Best Cities for
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Forbes list of metro areas with the best job growth shows increased employment by a cumulative 1 million jobs over the past five years. A look at the cities with the fastest job growth includes a who's who of housing boom towns. As the housing market skidded, the fallout was severe. Job growth slowed dramatically.
We are not going to see a return to 5% annual job growth, according to Forbes, but there are still towns that are still experiencing an upward trend.
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Las Vegas
Metro area population: 1,847,000
5-year annualized job growth: 5.1%
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Cape Coral, Fla.
Metro area population: 591,000
5-year annualized job growth: 5.4%
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Provo, Utah
Metro area population: 1,847,000
5-year annualized job growth: 5.1%
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McAllen, Texas
Metro area population: 716,000
5-year annualized job growth: 4.7%
Local Companies: General Electric, Motorola, Sony
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Ocala, Fla.
Metro area population: 1,847,000
5-year annualized job growth: 5.1%
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