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2012 New Geography Rankings - Large (> 450k employment)
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2012 Rank Among Large Cities
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Area
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2012 Weighted INDEX
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2011 Nonfarm Employment (1000s)
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2011 Size Ranking
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Size Movement
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1
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
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91.6
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798.5
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1
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0
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2
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
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88.7
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2637.3
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3
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1
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3
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Salt Lake City, UT
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79.1
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637.3
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20
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17
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4
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Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
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76.0
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872.3
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15
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11
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5
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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
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75.9
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891.6
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27
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22
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6
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Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
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75.9
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2077.9
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5
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-1
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|
7
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Raleigh-Cary, NC
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75.9
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514.5
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14
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7
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8
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Pittsburgh, PA
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75.2
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1157.7
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11
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3
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9
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Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
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74.0
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759.6
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8
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-1
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10
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Oklahoma City, OK
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73.6
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575.7
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22
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12
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11
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New York City, NY
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73.5
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3816.0
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9
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-2
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12
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Northern Virginia, VA
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73.5
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1342.3
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7
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-5
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13
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New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
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70.8
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529.3
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2
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-11
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14
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Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division
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70.0
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1416.3
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32
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18
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15
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Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
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69.3
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1219.8
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24
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9
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16
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Met. Div.
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68.7
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2451.8
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6
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-10
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17
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San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Met. Div.
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67.8
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959.1
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33
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16
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18
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Rochester, NY
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66.7
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514.4
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16
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-2
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19
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Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
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65.7
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830.0
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30
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11
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|
20
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
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65.4
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854.0
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4
|
-16
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21
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Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
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63.2
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1019.5
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36
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15
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22
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Columbus, OH
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62.7
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924.0
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19
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-3
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23
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Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
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61.7
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462.6
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21
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-2
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|
24
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Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division
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61.5
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1248.0
|
17
|
-7
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|
25
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Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
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60.1
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605.8
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34
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9
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26
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Putnam-Rockland-Westchester, NY
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59.8
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564.6
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29
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3
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|
27
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Richmond, VA
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59.6
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613.1
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39
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12
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|
28
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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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59.3
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993.2
|
35
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7
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|
29
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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division
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59.2
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1689.9
|
13
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-16
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|
30
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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
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57.6
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543.1
|
26
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-4
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|
31
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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
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56.9
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2323.4
|
52
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21
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|
32
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Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
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56.0
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883.5
|
28
|
-4
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|
33
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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55.2
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1145.7
|
51
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18
|
|
34
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
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54.8
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1729.0
|
46
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12
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|
35
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Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
|
54.3
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542.7
|
18
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-17
|
|
36
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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
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51.6
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1241.6
|
37
|
1
|
|
37
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Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
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51.1
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1086.4
|
59
|
22
|
|
38
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR
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51.0
|
606.0
|
64
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26
|
|
39
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Jacksonville, FL
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50.9
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595.7
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42
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3
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|
40
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Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
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50.8
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992.7
|
49
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9
|
|
41
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
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50.0
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1018.3
|
25
|
-16
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|
42
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Philadelphia City, PA
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49.7
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657.3
|
10
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-32
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|
43
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Kansas City, MO
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49.7
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548.1
|
45
|
2
|
|
44
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Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, NJ
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48.6
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878.3
|
43
|
-1
|
|
45
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Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
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47.8
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1739.9
|
53
|
8
|
|
46
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Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division
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47.3
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561.1
|
12
|
-34
|
|
47
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Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
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45.4
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1382.6
|
50
|
3
|
|
48
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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division
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45.2
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3657.9
|
41
|
-7
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|
49
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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45.0
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733.5
|
38
|
-11
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|
50
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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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40.7
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1147.6
|
57
|
7
|
|
51
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Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division
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39.2
|
978.3
|
40
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-11
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|
52
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Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Met. Div.
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38.1
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715.9
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54
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2
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|
53
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St. Louis, MO-IL
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37.2
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1289.9
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31
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-22
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|
54
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Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
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36.3
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808.8
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23
|
-31
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|
55
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West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Met. Div.
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36.3
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509.1
|
56
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1
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|
56
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Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
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35.4
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813.2
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62
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6
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57
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Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
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33.1
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502.8
|
47
|
-10
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|
58
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Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
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29.8
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974.2
|
55
|
-3
|
|
59
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
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26.1
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3822.4
|
60
|
1
|
|
60
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Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
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25.8
|
801.3
|
58
|
-2
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|
61
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Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
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24.7
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985.0
|
48
|
-13
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|
62
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Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division
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24.3
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699.8
|
63
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1
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|
63
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Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division
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19.4
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953.6
|
65
|
2
|
|
64
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Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
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17.7
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539.3
|
44
|
-20
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|
65
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL
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14.9
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487.3
|
61
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-4
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