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Abilene, TX MSA
Albany, GA MSA
Albany, OR MSA
Alexandria, LA MSA
Altoona, PA MSA
Amarillo, TX MSA
Ames, IA MSA
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL MSA
Appleton, WI MSA
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
Bangor, ME MSA
Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Battle Creek, MI MSA
Bay City, MI MSA
Beckley, WV MSA
Bellingham, WA MSA
Bend-Redmond, OR MSA
Billings, MT MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
Bismarck, ND MSA
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
Bloomington, IL MSA
Bloomington, IN MSA
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA MSA
Bowling Green, KY MSA
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA
Brunswick, GA MSA
Burlington, NC MSA
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA
California-Lexington Park, MD MSA
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
Carbondale-Marion, IL MSA
Carson City, NV MSA
Casper, WY MSA
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Charlottesville, VA MSA
Cheyenne, WY MSA
Chico, CA MSA
Cleveland, TN MSA
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
Columbia, MO MSA
Columbus, IN MSA
Corvallis, OR MSA
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Dalton, GA MSA
Danville, IL MSA
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
Decatur, AL MSA
Decatur, IL MSA
Dothan, AL MSA
Dover, DE MSA
Dubuque, IA MSA
East Stroudsburg, PA MSA
Eau Claire, WI MSA
El Centro, CA MSA
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY MSA
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
Elmira, NY MSA
Fairbanks, AK MSA
Fargo, ND-MN MSA
Farmington, NM MSA
Flagstaff, AZ MSA
Florence, SC MSA
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Fond du Lac, WI MSA
Gadsden, AL MSA
Gainesville, GA MSA
Gettysburg, PA MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Goldsboro, NC MSA
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Grand Island, NE MSA
Grand Junction, CO MSA
Grants Pass, OR MSA
Great Falls, MT MSA
Greenville, NC MSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Hammond, LA MSA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
Harrisonburg, VA MSA
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC MSA
Hinesville, GA MSA
Homosassa Springs, FL MSA
Hot Springs, AR MSA
Houma-Thibodaux, LA MSA
Idaho Falls, ID MSA
Iowa City, IA MSA
Ithaca, NY MSA
Jackson, MI MSA
Jackson, TN MSA
Jacksonville, NC MSA
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
Jefferson City, MO MSA
Johnson City, TN MSA
Johnstown, PA MSA
Jonesboro, AR MSA
Joplin, MO MSA
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA
Kankakee, IL MSA
Kingston, NY MSA
Kokomo, IN MSA
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA
Lake Charles, LA MSA
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
Las Cruces, NM MSA
Lawrence, KS MSA
Lawton, OK MSA
Lebanon, PA MSA
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
Lima, OH MSA
Logan, UT-ID MSA
Longview, TX MSA
Longview, WA MSA
Lynchburg, VA MSA
Macon, GA MSA
Madera, CA MSA
Manhattan, KS MSA
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA
Mansfield, OH MSA
Medford, OR MSA
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
Midland, MI MSA
Midland, TX MSA
Missoula, MT MSA
Monroe, LA MSA
Monroe, MI MSA
Morgantown, WV MSA
Morristown, TN MSA
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
Muncie, IN MSA
Muskegon, MI MSA
Napa, CA MSA
New Bern, NC MSA
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
Ocean City, NJ MSA
Odessa, TX MSA
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
Owensboro, KY MSA
Panama City, FL MSA
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Pocatello, ID MSA
Prescott, AZ MSA
Pueblo, CO MSA
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Racine, WI MSA
Rapid City, SD MSA
Redding, CA MSA
Rochester, MN MSA
Rocky Mount, NC MSA
Rome, GA MSA
Saginaw, MI MSA
San Angelo, TX MSA
San Rafael, CA MD
Santa Fe, NM MSA
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA
Sebring, FL MSA
Sheboygan, WI MSA
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Springfield, IL MSA
Springfield, OH MSA
St. Cloud, MN MSA
St. George, UT MSA
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
State College, PA MSA
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA
Sumter, SC MSA
Terre Haute, IN MSA
Texarkana, TX-AR MSA
The Villages, FL MSA
Topeka, KS MSA
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
Tyler, TX MSA
Valdosta, GA MSA
Victoria, TX MSA
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ MSA
Walla Walla, WA MSA
Warner Robins, GA MSA
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
Wausau, WI MSA
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Wenatchee, WA MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Williamsport, PA MSA
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
Yakima, WA MSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
Yuma, AZ MSA
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Abilene, TX MSA
Albany, GA MSA
Albany, OR MSA
Alexandria, LA MSA
Altoona, PA MSA
Amarillo, TX MSA
Ames, IA MSA
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL MSA
Appleton, WI MSA
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
Bangor, ME MSA
Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Battle Creek, MI MSA
Bay City, MI MSA
Beckley, WV MSA
Bellingham, WA MSA
Bend-Redmond, OR MSA
Billings, MT MSA
Binghamton, NY MSA
Bismarck, ND MSA
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
Bloomington, IL MSA
Bloomington, IN MSA
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA MSA
Bowling Green, KY MSA
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA
Brunswick, GA MSA
Burlington, NC MSA
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA
California-Lexington Park, MD MSA
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
Carbondale-Marion, IL MSA
Carson City, NV MSA
Casper, WY MSA
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Charlottesville, VA MSA
Cheyenne, WY MSA
Chico, CA MSA
Cleveland, TN MSA
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
Columbia, MO MSA
Columbus, IN MSA
Corvallis, OR MSA
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Dalton, GA MSA
Danville, IL MSA
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
Decatur, AL MSA
Decatur, IL MSA
Dothan, AL MSA
Dover, DE MSA
Dubuque, IA MSA
East Stroudsburg, PA MSA
Eau Claire, WI MSA
El Centro, CA MSA
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY MSA
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
Elmira, NY MSA
Fairbanks, AK MSA
Fargo, ND-MN MSA
Farmington, NM MSA
Flagstaff, AZ MSA
Florence, SC MSA
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Fond du Lac, WI MSA
Gadsden, AL MSA
Gainesville, GA MSA
Gettysburg, PA MSA
Glens Falls, NY MSA
Goldsboro, NC MSA
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Grand Island, NE MSA
Grand Junction, CO MSA
Grants Pass, OR MSA
Great Falls, MT MSA
Greenville, NC MSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Hammond, LA MSA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
Harrisonburg, VA MSA
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC MSA
Hinesville, GA MSA
Homosassa Springs, FL MSA
Hot Springs, AR MSA
Houma-Thibodaux, LA MSA
Idaho Falls, ID MSA
Iowa City, IA MSA
Ithaca, NY MSA
Jackson, MI MSA
Jackson, TN MSA
Jacksonville, NC MSA
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
Jefferson City, MO MSA
Johnson City, TN MSA
Johnstown, PA MSA
Jonesboro, AR MSA
Joplin, MO MSA
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA
Kankakee, IL MSA
Kingston, NY MSA
Kokomo, IN MSA
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA
Lake Charles, LA MSA
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
Las Cruces, NM MSA
Lawrence, KS MSA
Lawton, OK MSA
Lebanon, PA MSA
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
Lima, OH MSA
Logan, UT-ID MSA
Longview, TX MSA
Longview, WA MSA
Lynchburg, VA MSA
Macon, GA MSA
Madera, CA MSA
Manhattan, KS MSA
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA
Mansfield, OH MSA
Medford, OR MSA
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
Midland, MI MSA
Midland, TX MSA
Missoula, MT MSA
Monroe, LA MSA
Monroe, MI MSA
Morgantown, WV MSA
Morristown, TN MSA
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
Muncie, IN MSA
Muskegon, MI MSA
Napa, CA MSA
New Bern, NC MSA
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
Ocean City, NJ MSA
Odessa, TX MSA
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
Owensboro, KY MSA
Panama City, FL MSA
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Pittsfield, MA MSA
Pocatello, ID MSA
Prescott, AZ MSA
Pueblo, CO MSA
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Racine, WI MSA
Rapid City, SD MSA
Redding, CA MSA
Rochester, MN MSA
Rocky Mount, NC MSA
Rome, GA MSA
Saginaw, MI MSA
San Angelo, TX MSA
San Rafael, CA MD
Santa Fe, NM MSA
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA
Sebring, FL MSA
Sheboygan, WI MSA
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Sioux Falls, SD MSA
Springfield, IL MSA
Springfield, OH MSA
St. Cloud, MN MSA
St. George, UT MSA
St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
State College, PA MSA
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA
Sumter, SC MSA
Terre Haute, IN MSA
Texarkana, TX-AR MSA
The Villages, FL MSA
Topeka, KS MSA
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
Tyler, TX MSA
Valdosta, GA MSA
Victoria, TX MSA
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ MSA
Walla Walla, WA MSA
Warner Robins, GA MSA
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
Wausau, WI MSA
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
Wenatchee, WA MSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Williamsport, PA MSA
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
Yakima, WA MSA
Yuba City, CA MSA
Yuma, AZ MSA
Metro
Columbia, MO MSA
Columbus, IN MSA
Overall Rank
31
9
Rank Change
11
2
MSA Population
176,594
81,402
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
5-yr Job Growth
1
98.77
131
99.42
100
1-yr Job Growth
2
98.63
67
105.13
13
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth
3
100.21
48
101.00
23
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth
4
102.76
20
113.95
7
Short-Term Job Growth
5
101.90%
16
102.72%
9
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth
6
99.48
111
97.72
147
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth
7
120.69
18
105.28
49
High-Tech GDP LQ
8
0.74
35
0.65
56
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1
9
4.0
28
5.0
15