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Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area
California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division
Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Overall Rank
20
7
Rank Change
-1
0
MSA Population
174,970
81,160
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
5-yr Job Growth
1
101.05
37
112.33
6
1-yr Job Growth
2
99.79
60
100.69
27
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth
3
101.05
23
112.33
7
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth
4
98.30
126
100.67
31
Short-Term Job Growth
5
100.40%
63
100.58%
54
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth
6
140.14
63
114.19
54
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth
7
98.48
95
89.33
190
High-Tech GDP LQ
8
0.79
31
0.65
58
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1
9
4.0
20
4.0
20
