Taimerica's Slowest growing Business Services Centers List

Growth Laggards in Business Services

Slowest Growth Rates
(1990-98)

Metro Growth(%)* Concentration**

1 Santa Barbara,CA 29 244

2 Anchorage 34 15

3 Salinas, CA 36 134

4 Beaumont,TX 40 94

5 Brazoria, TX 40 64

6 Barnstable,MA 41 109

7 Galveston,TX 46 54

8 Johnstown, PA 48 38

9 Chattanooga, TN 51 122

10 Stockton,CA 52 78

* Relative to the national growth rate of 119 percent
** Percent of national average

Source: Compiled by Taimerica Management Company from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Information System CD-ROM

	Metro	Growth(%)*	Concentration**
1	Santa Barbara,CA	29	244
2	Anchorage	34	15
3	Salinas, CA	36	134
4	Beaumont,TX	40	94
5	Brazoria, TX	40	64
6	Barnstable,MA	41	109
7	Galveston,TX	46	54
8	Johnstown, PA	48	38
9	Chattanooga, TN	51	122
10	Stockton,CA	52	78
	* Relative to the national growth rate of 119 percent ** Percent of national average
	Source: Compiled by Taimerica Management Company from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Information System CD-ROM