slides: The Best Performing Cities in New England
Saturday, December 07, 2013
GoLocalProv News Team
The Milken Institute released its index for
Best-Performing Cities 2013 this week, which ranks Providence 148th of the 200 large metropolitan areas in America for creating and sustaining jobs.
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The survey shows where jobs are being created and sustained in metropolitan areas across the nation. The index uses measures of job, wage and technology performance to rank the nation's 200 large metropolitan areas and 179 smaller metros.
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See how each of the large metropolitan areas in New England rank in the slides below.
Related Slideshow: New England’s Best Performing Cities 2013: Milken Institute Study
Which cities and metropolitan areas in New England are poised for bright growth prospects? Which lag behind? Below are New England's Best Performing Cities as ranked by The Milken Institute in their national study, "Best-Performing Cities 2013."
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#13 Norwich-New London CT
Population: 274170
2013 Rank: 187
2012 Rank: 152
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 91
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 179
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 121
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 184
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 200
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 181
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#12 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA
Population: 1601374
2013 Rank: 148
2012 Rank: 130
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 144
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 161
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 127
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 122
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 47
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 147
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#11 New Haven-Milford CT
Population: 862813
2013 Rank: 142
2012 Rank: 109
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 124
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 131
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 122
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 149
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 194
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 146
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#10 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ME
Population: 518117
2013 Rank: 137
2012 Rank: 91
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 86
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 165
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 98
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 146
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 101
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 103
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#9 Springfield MA
Population: 697258
2013 Rank: 127
2012 Rank: 154
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 58
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 140
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 108
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 160
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 70
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 34
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#8 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk CT
Population: 933835
2013 Rank: 106
2012 Rank: 94
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 125
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 132
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 129
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 49
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 183
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 190
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#7 Rockingham County-Strafford County NH
Population: 421939
2013 Rank: 91
2012 Rank: 60
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 66
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 123
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 128
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 106
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 62
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 185
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#6 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford CT
Population: 1214400
2013 Rank: 85
2012 Rank: 93
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 100
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 136
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 99
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 72
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 77
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 76
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#5 Manchester-Nashua NH
Population: 402922
2013 Rank: 72
2012 Rank: 126
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 123
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 143
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 114
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 41
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 6
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 141
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#4 Worcester MA
Population: 806163
2013 Rank: 63
2012 Rank: 34
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 73
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 166
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 74
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 61
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 55
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 152
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#3 Peabody MA
Population: 755618
2013 Rank: 50
2012 Rank: 17
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 30
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 107
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 54
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 55
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 114
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 184
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#2 Boston-Quincy MA
Population: 1926030
2013 Rank: 46
2012 Rank: 46
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 53
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 100
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 72
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 79
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 34
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 38
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#1 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham MA
Population: 1537215
2013 Rank: 23
2012 Rank: 8
5-yr Job Growth Rank: 38
1-yr Job Growth Rank: 112
5-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 17
1-yr Wage/Salary Growth Rank: 29
5-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 31
1-yr Relative High Tech GDP Growth Rank: 70
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