The Top Fifty Metropolitan Areas
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Metropolitan Area
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Rank
1999 |
Rank
1998 |
Percent
Change |
Thousands of Jobs
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Job Growth
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1999
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1998
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| Las Vegas NV |
1
|
15
|
7.77
|
51.5
|
714.5
|
663.0
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| Sarasota-Bradenton FL |
2
|
215
|
7.20
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17.8
|
264.9
|
247.1
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| Riverside-San Bernardino CA |
3
|
18
|
5.83
|
51.4
|
933.6
|
882.2
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| Putnam County NY |
4
|
9
|
5.58
|
1.2
|
22.7
|
21.5
|
| Austin-San Marcos TX |
5
|
3
|
5.46
|
32.8
|
633.5
|
600.7
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| Sacramento CA |
6
|
31
|
5.34
|
34.8
|
686.8
|
652.0
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| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA |
7
|
25
|
5.23
|
8.2
|
165.0
|
156.8
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| Atlanta GA |
8
|
33
|
5.20
|
106.3
|
2,149.1
|
2,042.8
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| Orlando FL |
9
|
8
|
5.13
|
43.0
|
880.9
|
837.9
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| Bloomington-Normal IL |
10
|
1
|
4.99
|
4.2
|
88.4
|
84.2
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| Salinas CA |
11
|
79
|
4.87
|
5.9
|
127.1
|
121.2
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| Sioux Falls SD |
12
|
38
|
4.80
|
5.1
|
111.3
|
106.2
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| Green Bay WI |
13
|
90
|
4.72
|
6.5
|
144.2
|
137.7
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| Colorado Springs CO |
14
|
81
|
4.69
|
10.5
|
234.6
|
224.1
|
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX |
16
|
27
|
4.57
|
6.4
|
146.3
|
139.9
|
| St. Cloud MN |
15
|
56
|
4.57
|
4.0
|
91.6
|
87.6
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| Phoenix-Mesa AZ |
17
|
7
|
4.55
|
66.4
|
1,524.5
|
1,458.1
|
| Barnstable-Yarmouth MA |
18
|
53
|
4.44
|
2.6
|
61.1
|
58.5
|
| Northern Virginia VA |
19
|
48
|
4.38
|
45.4
|
1,083.1
|
1,037.7
|
| Las Cruces NM |
20
|
88
|
4.37
|
2.3
|
54.9
|
52.6
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| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC |
22
|
61
|
4.30
|
33.5
|
812.7
|
779.2
|
| Rockland County NY |
21
|
37
|
4.30
|
4.5
|
109.2
|
104.7
|
| Cedar Rapids IA |
23
|
39
|
4.29
|
5.0
|
121.5
|
116.5
|
| Ventura CA |
24
|
41
|
4.20
|
10.6
|
263.0
|
252.4
|
| Boise City ID |
25
|
24
|
4.14
|
8.4
|
211.1
|
202.7
|
| Boulder-Longmont CO |
26
|
45
|
4.09
|
6.7
|
170.5
|
163.8
|
| San Diego CA |
27
|
16
|
4.04
|
44.7
|
1,150.2
|
1,105.5
|
| Stockton-Lodi CA |
28
|
127
|
3.97
|
6.8
|
178.3
|
171.5
|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR |
29
|
128
|
3.95
|
5.6
|
147.5
|
141.9
|
| Elkhart-Goshen IN |
30
|
62
|
3.90
|
4.7
|
125.1
|
120.4
|
| Barre-Montepelier VT |
31
|
113
|
3.87
|
1.2
|
32.2
|
31.0
|
| Newburgh NY |
33
|
114
|
3.86
|
4.8
|
129.1
|
124.3
|
| Dutchess County NY |
32
|
201
|
3.86
|
4.2
|
113.1
|
108.9
|
| Charleston-North Charleston SC |
34
|
6
|
3.84
|
9.0
|
243.1
|
234.1
|
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL |
35
|
44
|
3.80
|
6.0
|
163.7
|
157.7
|
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL |
36
|
32
|
3.79
|
42.2
|
1,157.0
|
1,114.8
|
| Denver CO |
37
|
47
|
3.75
|
41.1
|
1,137.4
|
1,096.3
|
| Nassau-Suffolk NY |
38
|
130
|
3.74
|
43.0
|
1,191.4
|
1,148.4
|
| Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito TX |
39
|
145
|
3.71
|
3.7
|
103.3
|
99.6
|
| Utica-Rome NY |
40
|
150
|
3.70
|
4.8
|
134.7
|
129.9
|
| Iowa City IA |
41
|
29
|
3.65
|
2.5
|
70.9
|
68.4
|
| Santa Rosa CA |
42
|
22
|
3.64
|
6.3
|
179.4
|
173.1
|
| Wausau WI |
43
|
98
|
3.63
|
2.4
|
68.6
|
66.2
|
| Alexandria LA |
44
|
63
|
3.60
|
2.0
|
57.5
|
55.5
|
| Rochester MN |
46
|
2
|
3.58
|
2.8
|
81.1
|
78.3
|
| Dover DE |
45
|
64
|
3.58
|
1.9
|
55.0
|
53.1
|
| Orange County CA |
47
|
12
|
3.54
|
46.0
|
1,345.2
|
1,299.2
|
| Dallas TX |
49
|
19
|
3.53
|
65.0
|
1,905.7
|
1,840.7
|
| Lowell MA |
48
|
59
|
3.53
|
4.2
|
123.1
|
118.9
|
| Tucson AZ |
50
|
101
|
3.52
|
11.4
|
335.5
|
324.1
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