Large Cities Rankings - 2012 Best Cities for Job Growth
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2012 New Geography Rankings - Large (> 450k employment)
2012 Rank Among Large Cities
2012 Weighted INDEX
2011 Nonfarm Employment (1000s)
2011 Size Ranking
Size Movement
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Northern Virginia, VA
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Met. Div.
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Met. Div.
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Philadelphia City, PA
Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Met. Div.
St. Louis, MO-IL
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Met. Div.
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
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