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| 5-yr Job Growth 1997-2002 1 |
1-yr Job Growth 2001-2002 2 |
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 1996-2001 3 |
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth 2000-2001 4 |
Job Growth (Apr 02 - Apr 03) 5 |
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 1997-2002 6 |
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth 2001-2002 7 |
High-Tech GDP LQ 8 |
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 9 |
MSA Population |
Overall Index |
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| 2003 Rank | 2002 Rank | City | City Code | 2002 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | 2001 Value | Rank | 2001 Value | Rank | Growth | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank | 2002 Value | Rank |
2002 (thousands) |
Fall(-) / Climb(+) | ||
| 1 | 23 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | FAY | 111.51 | 5 | 104.02 | 1 | 114.18 | 9 | 106.07 | 9 | 4.01% | 5 | 201.02 | 2 | 171.33 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 137 | 1.0 | 127 | 321.86 | 100.00 | 22 | |
| 2 | 3 | Las Vegas, NV-AZ | LAS | 117.72 | 2 | 102.61 | 9 | 112.51 | 14 | 102.71 | 34 | 2.32% | 15 | 117.00 | 26 | 106.39 | 36.0 | 0.50 | 126 | 3.0 | 54 | 1660.52 | 120.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 37 | Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL | FOM | 110.50 | 11 | 101.71 | 32 | 110.78 | 20 | 108.20 | 2 | 1.85% | 23 | 128.71 | 9 | 107.54 | 27.0 | 0.58 | 106 | 2.0 | 82 | 462.45 | 123.08 | 34 | |
| 4 | 12 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL | WES | 110.45 | 13 | 101.66 | 34 | 110.43 | 22 | 103.40 | 25 | 2.27% | 16 | 119.07 | 18 | 102.44 | 81.0 | 0.92 | 50 | 2.0 | 82 | 1165.05 | 138.77 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | San Diego, CA | SAN | 110.81 | 10 | 102.83 | 5 | 114.70 | 7 | 102.17 | 53 | 0.23% | 77 | 109.99 | 35 | 100.92 | 100.0 | 1.25 | 34 | 6.0 | 12 | 2862.82 | 149.23 | -4 | |
| 6 | 7 | San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA | SLO | 112.24 | 4 | 102.09 | 16 | 107.60 | 39 | 104.57 | 16 | 0.10% | 86 | 125.92 | 13 | 106.22 | 38.0 | 0.84 | 64 | 3.0 | 54 | 250.73 | 151.08 | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | Laredo, TX | LAD | 111.14 | 9 | 103.09 | 4 | 107.89 | 35 | 102.33 | 46 | 2.47% | 13 | 122.74 | 15 | 114.56 | 5.0 | 0.29 | 175 | 0.0 | 177 | 201.29 | 180.31 | 9 | |
| 8 | 9 | Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX | BRW | 107.79 | 22 | 101.08 | 64 | 100.54 | 69 | 102.22 | 51 | 4.35% | 4 | 236.53 | 1 | 113.82 | 7.0 | 1.05 | 41 | 1.0 | 127 | 344.78 | 183.38 | 1 | |
| 9 | 5 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | MCA | 116.93 | 3 | 103.87 | 2 | 108.85 | 28 | 103.84 | 21 | 2.03% | 19 | 91.84 | 96 | 108.74 | 20.0 | 0.33 | 167 | 0.0 | 177 | 590.28 | 186.46 | -4 | |
| 10 | 50 | Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | MNO | 104.43 | 48 | 101.71 | 31 | 100.81 | 67 | 101.44 | 74 | 1.73% | 27 | 110.22 | 34 | 109.03 | 17.0 | 1.34 | 29 | 4.0 | 32 | 1150.18 | 186.46 | 40 | |
| 11 | 48 | Anchorage, AK | ANC | 105.99 | 30 | 102.40 | 11 | 91.92 | 154 | 104.25 | 18 | 4.50% | 3 | 126.69 | 10 | 108.80 | 19.0 | 0.68 | 88 | 2.0 | 82 | 264.94 | 194.15 | 37 | |
| 12 | 20 | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | RAL | 106.30 | 29 | 101.96 | 18 | 113.96 | 11 | 101.01 | 86 | -.04% | 96 | 117.56 | 23 | 99.00 | 129.0 | 2.24 | 6 | 8.0 | 3 | 1231.53 | 197.23 | 8 | |
| 13 | 41 | Chico-Paradise, CA | CHO | 105.44 | 36 | 102.77 | 7 | 101.33 | 61 | 103.34 | 27 | 0.55% | 58 | 103.32 | 50 | 105.62 | 45.0 | 0.52 | 116 | 2.0 | 82 | 205.97 | 206.46 | 28 | |
| 14 | 4 | Ventura, CA | VEN | 108.64 | 18 | 101.19 | 53 | 110.77 | 21 | 102.29 | 49 | -1.02% | 155 | 174.16 | 3 | 111.25 | 12.0 | 1.92 | 13 | 3.0 | 54 | 770.63 | 207.38 | -10 | |
| 15 | 18 | Sacramento, CA | SAC | 110.11 | 14 | 101.08 | 65 | 112.02 | 16 | 104.48 | 17 | 0.78% | 47 | 87.20 | 123 | 95.52 | 174.0 | 0.93 | 49 | 5.0 | 20 | 1699.87 | 210.46 | 3 | |
| 16 | 33 | Houma, LA | HMT | 101.47 | 78 | 101.87 | 25 | 108.22 | 33 | 108.20 | 3 | 5.22% | 2 | 99.60 | 65 | 106.21 | 39.0 | 0.23 | 186 | 1.0 | 127 | 195.40 | 215.08 | 17 | |
| 17 | 15 | Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA | VAL | 111.34 | 6 | 101.36 | 41 | 114.25 | 8 | 106.90 | 7 | 2.65% | 11 | 97.83 | 74 | 99.16 | 127.0 | 0.22 | 188 | 0.0 | 177 | 532.09 | 219.08 | -2 | |
| 18 | 36 | San Antonio, TX | SAZ | 103.77 | 55 | 101.21 | 51 | 102.62 | 57 | 102.30 | 47 | 0.72% | 52 | 109.80 | 36 | 101.13 | 94.0 | 1.08 | 39 | 4.0 | 32 | 1626.54 | 223.08 | 18 | |
| 19 | 28 | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV | WAS | 105.34 | 37 | 100.69 | 91 | 107.47 | 40 | 102.50 | 39 | 0.29% | 73 | 106.65 | 41 | 101.04 | 96.0 | 1.60 | 18 | 5.0 | 20 | 5053.59 | 226.15 | 9 | |
| 20 | 11 | Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | RIV | 118.10 | 1 | 103.83 | 3 | 111.45 | 17 | 105.05 | 13 | 2.27% | 17 | 74.17 | 170 | 95.67 | 171.0 | 0.30 | 174 | 1.0 | 127 | 3402.13 | 228.92 | -9 | |
| 21 | 80 | Madison, WI | MAD | 103.75 | 56 | 101.27 | 47 | 103.06 | 55 | 102.77 | 33 | 1.75% | 25 | 87.62 | 119 | 100.12 | 112.0 | 0.73 | 80 | 4.0 | 32 | 432.65 | 238.46 | 59 | |
| 22 | 22 | Reno, NV | REN | 105.21 | 38 | 101.94 | 20 | 104.23 | 48 | 105.46 | 10 | 0.05% | 90 | 101.99 | 56 | 103.18 | 66.0 | 0.46 | 134 | 1.0 | 127 | 353.34 | 244.62 | 0 | |
| 23 | 32 | Naples, FL | NAP | 109.66 | 15 | 101.73 | 30 | 126.50 | 3 | 106.85 | 8 | 1.20% | 33 | 88.31 | 114 | 98.77 | 133.0 | 0.16 | 196 | 0.0 | 177 | 265.77 | 245.54 | 9 | |
| 24 | 40 | Modesto, CA | MOD | 108.28 | 19 | 102.49 | 10 | 107.71 | 37 | 105.40 | 11 | 2.82% | 9 | 93.90 | 87 | 95.01 | 179.0 | 0.23 | 185 | 0.0 | 177 | 468.57 | 246.15 | 16 | |
| 25 | 21 | Houston, TX | HOU | 104.87 | 42 | 100.86 | 82 | 111.38 | 18 | 103.72 | 22 | -.62% | 136 | 104.51 | 47 | 104.28 | 58.0 | 0.97 | 47 | 2.0 | 82 | 4290.28 | 256.62 | -4 | |
| 26 | 24 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | STO | 109.56 | 16 | 102.82 | 6 | 105.27 | 43 | 105.24 | 12 | 2.97% | 6 | 85.90 | 129 | 93.17 | 192.0 | 0.25 | 183 | 0.0 | 177 | 595.32 | 260.62 | -2 | |
| 27 | 25 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | TAM | 107.94 | 21 | 100.56 | 99 | 107.78 | 36 | 102.04 | 57 | 0.91% | 40 | 100.56 | 61 | 97.77 | 149.0 | 0.83 | 67 | 2.0 | 82 | 2450.34 | 266.15 | -2 | |
| 28 | 69 | Tallahassee, FL | TAL | 103.14 | 63 | 101.92 | 21 | 98.87 | 80 | 101.66 | 68 | 0.82% | 43 | 90.25 | 102 | 105.20 | 49.0 | 0.69 | 86 | 2.0 | 82 | 284.70 | 267.38 | 41 | |
| 29 | 30 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | FOT | 104.73 | 44 | 100.48 | 108 | 103.53 | 52 | 102.67 | 35 | 1.14% | 36 | 98.42 | 70 | 100.54 | 104.0 | 0.73 | 78 | 2.0 | 82 | 1668.56 | 272.00 | 1 | |
| 30 | 8 | Oakland, CA | OAK | 104.39 | 50 | 100.48 | 107 | 110.01 | 24 | 101.95 | 60 | 0.31% | 70 | 91.32 | 97 | 98.87 | 130.0 | 1.29 | 30 | 7.0 | 8 | 2433.95 | 272.92 | -22 | |
| 31 | 10 | Orange County, CA | ORG | 108.14 | 20 | 101.17 | 55 | 109.20 | 26 | 101.68 | 67 | 0.33% | 68 | 68.57 | 181 | 94.91 | 180.0 | 0.92 | 51 | 8.0 | 3 | 2890.44 | 272.92 | -21 | |
| 32 | 67 | Fresno, CA | FRE | 105.50 | 35 | 102.15 | 15 | 98.40 | 84 | 104.12 | 19 | 2.83% | 8 | 81.08 | 144 | 102.56 | 77.0 | 0.30 | 173 | 0.0 | 177 | 942.15 | 274.77 | 35 | |
| 33 | 26 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | FTW | 105.15 | 39 | 100.18 | 127 | 108.84 | 29 | 103.47 | 23 | 0.13% | 85 | 89.63 | 107 | 100.27 | 109.0 | 1.08 | 40 | 4.0 | 32 | 1754.52 | 275.08 | -7 | |
| 34 | 43 | Dutchess County, NY | DUS | 103.47 | 57 | 100.70 | 90 | 104.26 | 47 | 107.06 | 5 | -.25% | 112 | 99.32 | 66 | 98.06 | 147.0 | 2.01 | 10 | 3.0 | 54 | 284.45 | 276.62 | 9 | |
| 35 | 87 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | CHS | 106.43 | 28 | 102.04 | 17 | 104.13 | 49 | 101.05 | 84 | 0.27% | 74 | 117.06 | 25 | 102.19 | 86.0 | 0.51 | 121 | 0.0 | 177 | 554.83 | 280.92 | 52 | |
| 36 | 29 | Colorado Springs, CO | COO | 105.51 | 34 | 100.17 | 128 | 109.60 | 25 | 102.47 | 43 | 0.37% | 67 | 81.27 | 142 | 95.85 | 168.0 | 1.51 | 19 | 8.0 | 3 | 533.43 | 284.92 | -7 | |
| 37 | 96 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | ALA | 100.47 | 93 | 101.23 | 50 | 96.84 | 100 | 102.62 | 37 | -.19% | 105 | 112.70 | 31 | 110.24 | 13.0 | 0.80 | 72 | 3.0 | 54 | 877.90 | 289.23 | 59 | |
| 38 | 68 | Lancaster, PA | LAC | 101.11 | 83 | 101.89 | 23 | 95.51 | 116 | 99.59 | 143 | 0.78% | 46 | 117.94 | 21 | 113.31 | 8.0 | 0.86 | 58 | 4.0 | 32 | 474.60 | 289.54 | 30 | |
| 39 | 34 | Albuquerque, NM | ALB | 101.35 | 80 | 101.14 | 58 | 96.50 | 106 | 102.79 | 32 | 0.66% | 54 | 80.92 | 146 | 102.52 | 80.0 | 2.47 | 4 | 3.0 | 54 | 723.30 | 290.46 | -5 | |
| 40 | 57 | Tucson, AZ | TUC | 103.19 | 62 | 99.91 | 150 | 101.01 | 64 | 101.98 | 59 | 0.63% | 55 | 124.69 | 14 | 100.65 | 102.0 | 1.44 | 23 | 4.0 | 32 | 863.05 | 292.62 | 17 | |
| 41 | 39 | Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | SAR | 108.84 | 17 | 101.06 | 67 | 108.53 | 32 | 103.47 | 24 | 0.15% | 82 | 84.89 | 132 | 98.27 | 140.0 | 0.36 | 157 | 2.0 | 82 | 609.85 | 293.85 | -2 | |
| 42 | 53 | Bakersfield, CA | BAK | 106.50 | 27 | 102.63 | 8 | 97.92 | 89 | 104.60 | 15 | 0.24% | 75 | 76.02 | 164 | 98.77 | 134.0 | 0.34 | 164 | 2.0 | 82 | 676.37 | 299.08 | 11 | |
| 43 | 17 | Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | PHO | 107.20 | 24 | 99.92 | 148 | 112.36 | 15 | 100.45 | 110 | 0.47% | 64 | 99.26 | 67 | 98.57 | 136.0 | 1.45 | 22 | 4.0 | 32 | 3383.64 | 301.23 | -26 | |
| 44 | 46 | Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ | MSH | 104.71 | 45 | 100.85 | 83 | 105.65 | 42 | 100.87 | 92 | -.24% | 111 | 86.89 | 124 | 101.08 | 95.0 | 2.00 | 11 | 7.0 | 8 | 1184.28 | 302.77 | 2 | |
| 45 | 35 | Orlando, FL | ORL | 106.95 | 26 | 100.23 | 123 | 108.94 | 27 | 100.43 | 111 | 1.74% | 26 | 87.49 | 121 | 96.24 | 167.0 | 0.79 | 73 | 4.0 | 32 | 1707.18 | 313.54 | -10 | |
| 46 | 86 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | CHR | 104.69 | 47 | 101.13 | 59 | 105.71 | 41 | 100.08 | 125 | 0.77% | 49 | 99.88 | 63 | 101.59 | 90.0 | 0.59 | 105 | 1.0 | 127 | 1544.94 | 316.00 | 40 | |
| 47 | 44 | Jacksonville, FL | JAC | 105.85 | 31 | 101.90 | 22 | 100.04 | 73 | 100.85 | 93 | 0.57% | 57 | 95.60 | 83 | 98.07 | 146.0 | 0.48 | 129 | 1.0 | 127 | 1131.49 | 319.08 | -3 | |
| 48 | 107 | Knoxville, TN | KNO | 101.80 | 75 | 101.49 | 37 | 95.89 | 112 | 100.67 | 99 | 1.63% | 28 | 93.57 | 88 | 99.24 | 124.0 | 0.60 | 102 | 4.0 | 32 | 697.66 | 322.46 | 59 | |
| 49 | 73 | Wilmington, NC | WIM | 105.01 | 40 | 101.11 | 62 | 103.42 | 53 | 103.21 | 29 | -.41% | 125 | 79.89 | 153 | 100.52 | 106.0 | 0.63 | 95 | 2.0 | 82 | 240.51 | 324.31 | 24 | |
| 50 | 109 | Lincoln, NE | LIN | 99.64 | 107 | 100.27 | 118 | 98.78 | 81 | 101.82 | 61 | 0.81% | 45 | 97.05 | 78 | 100.38 | 107.0 | 1.28 | 31 | 5.0 | 20 | 252.09 | 326.15 | 59 | |
| 51 | 77 | Green Bay, WI | GRB | 103.43 | 58 | 101.41 | 38 | 99.21 | 79 | 99.82 | 138 | 2.77% | 10 | 98.79 | 69 | 102.85 | 71.0 | 0.28 | 176 | 1.0 | 127 | 229.21 | 335.08 | 26 | |
| 52 | 2 | Santa Rosa, CA | SAA | 107.08 | 25 | 100.35 | 115 | 118.07 | 6 | 101.21 | 81 | -.89% | 151 | 99.66 | 64 | 96.61 | 163.0 | 0.76 | 74 | 4.0 | 32 | 464.02 | 335.08 | -50 | |
| 53 | 76 | Nashville, TN | NAH | 102.13 | 74 | 101.30 | 45 | 99.24 | 78 | 99.21 | 152 | 0.53% | 59 | 106.58 | 42 | 108.64 | 21.0 | 0.63 | 96 | 1.0 | 127 | 1251.83 | 339.08 | 23 | |
| 54 | 52 | Myrtle Beach, SC | MYB | 104.77 | 43 | 101.86 | 26 | 108.11 | 34 | 99.27 | 150 | 0.61% | 56 | 84.97 | 131 | 95.17 | 175.0 | 0.50 | 125 | 2.0 | 82 | 202.43 | 348.00 | -2 | |
| 55 | 85 | Miami, FL | MIA | 101.64 | 77 | 101.74 | 29 | 97.83 | 91 | 102.52 | 38 | 0.74% | 50 | 73.43 | 171 | 99.44 | 122.0 | 0.42 | 142 | 1.0 | 127 | 2289.68 | 348.31 | 30 | |
| 56 | 62 | Brazoria, TX | BRZ | 101.02 | 84 | 102.24 | 13 | 92.42 | 148 | 102.02 | 58 | -.38% | 119 | 81.47 | 140 | 117.27 | 3.0 | 0.64 | 93 | 3.0 | 54 | 249.83 | 348.92 | 6 | |