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Top 20 Midsize Cities

Employment base of 150,000-449,999.

By Michael A. Shires | 
 
Rank
Within
Category		 Area,State
Hottest Industries		 2007 Overall Rank 2006
Rank in
Category		 2006 Overall Rank Growth
Nonfarm
Jobs
2005-
2006		 Growth
Nonfarm
Jobs
2001-
2006		 Weighted
Index
1 Cape Coral-Fort Myers,
Fla.
Financial Services,
Transportation,
Wholesale		 4 1 3 4.6% 32.3% 98.9
2 McAllen-Edinburg-
Mission, Texas
Information, Education
and Health, Business
Services		 5 2 12 5.9% 27.6% 98.7
3 Sarasota-Bradenton-
Venice, Fla.
Business Services,
Leisure, Transportation		 8 4 20 4.8% 27.6% 98.0
4 Fayetteville-
Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
Wholesale, Business
Services, Government		 13 3 19 3.2% 20.7% 93.4
5 Deltona-Daytona
Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla.
Business Services,
Leisure, Retail		 25 7 34 2.6% 17.7% 89.3
6 Lakeland, Fla.
Business Services,
Leisure, Transportation		 27 8 38 2.9% 16.5% 88.9
7 Provo-Orem, Utah
Information, Wholesale		 31 9 40 4.6% 15.2% 88.2
8 Reno-Sparks, Nev.
Business Services,
Retail		 36 5 25 4.4% 13.9% 86.3
9 Boise City-Nampa,
Idaho
Information, Retail		 37 11 48 5.0% 14.3% 86.2
10 Savannah, Ga.
Business Services,
Wholesale		 42 49 74 3.4% 13.8% 85.4
11 Bakersfield, Calif.
Wholesale, Retail,
Leisure		 47 10 41 2.7% 13.4% 82.7
12 Tucson, Ariz.
Business Services,
Leisure, Wholesale		 52 13 60 5.2% 11.5% 80.4
13 Baton Rouge, La.
(Biggest Mover)
Leisure, Business
Services, Education
and Health		 59 70 278 3.4% 10.0% 77.3
14 Tacoma, Wash.
Wholesale,
Transportation, Retail		 60 17 77 3.1% 11.4% 76.8
15 Charleston-North
Charleston, S.C.
Financial Services,
Business Services,
Leisure		 61 12 54 2.9% 13.0% 76.0
16 Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
Business Services,
Financial Services		 62 18 78 3.7% 11.1% 75.7
17 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-
Brent, Fla.
Financial Services,
Business Services,
Transportation		 65 15 71 2.7% 11.1% 74.9
18 Palm Bay-Melbourne-
Titusville, Fla.
Wholesale, Business
Services, Financial
Services		 81 6 27 1.9% 11.7% 69.7
19 Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Business Services,
Education and Health,
Leisure		 84 29 130 3.5% 8.5% 69.3
20 Springfield, Mo.
Leisure, Business
Services, Financial
Services		 86 25 113 2.2% 9.8% 69.0

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