Where the jobs are:
rankings for major labor markets
bizjournals - October 2, 2006
| Labor Market | Employment Vitality Score | Rank | Jobs as of mid-2006 | Percentage job growth (2001-06) | Raw job growth (2001-06) | Percentage job growth (2005-06) | Raw job growth (2005-06) |
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| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. | 19.56 | 1 | 230,200 | 32.53% | 56,500 | 5.35% | 11,700 |
| Las Vegas | 17.44 | 2 | 919,200 | 25.59% | 187,300 | 5.46% | 47,600 |
| Phoenix | 16.84 | 3 | 1,861,200 | 17.11% | 271,900 | 5.34% | 94,300 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. | 15.28 | 4 | 311,400 | 26.84% | 65,900 | 4.32% | 12,900 |
| Orlando | 15.25 | 5 | 1,073,600 | 17.26% | 158,000 | 4.35% | 44,800 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. | 11.21 | 6 | 1,254,700 | 21.27% | 220,100 | 2.78% | 33,900 |
| Lakeland, Fla. | 10.31 | 7 | 216,300 | 16.10% | 30,000 | 2.85% | 6,000 |
| Boise, Idaho | 10.29 | 8 | 270,000 | 13.49% | 32,100 | 5.63% | 14,400 |
| Washington, D.C. | 9.76 | 9 | 3,012,800 | 9.33% | 257,100 | 2.54% | 74,500 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale | 9.67 | 10 | 2,426,400 | 8.73% | 194,900 | 2.55% | 60,300 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg | 8.97 | 11 | 1,308,000 | 10.95% | 129,100 | 2.40% | 30,600 |
| Salt Lake City | 8.39 | 12 | 612,200 | 6.47% | 37,200 | 4.61% | 27,000 |
| Raleigh, N.C. | 7.72 | 13 | 483,300 | 8.85% | 39,300 | 4.25% | 19,700 |
| Jacksonville, Fla. | 7.00 | 14 | 619,300 | 9.19% | 52,100 | 3.25% | 19,500 |
| Reno, Nev. | 6.74 | 15 | 226,700 | 12.45% | 25,100 | 4.95% | 10,700 |
| Seattle | 5.75 | 16 | 1,708,400 | 3.77% | 62,100 | 3.96% | 65,100 |
| Baton Rouge, La. | 4.92 | 17 | 364,400 | 7.37% | 25,000 | 4.00% | 14,000 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. | 4.47 | 18 | 390,600 | 6.81% | 24,900 | 3.17% | 12,000 |
| Atlanta | 3.99 | 19 | 2,391,800 | 3.36% | 77,800 | 2.56% | 59,700 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 3.76 | 20 | 317,600 | 5.48% | 16,500 | 2.19% | 6,800 |
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