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| 5-yr Job Growth 2001-2006 1 |
1-yr Job Growth 2005-2006 2 |
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 2000-2005 3 |
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 2004-2005 4 |
Job Growth (Mar06 - Mar07) 5 |
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 2001-2006 6 |
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 2005-2006 7 |
High-Tech GDP LQ 8 |
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 9 |
MSA Population |
Overall Index |
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| 2007 Rank | 2005 Rank | City | City Code | 2006 Value | Rank | 2006 Value | Rank | 2005 Value | Rank | 2005 Value | Rank | Growth | Rank | 2006 Value | Rank | 2006 Value | Rank | 2006 Value | Rank | 2006 Value | Rank |
2006 (thousands) |
Fall(-) / Climb(+) | ||
| 1 | 2 | Bend, OR (MSA) | MBND | 125.65 | 2 | 105.20 | 3 | 124.31 | 6 | 107.19 | 4 | 4.89% | 12 | 137.09 | 21 | 100.20 | 74 | 0.83 | 24 | 7.0 | 15 | 149.00 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | St. George, UT (MSA) | MSAU | 140.12 | 1 | 107.44 | 1 | 141.80 | 1 | 110.82 | 1 | 5.51% | 5 | 152.19 | 12 | 103.11 | 35 | 0.48 | 111 | 3.0 | 105 | 126.00 | 149.23 | 3 | |
| 3 | 48 | Midland, TX (MSA) | MMID | 110.20 | 28 | 104.20 | 6 | 119.79 | 10 | 107.85 | 2 | 5.05% | 9 | 183.87 | 2 | 96.59 | 119 | 0.76 | 34 | 6.0 | 29 | 124.00 | 156.48 | 45 | |
| 4 | 20 | Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA (MSA) | MHIN | 114.70 | 12 | 101.56 | 31 | 132.39 | 2 | 107.26 | 3 | 3.36% | 31 | 154.68 | 10 | 102.37 | 43 | 0.70 | 53 | 5.0 | 50 | 74.00 | 167.27 | 16 | |
| 5 | 21 | Winchester, VA-WV (MSA) | MWIN | 111.39 | 24 | 103.30 | 11 | 111.37 | 40 | 102.83 | 25 | 3.84% | 23 | 129.89 | 26 | 102.87 | 38 | 0.75 | 38 | 9.0 | 6 | 119.00 | 188.84 | 16 | |
| 6 | 10 | Coeur d'Alene, ID (MSA) | MCOE | 119.41 | 6 | 103.28 | 12 | 120.97 | 8 | 103.71 | 17 | 3.79% | 24 | 139.24 | 19 | 98.32 | 101 | 0.64 | 68 | 5.0 | 50 | 132.00 | 197.97 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | Prescott, AZ (MSA) | MPRE | 122.07 | 3 | 105.38 | 2 | 128.39 | 3 | 106.28 | 6 | 3.00% | 37 | 101.36 | 101 | 109.47 | 8 | 0.47 | 112 | 5.0 | 50 | 208.00 | 198.39 | -4 | |
| 8 | 8 | Logan, UT-ID (MSA) | MLOA | 112.28 | 20 | 100.79 | 51 | 111.42 | 39 | 99.25 | 90 | 3.36% | 30 | 146.83 | 14 | 118.07 | 3 | 1.05 | 11 | 10.0 | 2 | 111.00 | 261.83 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Madera, CA (MSA) | MMAR | 121.79 | 4 | 102.98 | 15 | 118.75 | 16 | 103.36 | 19 | 4.70% | 15 | 97.52 | 118 | 91.59 | 158 | 0.68 | 59 | 6.0 | 29 | 146.00 | 267.00 | -3 | |
| 10 | 25 | Warner Robins, GA (MSA) | MWAR | 113.25 | 17 | 103.65 | 8 | 119.11 | 14 | 102.98 | 24 | 2.69% | 40 | 124.70 | 36 | 94.73 | 134 | 0.81 | 26 | 3.0 | 105 | 128.00 | 269.91 | 15 | |
| 11 | 11 | Idaho Falls, ID (MSA) | MIDA | 114.68 | 13 | 102.33 | 18 | 114.75 | 26 | 106.09 | 8 | 2.67% | 41 | 100.17 | 107 | 89.98 | 168 | 1.35 | 5 | 6.0 | 29 | 117.00 | 277.36 | 0 | |
| 12 | 41 | Charlottesville, VA (MSA) | MCHV | 106.98 | 46 | 102.25 | 20 | 109.38 | 53 | 102.43 | 28 | 4.82% | 13 | 92.30 | 138 | 102.91 | 37 | 0.95 | 19 | 7.0 | 15 | 190.00 | 282.01 | 29 | |
| 13 | 4 | Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL (MSA) | MPAN | 115.93 | 9 | 102.11 | 21 | 126.64 | 5 | 103.92 | 15 | 1.58% | 88 | 184.88 | 1 | 91.31 | 159 | 0.71 | 47 | 5.0 | 50 | 164.00 | 283.97 | -9 | |
| 14 | 12 | Bellingham, WA (MSA) | MBEL | 113.69 | 16 | 100.44 | 61 | 118.11 | 17 | 103.86 | 16 | 3.87% | 22 | 102.78 | 94 | 98.09 | 106 | 0.71 | 48 | 5.0 | 50 | 186.00 | 299.32 | -2 | |
| 15 | 82 | Jacksonville, NC (MSA) | MJAS | 102.85 | 77 | 102.81 | 17 | 120.68 | 9 | 106.10 | 7 | 6.60% | 3 | 136.77 | 22 | 108.12 | 12 | 0.37 | 148 | 0.0 | 173 | 151.00 | 309.26 | 67 | |
| 16 | 14 | Harrisonburg, VA (MSA) | MHAN | 107.51 | 41 | 103.27 | 13 | 103.13 | 87 | 99.29 | 88 | 4.90% | 11 | 117.03 | 52 | 104.39 | 28 | 0.80 | 28 | 11.0 | 1 | 113.00 | 314.46 | -2 | |
| 17 | 16 | Las Cruces, NM (MSA) | MLSC | 112.50 | 19 | 101.01 | 42 | 119.00 | 15 | 103.28 | 20 | 1.51% | 91 | 171.18 | 6 | 92.14 | 156 | 0.81 | 25 | 6.0 | 29 | 194.00 | 314.59 | -1 | |
| 18 | 37 | Grand Junction, CO (MSA) | MGRJ | 111.78 | 23 | 102.96 | 16 | 114.35 | 29 | 103.10 | 21 | 4.81% | 14 | 94.84 | 127 | 97.73 | 110 | 0.50 | 100 | 5.0 | 50 | 134.00 | 315.56 | 19 | |
| 19 | 52 | El Centro, CA (MSA) | MELC | 111.89 | 22 | 103.31 | 10 | 116.31 | 22 | 101.68 | 37 | 3.35% | 32 | 118.17 | 49 | 105.08 | 23 | 0.32 | 159 | 2.0 | 139 | 160.00 | 327.92 | 33 | |
| 20 | 1 | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL (MSA) | MFWB | 116.14 | 8 | 99.98 | 85 | 124.01 | 7 | 101.60 | 39 | 0.74% | 125 | 152.77 | 11 | 100.65 | 65 | 0.98 | 15 | 7.0 | 15 | 180.00 | 338.53 | -19 | |
| 21 | 13 | Flagstaff, AZ (MSA) | MFLA | 106.22 | 53 | 101.67 | 30 | 115.29 | 24 | 102.39 | 29 | 0.31% | 136 | 174.61 | 4 | 112.73 | 6 | 0.99 | 13 | 4.0 | 74 | 125.00 | 342.30 | -8 | |
| 22 | 40 | Casper, WY (MSA) | MCAS | 115.41 | 10 | 103.03 | 14 | 114.80 | 25 | 106.07 | 9 | 4.13% | 19 | 96.82 | 120 | 95.35 | 129 | 0.25 | 170 | 4.0 | 74 | 70.00 | 344.03 | 18 | |
| 23 | 19 | Salisbury, MD (MSA) | MSAS | 108.22 | 35 | 100.57 | 56 | 109.66 | 49 | 101.73 | 36 | 2.46% | 47 | 112.39 | 67 | 99.04 | 92 | 0.75 | 37 | 9.0 | 6 | 118.00 | 345.65 | -4 | |
| 24 | 53 | Morgantown, WV (MSA) | MMOG | 112.72 | 18 | 101.71 | 29 | 112.91 | 32 | 101.25 | 43 | 4.26% | 18 | 100.60 | 105 | 101.51 | 52 | 0.44 | 126 | 3.0 | 105 | 115.00 | 355.65 | 29 | |
| 25 | 17 | Iowa City, IA (MSA) | MIOW | 105.75 | 57 | 100.53 | 57 | 109.57 | 50 | 99.77 | 74 | 5.43% | 6 | 102.14 | 97 | 102.67 | 39 | 0.78 | 30 | 6.0 | 29 | 140.00 | 364.39 | -8 | |
| 26 | 26 | Medford, OR (MSA) | MMED | 107.84 | 38 | 99.95 | 88 | 110.97 | 42 | 101.02 | 49 | 2.18% | 62 | 127.35 | 30 | 106.62 | 18 | 0.71 | 48 | 6.0 | 29 | 197.00 | 364.65 | 0 | |
| 27 | 127 | Odessa, TX (MSA) | MODE | 110.05 | 29 | 105.19 | 4 | 112.87 | 33 | 106.37 | 5 | 4.99% | 10 | 74.48 | 167 | 101.16 | 56 | 0.30 | 160 | 1.0 | 161 | 127.00 | 375.38 | 100 | |
| 28 | 32 | Laredo, TX (MSA) | MLAD | 115.40 | 11 | 102.27 | 19 | 117.63 | 20 | 104.39 | 11 | 4.27% | 17 | 117.70 | 50 | 91.29 | 160 | 0.25 | 172 | 0.0 | 173 | 231.00 | 378.01 | 4 | |
| 29 | 44 | Auburn-Opelika, AL (MSA) | MAUB | 113.88 | 15 | 101.98 | 25 | 114.62 | 27 | 100.47 | 57 | 3.77% | 25 | 112.75 | 65 | 100.42 | 68 | 0.38 | 141 | 2.0 | 139 | 126.00 | 378.54 | 15 | |
| 30 | 58 | Longview, TX (MSA) | MLOG | 106.00 | 54 | 100.34 | 67 | 112.22 | 35 | 104.21 | 12 | 1.33% | 102 | 125.06 | 33 | 100.30 | 71 | 0.74 | 41 | 6.0 | 29 | 203.00 | 381.04 | 28 | |
| 31 | 113 | Hattiesburg, MS (MSA) | MHAT | 107.00 | 45 | 104.41 | 5 | 106.58 | 66 | 99.94 | 72 | 3.52% | 27 | 113.07 | 64 | 113.37 | 5 | 0.43 | 129 | 3.0 | 105 | 135.00 | 390.71 | 82 | |
| 32 | 9 | Yuma, AZ (MSA) | MYUM | 121.14 | 5 | 101.30 | 37 | 128.38 | 4 | 102.19 | 31 | 0.05% | 145 | 145.78 | 15 | 109.17 | 11 | 0.29 | 162 | 3.0 | 105 | 188.00 | 392.89 | -23 | |
| 33 | 140 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (MSA) | MHMT | 108.52 | 33 | 104.04 | 7 | 111.53 | 38 | 104.00 | 14 | 7.41% | 2 | 91.09 | 144 | 98.67 | 96 | 0.29 | 161 | 1.0 | 161 | 203.00 | 398.83 | 107 | |
| 34 | 46 | Wenatchee, WA (MSA) | MWEN | 107.08 | 44 | 100.73 | 53 | 109.93 | 45 | 101.37 | 42 | 2.33% | 52 | 121.43 | 41 | 102.34 | 44 | 0.50 | 102 | 3.0 | 105 | 107.00 | 407.33 | 12 | |
| 35 | 28 | Sioux Falls, SD (MSA) | MSIU | 105.52 | 58 | 101.00 | 44 | 109.70 | 48 | 101.12 | 47 | 3.37% | 29 | 82.98 | 158 | 101.99 | 48 | 0.60 | 78 | 6.0 | 29 | 213.00 | 407.78 | -7 | |
| 36 | 24 | Fargo, ND-MN (MSA) | MFAR | 107.71 | 39 | 100.90 | 47 | 110.97 | 43 | 100.28 | 65 | 1.98% | 68 | 127.93 | 29 | 99.65 | 84 | 0.68 | 60 | 4.0 | 74 | 187.00 | 411.24 | -12 | |
| 37 | 23 | Olympia, WA (MSA) | MOLY | 110.37 | 27 | 101.30 | 36 | 109.47 | 51 | 101.42 | 41 | 2.48% | 46 | 88.35 | 149 | 107.98 | 14 | 0.48 | 109 | 3.0 | 105 | 235.00 | 415.03 | -14 | |
| 38 | 43 | Tyler, TX (MSA) | MTYL | 105.15 | 63 | 100.40 | 65 | 108.37 | 59 | 101.61 | 38 | 1.89% | 73 | 128.50 | 28 | 98.95 | 94 | 0.72 | 45 | 7.0 | 15 | 195.00 | 415.22 | 5 | |
| 39 | 76 | Dubuque, IA (MSA) | MDUB | 106.84 | 47 | 101.85 | 26 | 104.50 | 80 | 100.32 | 63 | 5.26% | 8 | 100.14 | 108 | 96.13 | 123 | 0.61 | 74 | 6.0 | 29 | 92.00 | 416.79 | 37 | |
| 40 | 56 | Missoula, MT (MSA) | MMIS | 107.94 | 36 | 101.20 | 39 | 109.71 | 47 | 100.09 | 68 | 2.66% | 42 | 106.55 | 85 | 101.78 | 50 | 0.55 | 92 | 3.0 | 105 | 101.00 | 424.28 | 16 | |
| 41 | 33 | Billings, MT (MSA) | MBIL | 110.97 | 25 | 100.04 | 83 | 113.22 | 31 | 102.48 | 27 | 1.43% | 93 | 140.05 | 18 | 97.28 | 115 | 0.60 | 79 | 4.0 | 74 | 148.00 | 428.73 | -8 | |
| 42 | 30 | Bismarck, ND (MSA) | MBSM | 109.09 | 31 | 101.48 | 34 | 114.42 | 28 | 100.09 | 68 | 2.23% | 58 | 93.33 | 134 | 100.29 | 72 | 0.62 | 70 | 3.0 | 105 | 101.00 | 436.40 | -12 | |
| 43 | 86 | Greenville, NC (MSA) | MGVL | 104.56 | 68 | 102.04 | 22 | 100.36 | 105 | 100.33 | 62 | 5.52% | 4 | 93.60 | 133 | 103.14 | 34 | 0.79 | 29 | 3.0 | 105 | 166.00 | 438.83 | 43 | |
| 44 | 64 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL (MSA) | MVER | 112.12 | 21 | 101.22 | 38 | 119.50 | 11 | 101.76 | 35 | 0.65% | 129 | 92.98 | 136 | 119.18 | 2 | 0.47 | 113 | 3.0 | 105 | 130.00 | 439.16 | 20 | |
| 45 | 15 | Dover, DE (MSA) | MDOV | 113.95 | 14 | 99.67 | 99 | 117.81 | 18 | 100.51 | 55 | 0.77% | 123 | 135.90 | 24 | 100.73 | 63 | 0.69 | 54 | 4.0 | 74 | 148.00 | 444.50 | -30 | |
| 46 | 36 | Bowling Green, KY (MSA) | MBOW | 109.81 | 30 | 100.21 | 77 | 109.84 | 46 | 102.49 | 26 | 3.21% | 35 | 129.41 | 27 | 101.39 | 53 | 0.27 | 168 | 1.0 | 161 | 113.00 | 445.91 | -10 | |
| 47 | 51 | Cheyenne, WY (MSA) | MCHE | 108.60 | 32 | 100.82 | 50 | 113.85 | 30 | 100.08 | 70 | 2.57% | 44 | 92.29 | 139 | 96.28 | 120 | 0.50 | 99 | 6.0 | 29 | 85.00 | 447.07 | 4 | |
| 48 | 22 | Punta Gorda, FL (MSA) | MPUG | 116.17 | 7 | 103.42 | 9 | 119.12 | 13 | 104.57 | 10 | 1.10% | 114 | 140.19 | 16 | 89.12 | 171 | 0.23 | 176 | 0.0 | 173 | 154.00 | 448.11 | -26 | |
| 49 | 18 | Yuba City, CA (MSA) | MYUB | 104.23 | 70 | 102.01 | 23 | 111.99 | 36 | 99.05 | 94 | 2.22% | 60 | 113.48 | 63 | 103.88 | 32 | 0.55 | 91 | 3.0 | 105 | 162.00 | 457.05 | -31 | |
| 50 | 77 | Tuscaloosa, AL (MSA) | MTUS | 105.08 | 64 | 101.80 | 28 | 108.33 | 60 | 104.13 | 13 | 2.22% | 59 | 103.62 | 92 | 104.49 | 26 | 0.34 | 153 | 2.0 | 139 | 199.00 | 457.14 | 27 | |
| 51 | 95 | St. Joseph, MO-KS (MSA) | MSTJ | 106.71 | 49 | 101.53 | 32 | 98.43 | 120 | 99.16 | 93 | 4.33% | 16 | 134.80 | 25 | 105.72 | 20 | 0.69 | 54 | 2.0 | 139 | 122.00 | 457.78 | 44 | |
| 52 | 94 | Chico, CA (MSA) | MCHO | 102.27 | 84 | 101.01 | 43 | 106.77 | 65 | 100.59 | 53 | 3.39% | 28 | 99.31 | 112 | 100.61 | 66 | 0.57 | 89 | 5.0 | 50 | 216.00 | 460.16 | 42 | |
| 53 | 38 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (MSA) | MMOV | 107.19 | 42 | 100.41 | 64 | 108.47 | 58 | 103.48 | 18 | 2.39% | 49 | 75.79 | 166 | 104.08 | 31 | 0.38 | 139 | 3.0 | 105 | 116.00 | 481.08 | -15 | |
| 54 | 75 | Gainesville, GA (MSA) | MGAG | 107.62 | 40 | 101.38 | 35 | 103.41 | 84 | 100.47 | 56 | 3.98% | 21 | 105.44 | 88 | 92.90 | 151 | 0.46 | 118 | 4.0 | 74 | 173.00 | 481.11 | 21 | |
| 55 | 29 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA (MSA) | MHAF | 106.27 | 52 | 100.25 | 74 | 119.29 | 12 | 99.52 | 82 | 2.35% | 50 | 121.82 | 40 | 95.31 | 131 | 0.38 | 139 | 4.0 | 74 | 146.00 | 492.52 | -26 | |
| 56 | 90 | Waco, TX (MSA) | MWAC | 99.25 | 114 | 99.11 | 112 | 106.38 | 68 | 100.46 | 58 | 1.91% | 71 | 165.80 | 9 | 107.13 | 16 | ||||||||