDP LQ8 | 93 | 119 | 131 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 0.60 |
| # of HT GDP LQs Over 19 | 47 | 109 | 163 | 144 | 143 | 118 | 3.0 |
