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Lafayette, LA MSA
Overall Rank: 14
MSA Population: 256,494
5-yr Job Growth (2002-2007)1 Score: 104.66 Rank: 43
1-yr Job Growth (2006-2007)2 Score: 102.36 Rank: 12
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2001-2006)3 Score: 107.57 Rank: 42
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2005-2006)4 Score: 108.20 Rank: 1
Job Growth (Mar07 - Mar08)5 Growth: 2.79 % Rank: 5
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2002-2007)6 Score: 114.98 Rank: 29
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2006-2007)7 Score: 97.04 Rank: 169
High-Tech GDP LQ - 20078 Score: 0.64  Rank: 120
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 - 20079 Score: 3.0 Rank: 144