2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
Tech investment built powerhouses of job growth along the WestCcoast, and Silicon Valley innovations brought San Jose to the top of the index. Venture capital and entrepreneurialism continued to draw the jobs, while the Midwest and Northeast struggled to compete in the new economy.

2001

1. San Jose, CA
2. Austin-San Marcos, TX
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Boulder-Longmont, CO
5. Dallas, TX
6. Santa Rosa, CA
7. Boise City, ID
8. San Diego, CA
9. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
10. Oakland, CA
11. Sacramento, CA
12. Orange County, CA
13. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
14. Las Vegas, NV-AZ
15. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
16. Atlanta, GA
17. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
18. Ventura, CA
19. Provo-Orem, UT
20. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
 
 
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