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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 | 2 | Iowa City, IA | IOW | 108.16 | 4 | 102.40 | 6 | 104.30 | 5 | 104.68 | 6 | 1.33% | 28 | 113.64 | 14 | 115.17 | 5 | 0.47 | 28 | 2.0 | 8 | 111.23 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Tyler, TX | TYL | 104.98 | 12 | 102.39 | 7 | 99.66 | 17 | 101.23 | 42 | 1.65% | 20 | 118.11 | 10 | 108.56 | 16 | 0.54 | 20 | 2.0 | 8 | 178.85 | 163.40 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | Las Cruces, NM | LSC | 108.16 | 5 | 102.89 | 1 | 97.59 | 26 | 101.28 | 40 | 3.96% | 4 | 83.79 | 45 | 104.41 | 29 | 0.57 | 18 | 2.0 | 8 | 176.79 | 164.71 | -2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Billings, MT | BIL | 100.62 | 36 | 101.80 | 19 | 97.35 | 27 | 103.94 | 9 | 2.36% | 11 | 114.07 | 13 | 107.89 | 21 | 0.60 | 14 | 3.0 | 3 | 130.40 | 166.67 | 8 | |
| 5 | 23 | Santa Fe, NM | SFE | 101.53 | 32 | 102.61 | 3 | 100.85 | 15 | 103.50 | 13 | 2.49% | 10 | 94.15 | 29 | 102.83 | 39 | 0.56 | 19 | 1.0 | 29 | 148.71 | 171.24 | 18 | |
| 6 | 17 | Yuma, AZ | YUM | 113.45 | 1 | 101.80 | 18 | 98.15 | 23 | 105.05 | 3 | 3.92% | 5 | 81.29 | 50 | 106.01 | 28 | 0.25 | 57 | 1.0 | 29 | 164.94 | 172.55 | 11 | |
| 7 | 4 | Punta Gorda, FL | PUG | 109.15 | 3 | 101.93 | 16 | 103.98 | 7 | 104.65 | 7 | 1.20% | 36 | 93.01 | 30 | 101.20 | 48 | 0.26 | 52 | 1.0 | 29 | 147.01 | 194.12 | -3 | |
| 8 | 19 | Cheyenne, WY | CHE | 101.90 | 28 | 102.12 | 11 | 95.82 | 35 | 102.78 | 18 | 0.00% | 56 | 168.44 | 3 | 106.29 | 26 | 0.91 | 7 | 2.0 | 8 | 81.96 | 222.22 | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 | Bryan-College Station, TX | BRY | 106.54 | 11 | 100.55 | 50 | 105.31 | 3 | 102.75 | 19 | 1.62% | 21 | 77.66 | 55 | 95.04 | 73 | 0.58 | 17 | 2.0 | 8 | 151.66 | 235.95 | -2 | |
| 10 | 18 | Bismarck, ND | BSM | 102.07 | 27 | 102.60 | 4 | 97.27 | 28 | 103.66 | 11 | 1.34% | 27 | 86.01 | 38 | 106.95 | 25 | 0.39 | 35 | 0.0 | 69 | 95.22 | 235.95 | 8 | |
| 11 | 5 | Sioux Falls, SD | SIU | 108.10 | 6 | 102.49 | 5 | 106.07 | 2 | 102.27 | 25 | 2.16% | 14 | 68.38 | 69 | 96.86 | 60 | 0.25 | 59 | 0.0 | 69 | 176.65 | 235.95 | -6 | |
| 12 | 15 | Redding, CA | RED | 104.23 | 15 | 100.93 | 43 | 98.73 | 20 | 106.09 | 2 | 5.36% | 1 | 80.26 | 53 | 95.98 | 65 | 0.23 | 64 | 1.0 | 29 | 168.48 | 243.79 | 3 | |
| 13 | 6 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | FWB | 107.35 | 9 | 101.45 | 26 | 98.67 | 21 | 103.33 | 15 | 1.20% | 34 | 70.51 | 66 | 94.78 | 75 | 0.54 | 22 | 2.0 | 8 | 173.07 | 249.02 | -7 | |
| 14 | 9 | Lawrence, KS | LWR | 104.89 | 13 | 100.82 | 44 | 104.85 | 4 | 102.62 | 21 | -5.00% | 96 | 140.40 | 6 | 104.27 | 31 | 0.90 | 8 | 3.0 | 3 | 100.00 | 264.05 | -5 | |
| 15 | 40 | State College, PA | STG | 100.08 | 40 | 101.67 | 24 | 96.16 | 31 | 101.93 | 29 | 2.52% | 9 | 67.66 | 70 | 97.17 | 58 | 0.82 | 11 | 4.0 | 1 | 135.94 | 265.36 | 25 | |
| 16 | 13 | Yuba City, CA | YUB | 106.83 | 10 | 101.27 | 29 | 101.88 | 11 | 106.64 | 1 | 1.06% | 39 | 97.21 | 26 | 101.51 | 44 | 0.10 | 94 | 0.0 | 69 | 141.43 | 269.93 | -3 | |
| 17 | 20 | Rapid City, SD | RAP | 103.15 | 20 | 100.99 | 41 | 98.91 | 19 | 102.99 | 16 | 1.40% | 26 | 83.03 | 46 | 97.93 | 55 | 0.28 | 47 | 1.0 | 29 | 89.83 | 275.16 | 3 | |
| 18 | 10 | Rochester, MN | ROE | 110.13 | 2 | 100.34 | 57 | 109.79 | 1 | 104.92 | 5 | 0.00% | 58 | 57.99 | 84 | 87.71 | 91 | 1.24 | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 126.28 | 281.70 | -8 | |
| 19 | 21 | Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN | FAR | 101.84 | 29 | 101.30 | 28 | 100.25 | 16 | 101.67 | 34 | 0.76% | 45 | 88.55 | 35 | 99.61 | 51 | 0.41 | 32 | 1.0 | 29 | 175.63 | 294.77 | 2 | |
| 20 | 27 | La Crosse, WI-MN | LAR | 101.76 | 30 | 102.81 | 2 | 94.13 | 42 | 101.28 | 41 | -1.08% | 82 | 133.37 | 8 | 104.33 | 30 | 0.60 | 15 | 1.0 | 29 | 127.65 | 311.11 | 7 | |
| 21 | 31 | Yolo, CA | YOL | 107.97 | 7 | 101.09 | 36 | 101.04 | 14 | 104.97 | 4 | 0.46% | 51 | 56.84 | 86 | 89.65 | 88 | 0.27 | 50 | 1.0 | 29 | 174.82 | 311.76 | 10 | |
| 22 | 22 | Monroe, LA | MOR | 103.31 | 18 | 102.00 | 12 | 91.99 | 50 | 101.51 | 38 | -1.19% | 83 | 83.92 | 44 | 103.66 | 35 | 0.87 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 146.68 | 326.14 | 0 | |
| 23 | 26 | Casper, WY | CAS | 103.20 | 19 | 101.80 | 20 | 103.37 | 8 | 97.68 | 80 | 1.81% | 18 | 80.73 | 52 | 113.75 | 8 | 0.13 | 88 | 0.0 | 69 | 66.80 | 331.37 | 3 | |
| 24 | 14 | Greenville, NC | GVL | 102.41 | 23 | 101.34 | 27 | 97.80 | 25 | 98.67 | 69 | -.41% | 67 | 89.82 | 32 | 101.42 | 46 | 1.55 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 134.98 | 332.68 | -10 | |
| 25 | 32 | Panama City, FL | PAN | 104.34 | 14 | 101.16 | 31 | 92.28 | 48 | 103.36 | 14 | 1.20% | 35 | 67.01 | 71 | 95.77 | 68 | 0.24 | 62 | 1.0 | 29 | 150.32 | 335.95 | 7 | |
| 26 | 51 | Lafayette, IN | LAF | 98.26 | 51 | 102.19 | 10 | 91.61 | 55 | 98.16 | 73 | 0.71% | 46 | 98.73 | 24 | 107.85 | 22 | 1.03 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 182.79 | 346.41 | 25 | |
| 27 | 58 | Athens, GA | ATH | 96.33 | 63 | 101.94 | 15 | 95.36 | 38 | 102.07 | 28 | 0.54% | 50 | 85.60 | 39 | 101.53 | 43 | 0.39 | 36 | 1.0 | 29 | 155.07 | 349.67 | 31 | |
| 28 | 36 | Wausau, WI | WAU | 102.65 | 21 | 101.99 | 13 | 95.87 | 34 | 100.33 | 54 | 1.44% | 23 | 60.68 | 78 | 108.91 | 13 | 0.12 | 89 | 0.0 | 69 | 126.03 | 352.29 | 8 | |
| 29 | 33 | Dover, DE | DOV | 102.16 | 26 | 101.67 | 23 | 86.09 | 80 | 97.84 | 76 | 1.08% | 38 | 138.24 | 7 | 122.50 | 4 | 0.37 | 39 | 2.0 | 8 | 129.07 | 355.56 | 4 | |
| 30 | 30 | Charlottesville, VA | CHV | 101.11 | 33 | 99.85 | 69 | 102.71 | 10 | 101.75 | 31 | 1.03% | 40 | 65.12 | 74 | 95.95 | 67 | 0.39 | 34 | 2.0 | 8 | 161.99 | 358.82 | 0 | |
| 31 | 16 | Medford-Ashland, OR | MED | 102.40 | 24 | 100.34 | 56 | 99.23 | 18 | 101.04 | 45 | 2.00% | 16 | 57.19 | 85 | 88.19 | 90 | 0.28 | 48 | 2.0 | 8 | 184.96 | 358.82 | -15 | |
| 32 | 48 | Dothan, AL | DOT | 97.52 | 53 | 100.74 | 47 | 92.08 | 49 | 101.11 | 43 | 0.44% | 52 | 126.16 | 9 | 108.45 | 17 | 0.54 | 21 | 1.0 | 29 | 138.22 | 368.63 | 16 | |
| 33 | 28 | San Angelo, TX | SAO | 96.99 | 58 | 101.85 | 17 | 94.04 | 43 | 102.41 | 23 | -.45% | 71 | 70.71 | 64 | 95.12 | 72 | 1.08 | 5 | 2.0 | 8 | 103.08 | 374.51 | -5 | |
| 34 | 56 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | VIN | 96.33 | 62 | 100.00 | 66 | 88.09 | 69 | 99.91 | 60 | 1.67% | 19 | 152.57 | 4 | 124.40 | 2 | 0.58 | 16 | 3.0 | 3 | 146.29 | 377.12 | 22 | |
| 35 | 43 | Great Falls, MT | GRE | 99.81 | 41 | 101.98 | 14 | 84.17 | 88 | 99.94 | 59 | 1.20% | 33 | 97.64 | 25 | 108.28 | 19 | 0.25 | 55 | 1.0 | 29 | 79.30 | 390.85 | 8 | |
| 36 | 24 | Victoria, TX | VIC | 99.08 | 44 | 100.00 | 67 | 101.52 | 13 | 103.56 | 12 | 0.27% | 53 | 86.82 | 36 | 103.78 | 34 | 0.15 | 83 | 0.0 | 69 | 84.71 | 392.16 | -12 | |
| 37 | 69 | Lawton, OK | LAT | 98.76 | 50 | 102.26 | 9 | 86.84 | 76 | 102.19 | 26 | 1.83% | 17 | 75.78 | 56 | 101.30 | 47 | 0.17 | 79 | 0.0 | 69 | 112.47 | 396.73 | 32 | |
| 38 | 8 | Pocatello, ID | POC | 103.34 | 17 | 100.54 | 52 | 93.15 | 46 | 100.98 | 47 | 0.83% | 42 | 65.19 | 73 | 84.02 | 94 | 1.22 | 3 | 1.0 | 29 | 75.32 | 396.73 | -30 | |
| 39 | 29 | Jacksonville, NC | JAS | 102.33 | 25 | 101.10 | 35 | 91.84 | 51 | 101.05 | 44 | -.41% | 68 | 113.02 | 15 | 102.76 | 40 | 0.16 | 81 | 1.0 | 29 | 145.99 | 399.35 | -10 | |
| 40 | 25 | Bloomington-Normal, IL | BLO | 107.81 | 8 | 100.81 | 45 | 104.13 | 6 | 102.14 | 27 | -.11% | 59 | 32.05 | 96 | 69.96 | 96 | 0.13 | 87 | 0.0 | 69 | 151.88 | 416.99 | -15 | |
| 41 | 37 | Eau Claire, WI | EAU | 100.22 | 39 | 101.16 | 32 | 96.00 | 33 | 96.02 | 92 | 3.74% | 6 | 48.12 | 93 | 90.97 | 86 | 0.40 | 33 | 1.0 | 29 | 149.24 | 421.57 | -4 | |
| 42 | 52 | Sheboygan, WI | SHB | 99.32 | 43 | 98.22 | 91 | 93.90 | 44 | 97.68 | 81 | 2.28% | 13 | 105.38 | 20 | 104.24 | 33 | 0.30 | 45 | 2.0 | 8 | 113.11 | 424.84 | 10 | |
| 43 | 38 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | CHA | 101.56 | 31 | 100.46 | 54 | 98.17 | 22 | 102.35 | 24 | 0.56% | 49 | 52.15 | 88 | 92.31 | 82 | 0.25 | 58 | 0.0 | 69 | 179.64 | 429.41 | -5 | |
| 44 | 54 | Kenosha, WI | KEN | 101.10 | 34 | 101.08 | 38 | 94.76 | 39 | 97.38 | 82 | 2.06% | 15 | 69.93 | 67 | 88.46 | 89 | 0.22 | 70 | 1.0 | 29 | 152.52 | 438.56 | 10 | |
| 45 | 34 | St. Cloud, MN | STC | 103.79 | 16 | 99.60 | 72 | 101.88 | 12 | 100.89 | 48 | -1.85% | 87 | 85.59 | 40 | 95.64 | 69 | 0.22 | 67 | 1.0 | 29 | 169.93 | 441.18 | -11 | |
| 46 | 66 | Alexandria, LA | ALE | 98.89 | 47 | 101.77 | 21 | 91.71 | 53 | 100.33 | 55 | -.18% | 61 | 82.47 | 48 | 97.94 | 54 | 0.21 | 71 | 1.0 | 29 | 126.57 | 441.83 | 20 | |
| 47 | 90 | Enid, OK | END | 91.23 | 88 | 101.09 | 37 | 89.63 | 63 | 102.61 | 22 | 0.85% | 41 | 102.93 | 22 | 125.77 | 1 | 0.16 | 82 | 0.0 | 69 | 57.11 | 441.83 | 43 | |
| 48 | 35 | Pueblo, CO | PUE | 102.62 | 22 | 99.33 | 78 | 96.21 | 29 | 102.73 | 20 | -.69% | 77 | 104.78 | 21 | 95.48 | 70 | 0.23 | 66 | 0.0 | 69 | 144.96 | 443.14 | -13 | |
| 49 | 84 | Owensboro, KY | OWE | 98.97 | 45 | 102.33 | 8 | 92.87 | 47 | 100.74 | 50 | 0.00% | 57 | 60.10 | 80 | 101.44 | 45 | 0.17 | 78 | 0.0 | 69 | 91.79 | 448.37 | 35 | |
| 50 | 39 | Grand Junction, CO | GRJ | 100.87 | 35 | 99.55 | 74 | 103.34 | 9 | 103.85 | 10 | -.69% | 76 | 48.07 | 94 | 94.74 | 76 | 0.13 | 86 | 1.0 | 29 | 119.28 | 452.94 | -11 | |
| 51 | 50 | Wichita Falls, TX | WIH | 93.83 | 80 | 100.06 | 65 | 90.58 | 58 | 102.97 | 17 | -2.13% | 92 | 108.72 | 18 | 123.27 | 3 | 0.51 | 25 | 1.0 | 29 | 137.39 | 456.86 | -1 | |
| 52 | 65 | Dubuque, IA | DUB | 94.53 | 75 | 101.22 | 30 | 86.28 | 78 | 98.70 | 68 | -.59% | 73 | 180.86 | 1 | 113.99 | 7 | 0.53 | 23 | 1.0 | 29 | 88.86 | 462.75 | 13 | |
| 53 | 44 | Bellingham, WA | BEL | 100.31 | 38 | 99.02 | 81 | 96.21 | 30 | 104.29 | 8 | 0.02% | 55 | 53.62 | 87 | 90.57 | 87 | 0.25 | 54 | 0.0 | 69 | 170.85 | 471.24 | -9 | |
| 54 | 80 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | ELK | 95.91 | 66 | 101.71 | 22 | 87.55 | 73 | 92.53 | 95 | 4.38% | 3 | 48.60 | 92 | 92.23 | 83 | 0.48 | 27 | 2.0 | 8 | 184.19 | 475.82 | 26 | |
| 55 | 42 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | WAE | 94.20 | 78 | 99.05 | 80 | 89.66 | 62 | 101.58 | 36 | -.54% | 72 | 150.01 | 5 | 112.83 | 9 | 0.45 | 30 | 1.0 | 29 | 126.48 | 476.47 | -13 | |
| 56 | 41 | Sumter, SC | SUT | 98.79 | 48 | 100.48 | 53 | 88.05 | 71 | 96.73 | 86 | 0.61% | 48 | 112.81 | 16 | 102.89 | 38 | 0.32 | 43 | 1.0 | 29 | 104.24 | 482.35 | -15 | |
| 57 | 72 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | GRF | 96.14 | 64 | 100.17 | 62 | 84.82 | 85 | 100.78 | 49 | 0.80% | 43 | 92.19 | 31 | ||||||||||