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| 5-yr Job Growth 1998-2003 1 |
1-yr Job Growth 2002-2003 2 |
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 1997-2002 3 |
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 2001-2002 4 |
Job Growth (Apr 03 - Apr 04) 5 |
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 1998-2003 6 |
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 2002-2003 7 |
High-Tech GDP LQ 8 |
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 9 |
MSA Population |
Overall Index |
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| 2004 Rank | 2003 Rank | City | City Code | 2003 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | Growth | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank |
2003 (thousands) |
Fall(-) / Climb(+) | ||
| 1 | N/A | Missoula MT | MIS | 114.35 | 1 | 102.69 | 7 | 106.40 | 6 | 103.85 | 6 | 2.45% | 12 | 116.77 | 8 | 102.18 | 19 | 0.67 | 37 | 7.0 | 13 | 98.62 | 100.00 | N/A | |
| 2 | 3 | Las Cruces NM | LSC | 113.45 | 2 | 103.40 | 3 | 103.62 | 16 | 105.33 | 3 | 1.61% | 26 | 104.19 | 20 | 109.76 | 5 | 1.10 | 14 | 8.0 | 9 | 182.16 | 104.96 | 1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Santa Fe NM | SFE | 105.57 | 17 | 102.21 | 13 | 105.93 | 8 | 104.18 | 5 | 1.66% | 25 | 83.54 | 46 | 104.56 | 11 | 0.73 | 33 | 6.0 | 19 | 155.23 | 173.76 | 2 | |
| 4 | 29 | Dover DE | DOV | 107.05 | 11 | 103.14 | 4 | 97.13 | 49 | 105.37 | 2 | 2.73% | 9 | 131.77 | 3 | 110.58 | 4 | 0.44 | 75 | 3.0 | 54 | 134.39 | 202.84 | 25 | |
| 5 | 23 | Casper WY | CAS | 108.08 | 8 | 102.22 | 11 | 108.77 | 4 | 105.69 | 1 | 3.24% | 5 | 103.86 | 21 | 96.67 | 64 | 0.37 | 88 | 2.0 | 74 | 68.21 | 216.31 | 18 | |
| 6 | 6 | Yuma AZ | YUM | 110.06 | 7 | 103.54 | 2 | 101.59 | 24 | 103.77 | 7 | 3.22% | 6 | 105.57 | 19 | 97.57 | 55 | 0.46 | 73 | 2.0 | 74 | 171.13 | 221.99 | 0 | |
| 7 | N/A | Flagstaff AZ | FLA | 107.63 | 9 | 101.30 | 29 | 100.71 | 30 | 102.16 | 32 | 0.98% | 37 | 193.80 | 1 | 105.04 | 9 | 2.15 | 2 | 3.0 | 54 | 127.34 | 241.13 | N/A | |
| 8 | 4 | Billings MT | BIL | 101.18 | 44 | 101.19 | 32 | 103.25 | 18 | 103.50 | 12 | 2.44% | 13 | 113.62 | 12 | 102.84 | 15 | 0.58 | 49 | 5.0 | 32 | 133.19 | 245.39 | -4 | |
| 9 | 12 | Redding CA | RED | 112.15 | 3 | 101.66 | 24 | 102.26 | 20 | 102.35 | 25 | 1.36% | 30 | 93.27 | 29 | 102.63 | 16 | 0.53 | 60 | 3.0 | 54 | 175.65 | 257.45 | 3 | |
| 10 | 11 | Sioux Falls SD | SIU | 107.03 | 12 | 101.22 | 30 | 108.71 | 5 | 103.15 | 18 | 1.29% | 32 | 84.15 | 44 | 100.63 | 26 | 0.54 | 57 | 4.0 | 42 | 183.92 | 257.45 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tyler TX | TYL | 104.12 | 24 | 100.58 | 51 | 100.45 | 31 | 101.80 | 40 | 2.13% | 21 | 112.46 | 14 | 103.96 | 13 | 1.07 | 15 | 10.0 | 2 | 184.02 | 268.09 | -9 | |
| 12 | 31 | Medford-Ashland OR | MED | 104.81 | 19 | 102.21 | 14 | 99.77 | 33 | 100.52 | 80 | 2.27% | 17 | 131.21 | 4 | 109.36 | 6 | 1.30 | 10 | 3.0 | 54 | 190.08 | 283.69 | 19 | |
| 13 | 1 | Iowa City IA | IOW | 103.08 | 33 | 97.79 | 112 | 109.94 | 3 | 103.61 | 8 | 5.17% | 1 | 111.45 | 15 | 96.53 | 72 | 0.99 | 18 | 13.0 | 1 | 115.55 | 297.87 | -12 | |
| 14 | 16 | Houma LA * | HMT | 103.88 | 25 | 102.58 | 8 | 104.29 | 14 | 104.97 | 4 | -.24% | 84 | 112.81 | 13 | 104.40 | 12 | 0.46 | 72 | 2.0 | 74 | 197.39 | 312.77 | 2 | |
| 15 | 8 | Cheyenne WY | CHE | 103.64 | 28 | 101.07 | 35 | 101.01 | 29 | 102.34 | 26 | 0.73% | 42 | 127.61 | 6 | 96.63 | 69 | 0.74 | 31 | 6.0 | 19 | 84.08 | 315.60 | -7 | |
| 16 | 13 | Fort Walton Beach FL | FWB | 103.76 | 26 | 102.33 | 10 | 101.51 | 26 | 102.44 | 24 | 2.02% | 23 | 77.12 | 62 | 95.40 | 86 | 0.59 | 48 | 5.0 | 32 | 178.10 | 316.31 | -3 | |
| 17 | N/A | Lewiston-Auburn ME | LEW | 105.58 | 16 | 100.78 | 43 | 103.58 | 17 | 103.24 | 14 | 0.65% | 46 | 107.27 | 18 | 94.99 | 91 | 0.44 | 77 | 6.0 | 19 | 106.12 | 338.30 | N/A | |
| 18 | 7 | Punta Gorda FL | PUG | 110.55 | 5 | 102.12 | 15 | 110.07 | 2 | 102.48 | 23 | 1.81% | 24 | 79.35 | 54 | 96.64 | 68 | 0.26 | 109 | 0.0 | 114 | 153.39 | 342.55 | -11 | |
| 19 | 17 | Rapid City SD | RAP | 103.38 | 31 | 101.00 | 36 | 105.27 | 10 | 102.90 | 20 | 0.40% | 54 | 92.97 | 30 | 101.25 | 22 | 0.54 | 56 | 2.0 | 74 | 91.88 | 343.26 | -2 | |
| 20 | 19 | Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN | FAR | 103.69 | 27 | 101.79 | 22 | 102.13 | 21 | 102.26 | 28 | -.09% | 76 | 94.74 | 26 | 97.69 | 53 | 0.67 | 38 | 6.0 | 19 | 179.12 | 343.26 | -1 | |
| 21 | 10 | Bismarck ND | BSM | 104.51 | 20 | 102.36 | 9 | 101.58 | 25 | 103.19 | 15 | -.19% | 81 | 87.40 | 37 | 96.90 | 59 | 0.62 | 42 | 3.0 | 54 | 96.83 | 348.94 | -11 | |
| 22 | 18 | Rochester MN | ROE | 110.22 | 6 | 101.52 | 26 | 111.38 | 1 | 102.12 | 33 | 0.34% | 59 | 57.90 | 102 | 95.29 | 88 | 1.04 | 17 | 3.0 | 54 | 131.38 | 362.41 | -4 | |
| 23 | 41 | Eau Claire WI | EAU | 101.02 | 45 | 101.22 | 31 | 98.31 | 40 | 103.55 | 11 | 2.20% | 19 | 64.81 | 87 | 98.05 | 48 | 0.58 | 50 | 4.0 | 42 | 150.96 | 368.09 | 18 | |
| 24 | 21 | Yolo CA | YOL | 111.44 | 4 | 103.13 | 5 | 99.70 | 35 | 98.81 | 105 | 2.81% | 8 | 76.63 | 65 | 101.21 | 23 | 0.55 | 53 | 2.0 | 74 | 183.04 | 375.18 | -3 | |
| 25 | N/A | Burlington VT | BUR | 102.87 | 34 | 100.23 | 58 | 104.63 | 13 | 99.98 | 91 | 1.21% | 33 | 93.39 | 28 | 98.17 | 46 | 1.33 | 8 | 7.0 | 13 | 203.50 | 392.20 | N/A | |
| 26 | 9 | Bryan-College Station TX | BRY | 106.61 | 13 | 101.17 | 33 | 102.63 | 19 | 100.36 | 82 | 2.86% | 7 | 77.40 | 60 | 97.79 | 51 | 0.60 | 44 | 1.0 | 96 | 159.83 | 396.45 | -17 | |
| 27 | 34 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton NJ | VIN | 99.66 | 54 | 101.90 | 17 | 92.58 | 79 | 103.02 | 19 | 0.33% | 60 | 113.70 | 11 | 98.89 | 38 | 0.59 | 47 | 6.0 | 19 | 149.31 | 406.38 | 7 | |
| 28 | 45 | St. Cloud MN | STC | 104.38 | 22 | 99.91 | 72 | 106.04 | 7 | 101.79 | 41 | 0.85% | 40 | 71.98 | 75 | 97.63 | 54 | 0.49 | 64 | 6.0 | 19 | 174.07 | 408.51 | 17 | |
| 29 | 69 | Richland-Kennewick-Pasco WA * | RIH | 102.56 | 36 | 100.61 | 48 | 101.38 | 27 | 100.89 | 70 | 0.30% | 61 | 72.33 | 73 | 100.51 | 27 | 1.05 | 16 | 10.0 | 2 | 209.79 | 426.95 | 40 | |
| 30 | 20 | La Crosse WI-MN | LAR | 100.06 | 51 | 100.01 | 69 | 97.09 | 50 | 102.72 | 21 | 3.34% | 3 | 75.48 | 69 | 95.90 | 79 | 0.67 | 39 | 4.0 | 42 | 128.59 | 437.59 | -10 | |
| 31 | 54 | Myrtle Beach SC * | MYB | 103.53 | 29 | 101.87 | 18 | 105.80 | 9 | 101.29 | 60 | 1.56% | 27 | 69.76 | 82 | 95.84 | 81 | 0.36 | 90 | 1.0 | 96 | 210.76 | 450.35 | 23 | |
| 32 | 28 | Wausau WI | WAU | 102.26 | 39 | 100.69 | 44 | 97.06 | 51 | 102.72 | 22 | 0.43% | 52 | 79.54 | 52 | 99.34 | 36 | 0.45 | 74 | 2.0 | 74 | 127.17 | 462.41 | -4 | |
| 33 | N/A | Bangor ME | BAN | 101.59 | 41 | 99.94 | 71 | 99.40 | 37 | 102.02 | 34 | -.38% | 89 | 119.44 | 7 | 98.55 | 42 | 0.63 | 41 | 6.0 | 19 | 146.98 | 463.12 | N/A | |
| 34 | 52 | Dubuque IA | DUB | 97.20 | 74 | 101.87 | 19 | 90.14 | 96 | 102.31 | 27 | 2.33% | 16 | 70.70 | 80 | 98.08 | 47 | 0.73 | 34 | 5.0 | 32 | 90.05 | 465.96 | 18 | |
| 35 | 93 | Bloomington IN | BLM | 102.35 | 38 | 104.54 | 1 | 91.80 | 83 | 100.11 | 88 | 3.75% | 2 | 53.47 | 106 | 93.48 | 103 | 0.89 | 24 | 6.0 | 19 | 122.90 | 479.43 | 58 | |
| 36 | 42 | Sheboygan WI | SHB | 99.19 | 57 | 99.86 | 73 | 97.86 | 44 | 101.95 | 35 | 3.28% | 4 | 82.07 | 48 | 94.88 | 95 | 0.49 | 65 | 4.0 | 42 | 113.38 | 479.43 | 6 | |
| 37 | 13 | Chico-Paradise CA * | CHO | 105.81 | 15 | 100.87 | 40 | 101.91 | 23 | 101.05 | 68 | 0.57% | 48 | 70.83 | 79 | 99.72 | 32 | 0.40 | 82 | 1.0 | 96 | 211.01 | 480.14 | -24 | |
| 38 | 24 | Greenville NC | GVL | 104.47 | 21 | 100.30 | 55 | 97.70 | 45 | 100.61 | 76 | -.01% | 74 | 88.25 | 34 | 95.67 | 83 | 1.32 | 9 | 8.0 | 9 | 138.69 | 480.14 | -14 | |
| 39 | 32 | Dothan AL | DOT | 98.80 | 59 | 100.14 | 63 | 96.98 | 52 | 103.17 | 17 | -.18% | 80 | 116.07 | 9 | 97.33 | 56 | 0.86 | 26 | 3.0 | 54 | 140.71 | 487.23 | -7 | |
| 40 | 40 | Bloomington-Normal IL | BLO | 104.33 | 23 | 98.79 | 106 | 104.73 | 12 | 99.51 | 100 | -.65% | 93 | 111.44 | 16 | 130.76 | 2 | 1.60 | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 156.88 | 495.74 | 0 | |
| 41 | 38 | Pocatello ID | POC | 101.00 | 46 | 100.58 | 52 | 95.04 | 62 | 100.34 | 84 | 0.26% | 65 | 130.14 | 5 | 198.24 | 1 | 1.95 | 3 | 2.0 | 74 | 75.63 | 497.16 | -3 | |
| 42 | 30 | Charlottesville VA | CHV | 100.09 | 49 | 100.02 | 67 | 104.06 | 15 | 99.98 | 92 | 1.40% | 29 | 90.29 | 32 | 94.62 | 96 | 0.85 | 28 | 3.0 | 54 | 166.69 | 506.38 | -12 | |
| 43 | 69 | Abilene TX | ABI | 96.65 | 78 | 101.70 | 23 | 89.25 | 101 | 101.32 | 58 | 2.14% | 20 | 86.50 | 41 | 99.36 | 35 | 0.57 | 51 | 5.0 | 32 | 125.34 | 509.93 | 26 | |
| 44 | 15 | State College PA | STG | 101.27 | 43 | 99.12 | 95 | 97.38 | 47 | 101.59 | 51 | 0.27% | 64 | 79.30 | 55 | 98.42 | 44 | 0.86 | 25 | 9.0 | 6 | 141.64 | 517.73 | -29 | |
| 45 | 27 | Athens GA | ATH | 98.29 | 65 | 100.92 | 38 | 97.97 | 42 | 100.57 | 77 | -.67% | 94 | 99.88 | 23 | 99.28 | 37 | 0.85 | 27 | 7.0 | 13 | 158.85 | 519.15 | -18 | |
| 46 | 112 | Clarksville-Hopkinsville TN-KY * | CLA | 105.41 | 18 | 100.44 | 53 | 99.05 | 38 | 101.77 | 43 | 0.12% | 69 | 85.22 | 43 | 96.90 | 60 | 0.34 | 93 | 1.0 | 96 | 210.98 | 520.57 | 66 | |
| 47 | N/A | Hagerstown MD | HAS | 105.90 | 14 | 100.78 | 42 | 96.55 | 55 | 102.20 | 29 | 0.46% | 51 | 63.31 | 91 | 94.92 | 93 | 0.33 | 98 | 2.0 | 74 | 136.80 | 523.40 | N/A | |
| 48 | 46 | Alexandria LA | ALE | 98.78 | 60 | 100.79 | 41 | 96.59 | 54 | 101.63 | 49 | 0.35% | 57 | 79.71 | 51 | 101.10 | 25 | 0.48 | 66 | 2.0 | 74 | 127.39 | 523.40 | -2 | |
| 49 | 78 | Glens Falls NY | GLF | 101.79 | 40 | 103.02 | 6 | 87.65 | 103 | 97.93 | 113 | 2.40% | 14 | 67.31 | 84 | 96.40 | 75 | 0.97 | 21 | 8.0 | 9 | 126.59 | 525.53 | 29 | |
| 50 | 25 | Panama City FL | PAN | 99.98 | 52 | 101.83 | 21 | 95.92 | 57 | 102.18 | 30 | 1.51% | 28 | 60.21 | 98 | 96.55 | 71 | 0.32 | 100 | 1.0 | 96 | 155.19 | 525.53 | -25 | |
| 51 | 82 | Terre Haute IN | TER | 98.68 | 61 | 102.07 | 16 | 89.56 | 98 | 101.08 | 66 | 2.35% | 15 | 57.64 | 104 | 95.40 | 87 | 0.98 | 19 | 5.0 | 32 | 147.88 | 534.75 | 31 | |
| 52 | 54 | Elkhart-Goshen IN | ELK | 96.66 | 77 | 102.22 | 12 | 93.27 | 74 | 103.58 | 10 | 2.63% | 10 | 46.05 | 114 | 88.94 | 113 | 0.48 | 69 | 1.0 | 96 | 188.78 | 537.59 | 2 | |
| 53 | 43 | Champaign-Urbana IL | CHA | 102.76 | 35 | 100.01 | 68 | 98.98 | 39 | 99.50 | 102 | -1.03% | 101 | 109.73 | 17 | 109.08 | 7 | 0.67 | 36 | 4.0 | 42 | 186.80 | 561.70 | -10 | |
| 54 | 35 | Great Falls MT | GRE | 95.62 | 88 | 100.88 | 39 | 92.47 | 80 | 103.18 | 16 | 0.56% | 49 | 92.41 | 31 | 101.32 | 21 | 0.31 | 102 | 1.0 | 96 | 79.56 | 563.12 | -19 | |
| 55 | 14 | Lawrence KS | LWR | 103.39 | 30 | 99.19 | 91 | 100.08 | 32 | 97.75 | 115 | -1.92% | 113 | 148.84 | 2 | 100.48 | 28 | 1.19 | 12 | 10.0 | 2 | 102.98 | 571.63 | -41 | |
| 56 | 57 | Grand Forks ND-MN | GRF | 100.07 | 50 | 101.84 | 20 | 89.32 | 100 | 101.57 | 52 | 0.60% | 47 | 80.70 | 50 | 102.51 | 18 | 0.36 | 89 | 0.0 | 114 | 95.64 | 573.76 | 1 | |
| 57 | 62 | Altoona PA | ALT | 101.35 | 42 | 100.92 | 37 | 94.17 | 68 | 101.31 | 59 | 0.16% | 67 | 64.02 | |||||||||||