Notes:

Metro performance rankings are based on employment and income growth rates. For the 2007–2010 period, the year of slowest growth (or largest decline) was used.

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Data sources: Oxford Economics, Moody's Analytics, and the US Census Bureau.

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Overall rankings

Combined performance on annual employment and income growth relative to other metropolitan areas

Income growth

Inflation-adjusted gross product per person. Captures economic growth while controlling for population

Employment growth

Number of employed persons. Reflects economic growth coming in the form of new jobs

Industrial structure

Gross product by industry. Shows which industries are the most important economic drivers

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