Top 20 Small Cities
By: Michael A. Shires
Employment base of less than 150,000.
| 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 | St. George, Utah Wholesale, Business Services, Manufacturing |
1 | 2 | 2 | 8.4% | 41.8% | 100.0 |
| 2 | Yuma, Ariz. Manufacturing, Leisure |
2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7% | 31.5% | 99.7 |
| 3 | Prescott, Ariz. Business Services, Financial Services, Manufacturing |
3 | 13 | 16 | 6.6% | 25.9% | 99.2 |
| 4 | Naples-Marco Island, Fla. Leisure, Wholesale, Financial Services |
6 | 7 | 8 | 5.5% | 28.5% | 98.5 |
| 5 | Morgantown, W.Va. Leisure, Government, Education and Health |
9 | 12 | 15 | 6.4% | 19.1% | 97.7 |
| 6 | Bend, Oreg. Business Services, Financial Services |
10 | 14 | 17 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 97.3 |
| 7 | Laredo, Texas Leisure, Government |
11 | 20 | 29 | 5.2% | 21.7% | 96.3 |
| 8 | Port St. Lucie- Fort Pierce, Fla. Transportation, Financial Services |
12 | 6 | 7 | 3.2% | 26.5% | 95.9 |
| 9 | Las Cruces, N.Mex. Wholesale, Transportation |
15 | 31 | 49 | 4.2% | 19.0% | 93.0 |
| 10 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Information, Wholesale |
16 | 4 | 5 | 3.8% | 19.0% | 92.8 |
| 11 | Casper, Wyo. Information, Manufacturing, Wholesale |
17 | 9 | 11 | 4.4% | 17.9% | 92.1 |
| 12 | Midland, Texas Manufacturing, Business Services, Retail |
18 | 90 | 139 | 4.4% | 13.1% | 92.1 |
| 13 | Fort Walton Beach- Crestview-Destin, Fla. Financial Services, Leisure, Manufacturing |
19 | 3 | 4 | 3.2% | 22.8% | 91.3 |
| 14 | Myrtle Beach-Conway- North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Government, Leisure |
20 | 43 | 67 | 2.7% | 20.5% | 90.9 |
| 15 | Dubuque, Iowa (Biggest Mover) BLS sector detail not available |
22 | 121 | 200 | 5.0% | 11.7% | 90.6 |
| 16 | Dover, Del. Financial Services, Transportation, Retail |
23 | 23 | 33 | 3.2% | 20.4% | 90.2 |
| 17 | Ocala, Fla. Financial Services, Business Services, Wholesale |
28 | 24 | 37 | 2.3% | 20.7% | 88.8 |
| 18 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla. Wholesale, Transportation, Business Services |
29 | 65 | 100 | 2.9% | 17.2% | 88.7 |
| 19 | Auburn-Opelika, Ala. Business Services, Wholesale, Education and Health |
30 | 28 | 45 | 2.5% | 17.3% | 88.7 |
| 20 | Idaho Falls, Idaho Information, Wholesale, Business Services |
32 | 8 | 10 | 2.4% | 17.0% | 88.2 |
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