Thursday, September 18, 2008

Top 10 Cities for Jobs and Economic Growth

Source: U.S. News and World Reports

The Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners is out with its latest report ranking metro areas in the United States "by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage, and salary and technology growth."

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Among the nation's 200 largest metros, these are the top 10 performers of 2008 (with their 2007 rankings in parentheses):

  1. Provo-Orem, Utah (8)
  2. Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina (10)
  3. Salt Lake City, Utah (18)
  4. Austin-Round Rock, Texas (20)
  5. Huntsville, Alabama (16)
  6. Wilmington, North Carolina (2)
  7. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas (7)
  8. Tacoma, Washington (50)
  9. Olympia, Washington (37 in the 2007 ranking of small metros)
  10. Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina (12)

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