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| 5-yr Job Growth 1999-2004 1 |
1-yr Job Growth 2003-2004 2 |
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 1998-2003 3 |
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 2002-2003 4 |
Job Growth (July04 - July05) 5 |
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 1999-2004 6 |
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 2003-2004 7 |
High-Tech GDP LQ 8 |
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 9 |
MSA Population |
Overall Index |
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| 2005 Rank | 2004 Rank | City | City Code | 2004 Value | Rank | 2004 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | 2003 Value | Rank | Growth | Rank | 2004 Value | Rank | 2004 Value | Rank | 2004 Value | Rank | 2004 Value | Rank |
2004 (thousands) |
Fall(-) / Climb(+) | ||
| 1 | 16 | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin FL | MFWB | 116.93 | 7 | 104.64 | 7 | 113.27 | 14 | 108.24 | 3 | 4.23% | 19 | 146.76 | 12 | 101.61 | 60 | 0.87 | 28 | 6.0 | 25 | 181.46 | 100.00 | 15 | |
| 2 | N/A5 | Bend OR | MBND | 118.03 | 4 | 104.89 | 4 | 118.90 | 4 | 103.86 | 15 | 4.68% | 15 | 125.62 | 41 | 104.71 | 29 | 0.69 | 50 | 5.0 | 48 | 134.48 | 111.91 | -2 | |
| 3 | N/A5 | Prescott AZ | MPRE | 116.15 | 9 | 103.47 | 12 | 116.82 | 5 | 104.04 | 12 | 4.29% | 18 | 135.43 | 20 | 110.37 | 3 | 0.64 | 61 | 3.0 | 100 | 190.63 | 131.49 | -3 | |
| 4 | 50 | Panama City-Lynn Haven FL | MPAN | 108.83 | 30 | 104.03 | 10 | 107.31 | 43 | 104.63 | 7 | 4.13% | 22 | 181.37 | 1 | 109.63 | 6 | 0.76 | 39 | 5.0 | 43 | 157.95 | 139.38 | 46 | |
| 5 | N/A5 | St. George UT | MSAU | 133.42 | 1 | 108.40 | 1 | 120.01 | 3 | 105.07 | 6 | 7.30% | 4 | 147.74 | 11 | 103.08 | 38 | 0.48 | 107 | 2.0 | 149 | 109.92 | 148.52 | -5 | |
| 6 | N/A5 | Madera CA | MMAR | 122.61 | 3 | 104.80 | 6 | 111.61 | 20 | 107.21 | 5 | 2.51% | 46 | 98.67 | 108 | 106.12 | 19 | 0.73 | 42 | 6.0 | 28 | 138.95 | 158.67 | -6 | |
| 7 | 29 | Kennewick-Richland-Pasco WA | MKNE | 113.35 | 13 | 101.26 | 48 | 114.49 | 9 | 103.34 | 22 | 4.77% | 14 | 132.18 | 25 | 98.87 | 109 | 1.67 | 2 | 5.0 | 36 | 215.46 | 170.80 | 22 | |
| 8 | N/A | Logan UT-ID | MLOA | 113.77 | 12 | 102.38 | 21 | 106.02 | 48 | 102.98 | 26 | 3.68% | 27 | 130.61 | 32 | 102.52 | 43 | 0.82 | 32 | 7.0 | 17 | 109.67 | 174.51 | N/A | |
| 9 | 6 | Yuma AZ | MYUM | 125.18 | 2 | 105.96 | 2 | 114.63 | 8 | 104.32 | 9 | 6.84% | 5 | 130.77 | 30 | 105.14 | 25 | 0.30 | 158 | 2.0 | 132 | 176.08 | 176.06 | -3 | |
| 10 | N/A5 | Coeur d'Alene ID | MCOE | 117.17 | 6 | 105.61 | 3 | 109.82 | 30 | 102.94 | 27 | 7.47% | 3 | 111.69 | 70 | 100.36 | 82 | 0.59 | 72 | 5.0 | 53 | 122.35 | 184.30 | N/A | |
| 11 | N/A5 | Idaho Falls ID | MIDA | 112.30 | 15 | 102.96 | 16 | 106.02 | 47 | 104.18 | 11 | 4.41% | 17 | 91.63 | 140 | 101.47 | 63 | 1.59 | 4 | 7.0 | 16 | 110.43 | 193.39 | N/A | |
| 12 | 67 | Bellingham WA | MBEL | 115.28 | 10 | 102.30 | 23 | 107.44 | 42 | 104.20 | 10 | 5.83% | 7 | 111.90 | 69 | 100.89 | 72 | 0.60 | 70 | 4.0 | 63 | 180.17 | 203.49 | 55 | |
| 13 | 71 | Flagstaff AZ | MFLA | 107.36 | 40 | 102.41 | 20 | 107.61 | 40 | 102.79 | 30 | 3.73% | 25 | 146.17 | 13 | 110.02 | 4 | 0.91 | 24 | 3.0 | 116 | 122.75 | 207.88 | -6 | |
| 14 | N/A5 | Harrisonburg VA | MHAN | 109.17 | 29 | 101.59 | 37 | 105.44 | 53 | 101.95 | 52 | 3.28% | 30 | 157.44 | 5 | 101.54 | 61 | 1.30 | 7 | 12.0 | 2 | 111.28 | 212.59 | N/A | |
| 15 | 4 | Dover DE | MDOV | 110.94 | 21 | 103.72 | 11 | 109.59 | 31 | 101.93 | 54 | 3.94% | 24 | 105.87 | 89 | 104.27 | 30 | 0.52 | 90 | 5.0 | 47 | 138.75 | 239.24 | -11 | |
| 16 | 2 | Las Cruces NM | MLSC | 111.06 | 20 | 99.96 | 100 | 109.12 | 35 | 104.04 | 13 | 2.89% | 36 | 89.58 | 151 | 106.46 | 15 | 0.99 | 15 | 9.0 | 4 | 186.09 | 264.01 | -14 | |
| 17 | 131 | Iowa City IA | MIOW | 107.12 | 42 | 100.02 | 95 | 111.46 | 21 | 101.77 | 59 | 5.10% | 12 | 133.28 | 24 | 111.17 | 2 | 0.72 | 45 | 4.0 | 73 | 137.40 | 268.15 | -4 | |
| 18 | 60 | Yuba City CA | MYUB | 106.52 | 47 | 100.73 | 68 | 113.95 | 12 | 102.15 | 48 | 6.08% | 6 | 114.81 | 59 | 112.37 | 1 | 0.58 | 74 | 3.0 | 107 | 151.39 | 268.29 | 42 | |
| 19 | N/A5 | Salisbury MD | MSAS | 107.84 | 35 | 102.35 | 22 | 102.51 | 68 | 102.16 | 46 | 1.76% | 72 | 114.16 | 63 | 106.89 | 13 | 0.74 | 41 | 7.0 | 15 | 114.65 | 275.33 | N/A | |
| 20 | N/A5 | Hinesville-Fort Stewart GA | MHIN | 117.84 | 5 | 104.04 | 9 | 111.86 | 18 | 108.85 | 2 | -.52% | 161 | 125.57 | 42 | 107.41 | 11 | 0.53 | 88 | 4.0 | 90 | 72.68 | 276.36 | N/A | |
| 21 | N/A5 | Winchester VA-WV | MWIN | 110.85 | 22 | 102.08 | 26 | 108.05 | 37 | 100.43 | 104 | 5.22% | 10 | 106.67 | 86 | 101.86 | 57 | 0.80 | 34 | 5.0 | 54 | 112.93 | 279.93 | N/A | |
| 22 | 18 | Punta Gorda FL | MPUG | 107.67 | 36 | 103.45 | 14 | 128.61 | 1 | 108.04 | 4 | 4.07% | 23 | 94.78 | 125 | 102.38 | 44 | 0.27 | 167 | 0.0 | 174 | 157.13 | 295.56 | -4 | |
| 23 | 583 | Olympia WA | MOLY | 108.66 | 32 | 100.85 | 61 | 109.47 | 32 | 102.61 | 33 | 3.57% | 28 | 119.95 | 50 | 102.27 | 49 | 0.40 | 128 | 3.0 | 93 | 224.67 | 307.76 | 35 | |
| 24 | 20 | Fargo ND-MN | MFAR | 106.67 | 46 | 101.82 | 30 | 105.40 | 54 | 102.39 | 44 | 1.23% | 92 | 130.63 | 31 | 103.08 | 37 | 0.63 | 65 | 5.0 | 40 | 181.52 | 314.02 | -4 | |
| 25 | N/A5 | Warner Robins GA | MWAR | 108.09 | 33 | 100.48 | 76 | 113.74 | 13 | 103.21 | 24 | 0.23% | 133 | 142.24 | 16 | 106.07 | 21 | 0.79 | 36 | 4.0 | 77 | 123.75 | 315.43 | N/A | |
| 26 | 12 | Medford OR | MMED | 107.97 | 34 | 102.29 | 24 | 107.94 | 39 | 102.52 | 40 | 2.57% | 44 | 116.10 | 54 | 97.96 | 125 | 0.56 | 80 | 3.0 | 98 | 192.99 | 319.69 | -14 | |
| 27 | 513 | Barnstable Town MA | MBAR | 107.07 | 43 | 99.62 | 113 | 114.01 | 10 | 102.76 | 31 | 1.14% | 93 | 139.39 | 17 | 101.10 | 69 | 0.80 | 33 | 6.0 | 21 | 228.68 | 320.81 | 24 | |
| 28 | 10 | Sioux Falls SD | MSIU | 104.32 | 63 | 100.73 | 67 | 110.07 | 27 | 102.43 | 43 | 3.07% | 33 | 102.62 | 96 | 100.26 | 85 | 0.78 | 37 | 5.0 | 38 | 203.32 | 321.34 | -18 | |
| 29 | N/A5 | Hanford-Corcoran CA | MHAF | 113.09 | 14 | 100.48 | 74 | 114.88 | 7 | 102.25 | 45 | 2.64% | 40 | 134.33 | 22 | 103.72 | 34 | 0.24 | 174 | 2.0 | 141 | 142.56 | 325.00 | N/A | |
| 30 | 21 | Bismarck ND | MBSM | 106.10 | 49 | 101.58 | 39 | 107.98 | 38 | 104.62 | 8 | 2.46% | 48 | 87.54 | 156 | 98.23 | 122 | 0.62 | 69 | 6.0 | 35 | 97.92 | 331.66 | -9 | |
| 31 | 1413 | Greeley CO | MGRL | 112.28 | 16 | 101.90 | 28 | 112.23 | 17 | 100.06 | 118 | 4.87% | 13 | 93.81 | 129 | 108.39 | 9 | 0.39 | 131 | 3.0 | 94 | 219.26 | 332.16 | 110 | |
| 32 | 283 | Laredo TX | MLAD | 116.33 | 8 | 101.57 | 40 | 112.32 | 16 | 102.59 | 34 | 1.93% | 67 | 110.47 | 75 | 106.29 | 18 | 0.24 | 173 | 1.0 | 155 | 219.46 | 333.77 | -4 | |
| 33 | 8 | Billings MT | MBIL | 110.25 | 23 | 101.44 | 45 | 106.48 | 46 | 101.62 | 65 | 1.72% | 73 | 151.42 | 8 | 99.67 | 98 | 0.57 | 77 | 4.0 | 72 | 144.47 | 337.85 | -25 | |
| 34 | N/A5 | Ithaca NY | MITH | 104.45 | 62 | 100.02 | 96 | 110.11 | 26 | 103.69 | 17 | 1.63% | 78 | 104.56 | 90 | 98.32 | 120 | 1.00 | 14 | 8.0 | 9 | 100.14 | 352.20 | N/A | |
| 35 | 31 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach SC | MMYB | 107.33 | 41 | 103.32 | 15 | 109.32 | 34 | 102.93 | 28 | 1.05% | 96 | 116.47 | 53 | 100.69 | 80 | 0.36 | 142 | 3.0 | 95 | 217.61 | 354.90 | -4 | |
| 36 | N/A5 | Bowling Green KY | MBOW | 103.64 | 70 | 101.17 | 50 | 103.12 | 65 | 103.38 | 21 | 2.67% | 39 | 126.56 | 38 | 105.62 | 24 | 0.40 | 130 | 3.0 | 121 | 109.09 | 357.30 | N/A | |
| 37 | 98 | Grand Junction CO | MGRJ | 109.52 | 26 | 101.71 | 32 | 107.58 | 41 | 100.63 | 98 | 1.14% | 94 | 114.94 | 58 | 102.57 | 42 | 0.57 | 78 | 5.0 | 51 | 127.25 | 361.14 | 61 | |
| 38 | N/A5 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA | MMOV | 111.56 | 18 | 101.59 | 38 | 115.34 | 6 | 101.53 | 69 | 5.21% | 11 | 93.59 | 131 | 97.27 | 134 | 0.32 | 155 | 3.0 | 118 | 111.06 | 365.08 | N/A | |
| 39 | 1023 | Johnson City TN | MJON | 103.81 | 69 | 102.52 | 18 | 96.95 | 106 | 100.26 | 113 | 1.77% | 71 | 153.64 | 6 | 105.00 | 27 | 1.00 | 13 | 6.0 | 23 | 187.32 | 366.99 | 63 | |
| 40 | 5 | Casper WY | MCAS | 112.23 | 17 | 103.46 | 13 | 111.41 | 23 | 103.45 | 20 | 2.36% | 52 | 83.79 | 163 | 97.68 | 129 | 0.28 | 166 | 2.0 | 154 | 69.01 | 382.70 | -35 | |
| 41 | 421 | Charlottesville VA | MCHV | 104.24 | 65 | 101.15 | 52 | 105.53 | 51 | 101.23 | 74 | 1.05% | 97 | 108.42 | 80 | 100.30 | 83 | 0.92 | 23 | 9.0 | 5 | 180.90 | 387.13 | 1 | |
| 42 | 9 | Redding CA | MRED | 109.91 | 24 | 99.19 | 127 | 111.80 | 19 | 101.06 | 80 | 2.08% | 60 | 113.08 | 66 | 98.75 | 113 | 0.71 | 47 | 6.0 | 26 | 177.82 | 388.28 | -33 | |
| 43 | 11 | Tyler TX | MTYL | 105.71 | 55 | 100.82 | 63 | 100.87 | 77 | 101.07 | 79 | 1.52% | 84 | 128.57 | 35 | 102.11 | 52 | 0.71 | 46 | 6.0 | 24 | 186.41 | 389.02 | -32 | |
| 44 | 70 | Auburn-Opelika AL | MAUB | 111.53 | 19 | 104.04 | 8 | 105.00 | 56 | 103.95 | 14 | 0.81% | 107 | 98.40 | 110 | 101.20 | 67 | 0.35 | 148 | 2.0 | 144 | 120.71 | 389.83 | 26 | |
| 45 | N/A5 | Morristown TN | MMOW | 97.75 | 134 | 101.37 | 47 | 98.22 | 99 | 102.49 | 41 | 3.54% | 29 | 162.71 | 4 | 102.93 | 40 | 0.48 | 106 | 6.0 | 30 | 129.01 | 392.07 | N/A | |
| 46 | N/A5 | Wenatchee WA | MWEN | 101.98 | 88 | 101.62 | 35 | 104.55 | 58 | 102.54 | 39 | 3.73% | 26 | 128.57 | 36 | 101.48 | 62 | 0.36 | 146 | 1.0 | 167 | 103.41 | 401.62 | N/A | |
| 47 | 221 | Rochester MN | MROE | 106.99 | 44 | 100.05 | 94 | 110.22 | 25 | 101.49 | 71 | 1.66% | 76 | 97.15 | 115 | 100.20 | 88 | 0.93 | 21 | 4.0 | 64 | 174.85 | 404.23 | -25 | |
| 48 | 852 | Midland TX | MMID | 105.99 | 51 | 100.84 | 62 | 90.28 | 155 | 100.56 | 101 | 2.43% | 50 | 175.71 | 3 | 108.18 | 10 | 0.89 | 26 | 6.0 | 31 | 120.34 | 404.91 | 37 | |
| 49 | 54 | Great Falls MT | MGRE | 104.68 | 60 | 101.53 | 43 | 97.17 | 104 | 102.81 | 29 | 2.50% | 47 | 123.84 | 44 | 108.78 | 7 | 0.35 | 149 | 1.0 | 171 | 79.85 | 416.91 | 5 | |
| 50 | 49 | Glens Falls NY | MGLF | 102.87 | 78 | 100.82 | 64 | 96.68 | 108 | 101.36 | 73 | 1.33% | 90 | 113.76 | 65 | 104.97 | 28 | 1.17 | 10 | 7.0 | 14 | 127.95 | 420.38 | -1 | |
| 51 | 15 | Cheyenne WY | MCHE | 107.50 | 38 | 100.14 | 91 | 109.46 | 33 | 103.07 | 25 | 2.69% | 38 | 87.73 | 155 | 90.66 | 173 | 0.45 | 116 | 5.0 | 59 | 85.30 | 423.64 | -36 | |
| 52 | N/A5 | El Centro CA | MELC | 109.47 | 27 | 98.15 | 159 | 111.44 | 22 | 103.68 | 18 | 7.66% | 2 | 115.10 | 57 | 94.45 | 159 | 0.29 | 160 | 2.0 | 137 | 152.45 | 430.75 | N/A | |
| 53 | N/A5 | Morgantown WV | MMOG | 114.98 | 11 | 101.65 | 34 | 111.17 | 24 | 102.01 | 51 | 1.64% | 77 | 77.90 | 169 | 98.60 | 115 | 0.32 | 154 | 2.0 | 145 | 113.77 | 434.10 | N/A | |
| 54 | 66 | Lawton OK | MLAT | 103.31 | 72 | 100.48 | 77 | 99.95 | 85 | 103.78 | 16 | 2.44% | 49 | 112.72 | 67 | 100.89 | 73 | 0.44 | 119 | 3.0 | 119 | 110.51 | 434.29 | 12 | |
| 55 | N/A5 | Elizabethtown KY | MELI | 106.17 | 48 | 100.39 | 80 | 103.25 | 64 | 103.29 | 23 | 0.49% | 124 | 136.97 | 19 | 98.81 | 111 | 0.46 | |||||||