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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) |
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| 1 | 3 | Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL | FOM | 116.41 | 5 | 104.06 | 3 | 117.17 | 5 | 103.80 | 5 | 3.42% | 5 | 99.06 | 37 | 101.98 | 21.0 | 0.62 | 119 | 5.0 | 101 | 492.21 | 100.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | Las Vegas NV-AZ | LAS | 119.87 | 2 | 104.21 | 2 | 112.50 | 10 | 102.66 | 11 | 4.84% | 1 | 90.38 | 68 | 104.53 | 10.0 | 0.41 | 177 | 1.0 | 186 | 1783.63 | 152.12 | 0 | |
| 3 | 43 | Phoenix-Mesa AZ | PHO | 107.47 | 26 | 101.61 | 34 | 109.55 | 16 | 100.56 | 88 | 2.80% | 11 | 117.22 | 10 | 103.25 | 15.0 | 1.87 | 16 | 5.0 | 101 | 3593.41 | 152.46 | 40 | |
| 4 | 4 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL | WES | 111.78 | 10 | 101.26 | 45 | 114.63 | 7 | 102.99 | 9 | 1.74% | 37 | 98.17 | 41 | 98.93 | 66.0 | 0.83 | 75 | 5.0 | 101 | 1216.28 | 154.33 | 0 | |
| 5 | 116 | Daytona Beach FL | DAT | 108.28 | 23 | 103.12 | 4 | 101.83 | 63 | 103.53 | 6 | 3.26% | 8 | 111.27 | 16 | 99.26 | 60.0 | 0.72 | 98 | 4.0 | 126 | 530.87 | 157.09 | 111 | |
| 6 | 41 | Sarasota-Bradenton FL | SAR | 111.23 | 13 | 102.82 | 5 | 112.24 | 11 | 105.19 | 2 | 2.79% | 12 | 91.47 | 62 | 97.20 | 118.0 | 0.53 | 143 | 5.0 | 101 | 633.60 | 157.44 | 35 | |
| 7 | 1 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR | FAY | 117.61 | 4 | 102.65 | 7 | 118.49 | 4 | 104.94 | 3 | 2.99% | 10 | 82.79 | 106 | 99.21 | 61.0 | 0.44 | 173 | 4.0 | 126 | 341.69 | 161.07 | -6 | |
| 8 | 20 | Riverside-San Bernardino CA | RIV | 119.51 | 3 | 102.57 | 8 | 112.86 | 9 | 101.22 | 53 | 2.07% | 27 | 93.70 | 52 | 101.41 | 26.0 | 0.55 | 138 | 4.0 | 126 | 3642.33 | 167.55 | 12 | |
| 9 | 29 | Fort Lauderdale FL | FOT | 108.68 | 22 | 101.87 | 24 | 106.68 | 31 | 101.59 | 39 | 2.53% | 19 | 93.93 | 50 | 98.31 | 92.0 | 0.75 | 90 | 7.0 | 68 | 1731.35 | 176.34 | 20 | |
| 10 | 10 | Monmouth-Ocean NJ | MNO | 107.56 | 25 | 101.30 | 44 | 104.09 | 46 | 102.40 | 16 | 2.41% | 20 | 84.76 | 95 | 98.12 | 94.0 | 1.15 | 45 | 9.0 | 40 | 1178.36 | 178.26 | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Washington DC-MD-VA-WV | WAS | 107.33 | 28 | 100.93 | 69 | 107.99 | 21 | 100.19 | 108 | 2.76% | 13 | 109.87 | 18 | 98.67 | 76.0 | 1.98 | 10 | 16.0 | 7 | 5232.48 | 182.65 | 8 | |
| 12 | 27 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL | TAM | 106.55 | 33 | 101.43 | 40 | 108.91 | 18 | 102.28 | 21 | 1.60% | 41 | 91.11 | 64 | 97.52 | 111.0 | 0.93 | 64 | 6.0 | 82 | 2531.91 | 193.99 | 15 | |
| 13 | 72 | Boise City ID | BOI | 109.55 | 16 | 100.61 | 80 | 108.82 | 19 | 99.78 | 131 | 3.51% | 4 | 152.02 | 1 | 121.93 | 1.0 | 3.04 | 4 | 4.0 | 126 | 476.66 | 195.95 | 59 | |
| 14 | N/A | Portland ME | POR | 104.77 | 40 | 101.15 | 54 | 102.57 | 59 | 101.90 | 27 | 1.29% | 55 | 105.76 | 26 | 99.85 | 42.0 | 0.86 | 72 | 8.0 | 54 | 270.92 | 205.75 | N/A | |
| 15 | 23 | Naples FL | NAP | 115.83 | 6 | 102.54 | 9 | 122.01 | 1 | 102.55 | 14 | 2.23% | 23 | 77.24 | 135 | 99.48 | 54.0 | 0.30 | 194 | 1.0 | 186 | 286.63 | 208.36 | 8 | |
| 16 | 5 | San Diego CA | SAN | 108.88 | 19 | 101.23 | 48 | 112.87 | 8 | 99.70 | 135 | 1.13% | 63 | 94.52 | 48 | 101.05 | 32.0 | 1.28 | 35 | 12.0 | 15 | 2930.89 | 209.62 | -11 | |
| 17 | 40 | Tucson AZ | TUC | 103.44 | 55 | 100.34 | 95 | 103.83 | 47 | 101.05 | 63 | 1.44% | 48 | 133.69 | 5 | 102.60 | 18.0 | 1.96 | 11 | 10.0 | 30 | 892.80 | 211.00 | 23 | |
| 18 | 9 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX | MCA | 121.29 | 1 | 104.50 | 1 | 108.16 | 20 | 101.47 | 46 | 3.31% | 6 | 91.61 | 60 | 97.41 | 112.0 | 0.34 | 187 | 0.0 | 195 | 635.54 | 216.77 | -9 | |
| 19 | 110 | Trenton NJ | TRE | 110.45 | 14 | 102.02 | 18 | 100.50 | 73 | 101.60 | 38 | 1.32% | 52 | 85.14 | 93 | 96.28 | 145.0 | 1.02 | 53 | 11.0 | 24 | 361.98 | 218.22 | 91 | |
| 20 | 39 | Albuquerque NM | ALB | 103.24 | 56 | 100.91 | 70 | 99.20 | 88 | 101.48 | 44 | 1.39% | 50 | 112.09 | 14 | 107.41 | 5.0 | 3.05 | 3 | 7.0 | 68 | 748.07 | 219.02 | 19 | |
| 21 | 11 | Anchorage AK | ANC | 107.32 | 29 | 101.63 | 33 | 98.34 | 97 | 104.29 | 4 | 1.79% | 35 | 98.84 | 38 | 98.05 | 97.0 | 0.69 | 104 | 6.0 | 82 | 270.95 | 221.94 | -10 | |
| 22 | 15 | Sacramento CA | SAC | 111.85 | 9 | 101.51 | 37 | 111.67 | 12 | 100.07 | 116 | 0.60% | 99 | 91.39 | 63 | 98.66 | 77.0 | 1.02 | 52 | 12.0 | 15 | 1791.77 | 233.36 | -7 | |
| 23 | 17 | Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA | VAL | 113.17 | 8 | 101.22 | 49 | 115.46 | 6 | 100.92 | 72 | 1.20% | 58 | 100.39 | 36 | 103.54 | 13.0 | 0.43 | 175 | 3.0 | 149 | 543.94 | 234.86 | -6 | |
| 24 | 8 | Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito TX | BRW | 111.48 | 12 | 100.49 | 86 | 102.27 | 61 | 102.33 | 19 | 0.26% | 126 | 120.68 | 7 | 103.39 | 14.0 | 0.98 | 55 | 6.0 | 82 | 363.09 | 237.50 | -16 | |
| 25 | 71 | Merced CA | MCD | 104.20 | 46 | 102.16 | 16 | 103.16 | 53 | 105.33 | 1 | 1.83% | 34 | 79.61 | 120 | 100.50 | 38.0 | 0.33 | 190 | 3.0 | 149 | 231.57 | 246.39 | 46 | |
| 26 | 22 | Reno NV | REN | 106.13 | 35 | 102.32 | 13 | 105.96 | 34 | 100.68 | 82 | 4.10% | 3 | 77.90 | 129 | 100.88 | 33.0 | 0.40 | 179 | 3.0 | 149 | 370.85 | 254.79 | -4 | |
| 27 | 117 | Huntsville AL | HUN | 102.92 | 61 | 102.23 | 14 | 96.03 | 126 | 100.51 | 93 | 1.59% | 42 | 98.45 | 39 | 98.40 | 89.0 | 1.94 | 12 | 12.0 | 15 | 357.91 | 256.45 | 90 | |
| 28 | 7 | Laredo TX | LAD | 114.93 | 7 | 102.79 | 6 | 103.62 | 49 | 100.99 | 66 | 4.15% | 2 | 89.15 | 76 | 97.74 | 108.0 | 0.30 | 196 | 0.0 | 195 | 213.62 | 258.02 | -21 | |
| 29 | 45 | Orlando FL | ORL | 107.08 | 31 | 102.45 | 10 | 107.63 | 23 | 100.98 | 67 | 2.16% | 25 | 71.55 | 163 | 95.33 | 160.0 | 0.72 | 100 | 5.0 | 101 | 1802.99 | 258.44 | 16 | |
| 30 | 14 | Ventura CA | VEN | 108.94 | 18 | 100.95 | 67 | 110.82 | 13 | 99.72 | 134 | -.28% | 155 | 109.36 | 20 | 106.26 | 8.0 | 1.73 | 17 | 13.0 | 14 | 791.13 | 258.52 | -16 | |
| 31 | 70 | Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay FL | MEL | 103.60 | 52 | 101.70 | 30 | 100.42 | 74 | 101.06 | 62 | 2.55% | 18 | 70.44 | 165 | 96.74 | 130.0 | 1.30 | 32 | 9.0 | 40 | 505.71 | 259.72 | 39 | |
| 32 | 58 | Tacoma WA | TAC | 102.43 | 64 | 102.19 | 15 | 99.61 | 84 | 100.80 | 78 | 2.55% | 17 | 97.74 | 42 | 101.37 | 27.0 | 0.49 | 159 | 5.0 | 101 | 740.96 | 261.66 | 26 | |
| 33 | 51 | Green Bay WI | GRB | 104.07 | 47 | 101.64 | 32 | 99.69 | 82 | 102.65 | 12 | 3.29% | 7 | 76.25 | 143 | 98.63 | 79.0 | 0.44 | 174 | 4.0 | 126 | 233.89 | 272.73 | 18 | |
| 34 | 12 | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC | RAL | 102.22 | 68 | 100.02 | 113 | 108.95 | 17 | 99.53 | 140 | 1.92% | 32 | 88.96 | 77 | 98.75 | 73.0 | 1.89 | 15 | 17.0 | 2 | 1294.69 | 281.27 | -22 | |
| 35 | 31 | Orange County CA | ORG | 106.34 | 34 | 101.87 | 25 | 105.29 | 39 | 98.24 | 172 | 0.68% | 90 | 82.59 | 107 | 100.11 | 40.0 | 1.19 | 41 | 15.0 | 9 | 2957.77 | 284.31 | -4 | |
| 36 | 48 | Knoxville TN | KNO | 105.44 | 37 | 102.45 | 11 | 99.65 | 83 | 102.99 | 10 | 1.61% | 40 | 66.10 | 177 | 95.53 | 156.0 | 0.51 | 154 | 6.0 | 82 | 712.37 | 287.84 | 12 | |
| 37 | 103 | Provo-Orem UT | PRV | 104.34 | 45 | 100.77 | 76 | 103.37 | 52 | 99.10 | 152 | 1.76% | 36 | 97.01 | 46 | 97.35 | 116.0 | 1.27 | 36 | 10.0 | 30 | 398.06 | 294.48 | 66 | |
| 38 | N/A | New London-Norwich CT | NEL | 105.57 | 36 | 101.08 | 61 | 93.46 | 151 | 100.26 | 101 | 0.91% | 74 | 106.68 | 24 | 107.21 | 6.0 | 1.52 | 21 | 8.0 | 54 | 263.99 | 295.06 | N/A | |
| 39 | 109 | Newark NJ | NEA | 101.23 | 90 | 100.49 | 87 | 100.28 | 77 | 100.79 | 79 | 1.21% | 56 | 93.38 | 55 | 99.20 | 62.0 | 1.45 | 24 | 9.0 | 40 | 2069.19 | 297.38 | 70 | |
| 40 | 26 | Stockton-Lodi CA | STO | 111.68 | 11 | 101.92 | 21 | 104.47 | 45 | 100.94 | 69 | 0.56% | 103 | 93.25 | 57 | 99.50 | 53.0 | 0.33 | 191 | 2.0 | 170 | 632.76 | 299.86 | -14 | |
| 41 | 127 | Gainesville FL | GAI | 104.73 | 41 | 101.50 | 38 | 98.90 | 90 | 101.03 | 65 | 3.13% | 9 | 75.87 | 144 | 97.81 | 104.0 | 0.50 | 157 | 6.0 | 82 | 223.58 | 301.06 | 86 | |
| 42 | 137 | Pensacola FL | PEN | 99.67 | 109 | 102.36 | 12 | 97.01 | 117 | 102.39 | 17 | 2.21% | 24 | 95.39 | 47 | 98.33 | 91.0 | 0.51 | 152 | 4.0 | 126 | 428.98 | 301.53 | 95 | |
| 43 | 21 | Madison WI | MAD | 104.57 | 42 | 100.96 | 65 | 106.57 | 32 | 103.23 | 8 | 0.44% | 112 | 74.85 | 151 | 95.32 | 161.0 | 0.75 | 91 | 8.0 | 54 | 449.38 | 301.75 | -22 | |
| 44 | 87 | Des Moines IA | DES | 99.22 | 121 | 100.18 | 104 | 100.02 | 79 | 101.81 | 31 | 2.67% | 16 | 92.69 | 58 | 97.74 | 107.0 | 0.74 | 93 | 12.0 | 15 | 476.75 | 302.15 | 43 | |
| 45 | 67 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC | NOR | 103.78 | 51 | 101.58 | 35 | 97.98 | 105 | 100.57 | 87 | 1.70% | 39 | 98.27 | 40 | 98.00 | 98.0 | 0.66 | 109 | 5.0 | 101 | 1630.24 | 304.16 | 22 | |
| 46 | N/A | Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket RI | PRO | 101.04 | 94 | 100.99 | 64 | 99.83 | 81 | 102.60 | 13 | 0.67% | 91 | 88.44 | 81 | 99.31 | 59.0 | 0.64 | 116 | 9.0 | 40 | 990.23 | 304.27 | N/A | |
| 47 | 32 | Fresno CA | FRE | 109.38 | 17 | 101.42 | 41 | 102.75 | 58 | 101.54 | 41 | 0.60% | 98 | 83.89 | 99 | 98.57 | 82.0 | 0.43 | 176 | 4.0 | 126 | 983.79 | 307.28 | -15 | |
| 48 | 47 | Jacksonville FL | JAC | 103.22 | 57 | 101.12 | 58 | 100.35 | 75 | 101.49 | 43 | 2.75% | 15 | 84.10 | 98 | 94.71 | 169.0 | 0.58 | 131 | 5.0 | 101 | 1179.48 | 307.87 | -1 | |
| 49 | 60 | Visalia-Tulare-Porterville CA | VIS | 108.12 | 24 | 100.61 | 81 | 103.43 | 51 | 101.69 | 33 | 0.30% | 124 | 106.84 | 23 | 103.98 | 12.0 | 0.33 | 188 | 3.0 | 149 | 390.79 | 309.08 | 11 | |
| 50 | 46 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC | CHR | 102.42 | 66 | 100.03 | 112 | 105.46 | 37 | 101.63 | 37 | 1.06% | 66 | 78.26 | 124 | 98.48 | 85.0 | 0.65 | 112 | 8.0 | 54 | 1613.47 | 313.11 | -4 | |
| 51 | N/A | Barnstable-Yarmouth MA | BAR | 108.76 | 21 | 101.93 | 20 | 107.24 | 25 | 99.82 | 129 | 0.32% | 123 | 90.22 | 69 | 101.47 | 25.0 | 0.62 | 120 | 2.0 | 170 | 229.55 | 315.88 | -51 | |
| 52 | 75 | Savannah GA | SAV | 101.45 | 83 | 101.26 | 47 | 99.27 | 86 | 102.16 | 22 | 1.88% | 33 | 77.64 | 131 | 94.89 | 167.0 | 0.66 | 110 | 6.0 | 82 | 304.33 | 319.38 | 23 | |
| 53 | 100 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc CA | SAT | 103.50 | 54 | 100.35 | 93 | 101.22 | 69 | 98.88 | 154 | 1.57% | 44 | 81.72 | 109 | 101.17 | 30.0 | 1.06 | 50 | 11.0 | 24 | 403.13 | 322.77 | 47 | |
| 54 | 64 | Newburgh NY-PA | NBG | 106.66 | 32 | 101.72 | 29 | 97.83 | 107 | 98.64 | 162 | 1.93% | 31 | 80.98 | 115 | 102.47 | 19.0 | 0.61 | 123 | 7.0 | 68 | 415.32 | 324.39 | 10 | |
| 55 | 157 | Spokane WA | SPO | 101.95 | 73 | 101.48 | 39 | 94.68 | 139 | 99.25 | 148 | 1.93% | 30 | 113.79 | 13 | 98.22 | 93.0 | 0.93 | 63 | 10.0 | 30 | 431.03 | 327.77 | 102 | |
| 56 | 91 | Baltimore MD | BAL | 101.68 | 78 | 100.00 | 115 | 102.28 | 60 | 101.24 | 51 | 0.63% | 94 | 115.90 | 12 | 96.76 | 128.0 | 1.00 | 54 | 7.0 | 68 | 2616.23 | 327.95 | 35 | |
| 57 | 35 | Charleston-North Charleston SC | CHS | 104.46 | 43 | 100.62 | 79 | 105.30 | 38 | 101.68 | 34 | 2.04% | |||||||||||||