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 |
