America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013

Demographics:   Population Growth    Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Segregation   Relgious Groups by Family   Relgious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Male/Female Ratio
Economy:   Gross Metropolitan Product
Income:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate   Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate
Residental Real Estate:   Building Permits   Homeownership Rates   Housing Vacancy Rates
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth   Unemployment Rate
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z   Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work
Election Results:   2012 Presidential Election Results
Housing:   House Price Index   Year Housing Structure Built
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing and Utility Costs
Health Care:   Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs   Distribution of Physicians and Dentists   Health Insurance Coverage
Public Safety:   Crime Rate
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes   Weather Conditions
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Air Quality Index Pollutants   Air Quality Index Trends
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead   Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide

Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth

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City	Top-Rated	State	Region	Civilian Labor Force 2011	Civilian Labor Force 2012	Civilian Labor Force % Chg.	Workers Employed 2011	Workers Employed 2012	Workers Employed % Chg.	City Report
Albuquerque, NM	T	NM	West	255,702	257,503	0.7	238,737	241,594	1.2	Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VA	T	VA	East	90,509	90,600	0.1	86,086	86,628	0.6	Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AK	T	AK	West	160,624	159,323	-0.8	151,709	151,276	-0.3	Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MI	T	MI	Central	63,307	63,061	-0.4	59,489	59,552	0.1	AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, CO	T	CO	West	58,612	59,188	1.0	53,714	54,808	2.0	Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GA	T	GA	South	68,903	69,635	1.1	63,963	64,973	1.6	Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GA	T	GA	South	194,735	197,605	1.5	171,911	176,010	2.4	Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TX	T	TX	South	453,311	464,387	2.4	428,325	442,621	3.3	Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WA	T	WA	West	68,259	68,501	0.4	64,250	64,975	1.1	Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MT	T	MT	West	57,611	59,074	2.5	55,057	56,680	2.9	Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, ID	T	ID	West	110,086	111,833	1.6	102,498	105,525	3.0	BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MA	T	MA	East	319,338	320,515	0.4	299,773	301,058	0.4	Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, CO	T	CO	West	60,604	61,750	1.9	57,589	58,701	1.9	Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OK	T	OK	Central	50,174	51,129	1.9	47,787	49,098	2.7	BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MA	T	MA	East	60,472	60,840	0.6	58,156	58,405	0.4	Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FL	T	FL	South	77,991	79,099	1.4	70,473	72,936	3.5	CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CA	T	CA	West	48,436	48,912	1.0	45,490	46,272	1.7	Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NC	T	NC	East	70,409	72,740	3.3	66,371	68,689	3.5	Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IA	T	IA	Central	71,809	70,359	-2.0	67,702	66,625	-1.6	CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SC	T	SC	South	61,013	61,564	0.9	56,892	57,591	1.2	Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NC	T	NC	East	380,600	394,698	3.7	349,548	363,056	3.9	Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, IL	T	IL	Central	1,263,026	1,276,070	1.0	1,131,180	1,151,796	1.8	Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TN	T	TN	South	57,619	58,343	1.3	52,811	53,866	2.0	Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, CO	T	CO	West	207,148	208,029	0.4	187,822	190,227	1.3	ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MD	T	MD	East	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MO	T	MO	Central	61,395	61,533	0.2	58,785	59,235	0.8	Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OH	T	OH	East	427,742	426,552	-0.3	400,788	403,825	0.8	Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FL	T	FL	South	75,102	76,037	1.2	69,534	71,403	2.7	CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TX	T	TX	South	577,264	586,561	1.6	532,293	549,042	3.1	Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, CO	T	CO	West	327,805	329,615	0.6	297,497	303,556	2.0	Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NC	T	NC	East	120,297	123,995	3.1	111,993	115,431	3.1	Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJ	T	NJ	East	55,444	56,451	1.8	51,903	53,022	2.2	Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TX	T	TX	South	273,039	271,850	-0.4	249,079	250,664	0.6	ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, OR	T	OR	West	81,655	80,117	-1.9	75,428	74,788	-0.8	Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, ND	T	ND	Central	60,846	59,587	-2.1	58,912	57,621	-2.2	Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, CO	T	CO	West	111,189	112,921	1.6	103,727	106,286	2.5	FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, IN	T	IN	Central	63,564	65,185	2.6	60,261	62,156	3.1	FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TX	T	TX	South	87,139	88,053	1.0	81,857	82,897	1.3	FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CA	T	CA	West	122,534	121,687	-0.7	111,386	111,316	-0.1	Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TX	T	TX	South	356,082	360,346	1.2	331,454	339,337	2.4	Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZ	T	AZ	West	114,551	114,883	0.3	107,972	109,105	1.0	Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NC	T	NC	East	137,923	139,545	1.2	125,436	127,146	1.4	Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NV	T	NV	West	143,037	142,250	-0.6	126,076	129,117	2.4	Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HI	T	HI	West	459,924	459,870	0.0	436,068	440,370	1.0	Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TX	T	TX	South	1,023,119	1,038,662	1.5	948,592	974,997	2.8	Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, AL	T	AL	South	91,176	90,433	-0.8	85,407	85,419	0.0	Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, IN	T	IN	Central	417,401	418,397	0.2	380,314	381,715	0.4	Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CA	T	CA	West	84,153	84,944	0.9	79,166	80,632	1.9	Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MS	T	MS	South	82,502	83,463	1.2	74,769	75,889	1.5	Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FL	T	FL	South	415,449	423,087	1.8	377,678	390,776	3.5	Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MO	T	MO	Central	226,854	227,690	0.4	209,316	210,655	0.6	KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WI	T	WI	Central	50,177	50,339	0.3	45,811	45,763	-0.1	Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NV	T	NV	West	288,925	286,848	-0.7	251,608	257,678	2.4	LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KY	T	KY	East	155,713	159,498	2.4	145,835	150,161	3.0	Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NE	T	NE	Central	150,233	152,026	1.2	144,937	146,998	1.4	Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, AR	T	AR	South	94,590	94,582	0.0	88,123	88,565	0.5	LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CA	T	CA	West	1,929,803	1,916,100	-0.7	1,683,695	1,699,953	1.0	LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WI	T	WI	Central	145,535	144,993	-0.4	139,350	138,815	-0.4	Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NH	T	NH	East	62,435	62,477	0.1	58,909	58,772	-0.2	Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TX	T	TX	South	61,740	61,590	-0.2	57,218	57,452	0.4	McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FL	T	FL	South	182,486	184,999	1.4	163,039	166,485	2.1	Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TN	T	TN	South	59,311	60,671	2.3	55,373	57,151	3.2	Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CA	T	CA	West	28,352	28,630	1.0	25,990	26,541	2.1	Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, IL	T	IL	Central	75,891	77,234	1.8	71,013	72,307	1.8	Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TN	T	TN	South	332,544	340,174	2.3	309,609	319,549	3.2	Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LA	T	LA	South	149,616	150,567	0.6	137,712	140,613	2.1	NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	3,977,354	4,005,864	0.7	3,616,670	3,653,341	1.0	NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OK	T	OK	Central	56,560	57,662	1.9	54,197	55,307	2.0	Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KS	T	KS	Central	63,173	62,021	-1.8	59,880	59,151	-1.2	Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NE	T	NE	Central	217,808	218,683	0.4	207,371	209,462	1.0	Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FL	T	FL	South	135,424	137,813	1.8	123,435	127,752	3.5	Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KS	T	KS	Central	99,322	97,515	-1.8	94,174	93,028	-1.2	OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NY	T	NY	East	151,232	152,079	0.6	141,793	142,725	0.7	OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PA	T	PA	East	648,294	660,276	1.8	580,995	590,748	1.7	Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PA	T	PA	East	153,322	155,902	1.7	142,616	144,809	1.5	Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, OR	T	OR	West	324,670	321,366	-1.0	298,932	298,490	-0.1	Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RI	T	RI	East	80,927	81,449	0.6	71,027	72,508	2.1	Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UT	T	UT	West	53,683	55,250	2.9	51,153	52,695	3.0	Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NC	T	NC	East	215,464	222,597	3.3	200,545	207,564	3.5	Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CA	T	CA	West	55,900	55,748	-0.3	50,524	50,946	0.8	Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TX	T	TX	South	54,807	56,178	2.5	51,658	53,382	3.3	RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MN	T	MN	Central	625,998	627,542	0.2	584,535	592,131	1.3	SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TX	T	TX	South	711,469	715,817	0.6	646,244	657,354	1.7	SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CA	T	CA	West	472,591	482,376	2.1	436,496	451,368	3.4	SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CA	T	CA	West	474,018	480,781	1.4	427,652	440,174	2.9	SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CA	T	CA	West	65,369	66,322	1.5	58,400	59,995	2.7	SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GA	T	GA	South	119,650	119,934	0.2	112,410	113,589	1.0	Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZ	T	AZ	West	373,087	372,822	-0.1	348,079	352,010	1.1	Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WA	T	WA	West	89,610	89,696	0.1	85,621	86,001	0.4	Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SD	T	SD	Central	60,653	60,802	0.2	56,843	57,216	0.7	SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NY	T	NY	East	145,453	146,751	0.9	136,847	138,604	1.3	Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CT	T	CT	East	68,202	66,940	-1.9	63,682	62,632	-1.6	Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MI	T	MI	Central	63,773	63,999	0.4	58,934	59,127	0.3	SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CA	T	CA	West	77,337	78,708	1.8	71,510	73,604	2.9	Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FL	T	FL	South	160,923	163,559	1.6	145,255	150,171	3.4	Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CA	T	CA	West	72,279	72,724	0.6	66,943	67,888	1.4	ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VA	T	VA	East	225,593	226,742	0.5	212,049	214,384	1.1	VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DC	T	DC	East	347,630	368,386	6.0	314,474	336,766	7.1	Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UT	T	UT	West	56,174	57,457	2.3	53,067	54,709	3.1	WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJ	T	NJ	East	52,832	54,201	2.6	48,969	50,025	2.2	Woodbridge_NJ.pdf
United States				153,373,000	154,904,000	1.0	140,681,000	143,060,000	1.7

Note: Data is not seasonally adjusted and covers workers 16 years of age and older
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://stats.bls.gov