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Akron, OH MSA
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Albuquerque, NM MSA
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Asheville, NC MSA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD MD
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA
Boston-Quincy, MA MD
Boulder, CO MSA
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD
Camden, NJ MD
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL MD
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
Columbia, SC MSA
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Columbus, OH MSA
Corpus Christi, TX MSA
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
Dayton, OH MSA
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI MD
Duluth, MN-WI MSA
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
Edison, NJ MD
El Paso, TX MSA
Erie, PA MSA
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
Evansville, IN-KY MSA
Fayetteville, NC MSA
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA
Flint, MI MSA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL MD
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
Fort Wayne, IN MSA
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MD
Fresno, CA MSA
Gainesville, FL MSA
Gary, IN MD
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA
Greeley, CO MSA
Green Bay, WI MSA
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Huntsville, AL MSA
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA
Jackson, MS MSA
Jacksonville, FL MSA
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Knoxville, TN MSA
Lafayette, LA MSA
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI MD
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
Lancaster, PA MSA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Laredo, TX MSA
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Lincoln, NE MSA
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA MD
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
Lubbock, TX MSA
Madison, WI MSA
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
Merced, CA MSA
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Mobile, AL MSA
Modesto, CA MSA
Montgomery, AL MSA
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY MD
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ MD
Newark-Union, NJ-PA MD
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
Norwich-New London, CT MSA
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA MD
Ocala, FL MSA
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA
Oklahoma City, OK MSA
Olympia, WA MSA
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
Peabody, MA MD
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Peoria, IL MSA
Philadelphia, PA MD
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA
Provo-Orem, UT MSA
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Reading, PA MSA
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
Richmond, VA MSA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
Roanoke, VA MSA
Rochester, NY MSA
Rockford, IL MSA
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA
Salem, OR MSA
Salinas, CA MSA
Salt Lake City, UT MSA
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA MD
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA MD
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
Savannah, GA MSA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA MD
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA
Spartanburg, SC MSA
Spokane, WA MSA
Springfield, MA MSA
Springfield, MO MSA
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Stockton, CA MSA
Syracuse, NY MSA
Tacoma, WA MD
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
Toledo, OH MSA
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
Tucson, AZ MSA
Tulsa, OK MSA
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI MD
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MD
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD
Wichita, KS MSA
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD
Wilmington, NC MSA
Winston-Salem, NC MSA
Worcester, MA MSA
York-Hanover, PA MSA
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
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Akron, OH MSA
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Albuquerque, NM MSA
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
Anchorage, AK MSA
Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Asheville, NC MSA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD MD
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA
Boston-Quincy, MA MD
Boulder, CO MSA
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD
Camden, NJ MD
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA
Charleston, WV MSA
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL MD
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
Colorado Springs, CO MSA
Columbia, SC MSA
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Columbus, OH MSA
Corpus Christi, TX MSA
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
Dayton, OH MSA
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI MD
Duluth, MN-WI MSA
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
Edison, NJ MD
El Paso, TX MSA
Erie, PA MSA
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
Evansville, IN-KY MSA
Fayetteville, NC MSA
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA
Flint, MI MSA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL MD
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
Fort Wayne, IN MSA
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MD
Fresno, CA MSA
Gainesville, FL MSA
Gary, IN MD
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA
Greeley, CO MSA
Green Bay, WI MSA
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA
Honolulu, HI MSA
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Huntsville, AL MSA
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA
Jackson, MS MSA
Jacksonville, FL MSA
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Knoxville, TN MSA
Lafayette, LA MSA
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI MD
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
Lancaster, PA MSA
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Laredo, TX MSA
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Lincoln, NE MSA
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA MD
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
Lubbock, TX MSA
Madison, WI MSA
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
Merced, CA MSA
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL MD
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Mobile, AL MSA
Modesto, CA MSA
Montgomery, AL MSA
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY MD
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ MD
Newark-Union, NJ-PA MD
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
Norwich-New London, CT MSA
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA MD
Ocala, FL MSA
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA
Oklahoma City, OK MSA
Olympia, WA MSA
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
Peabody, MA MD
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Peoria, IL MSA
Philadelphia, PA MD
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA
Provo-Orem, UT MSA
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Reading, PA MSA
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
Richmond, VA MSA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
Roanoke, VA MSA
Rochester, NY MSA
Rockford, IL MSA
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA
Salem, OR MSA
Salinas, CA MSA
Salt Lake City, UT MSA
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA MD
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA MD
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
Savannah, GA MSA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA MD
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA
Spartanburg, SC MSA
Spokane, WA MSA
Springfield, MA MSA
Springfield, MO MSA
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
Stockton, CA MSA
Syracuse, NY MSA
Tacoma, WA MD
Tallahassee, FL MSA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
Toledo, OH MSA
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
Tucson, AZ MSA
Tulsa, OK MSA
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI MD
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MD
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL MD
Wichita, KS MSA
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MD
Wilmington, NC MSA
Winston-Salem, NC MSA
Worcester, MA MSA
York-Hanover, PA MSA
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
Gary, IN MD
Overall Rank:
112
MSA Population:
708,672
5-yr Job Growth (2006-2011)
1
Score:
98.90
Rank:
126
1-yr Job Growth (2010-2011)
2
Score:
100.30
Rank:
53
5-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2005-2010)
3
Score:
96.78
Rank:
134
1-yr Wages & Salaries Growth (2009-2010)
4
Score:
102.24
Rank:
12
Job Growth (May 11 - May 12)
5
Growth:
-1.01 %
Rank:
184
5-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2006-2011)
6
Score:
101.97
Rank:
56
1-yr Relative HT GDP Growth (2010-2011)
7
Score:
98.05
Rank:
125
High-Tech GDP LQ - 2011
8
Score:
0.38
Rank:
187
# of HT GDP LQs Over 1 - 2011
9
Score:
4.0
Rank:
106
2012-2011 Score Comparison
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