Growth Leaders in Business Services

Large Metros*
(1990-98)


Metro Growth(%)** Concentration***
1
Seattle 388 832
2
San Jose 250 1009
3
Austin 244 375
4
Tampa 198 369
5
Middlesex,NJ 196 601
6
Raleigh 195 391
7
Atlanta 163 443
8
Dallas 162 527
9
Phoenix 158 261
10
San Francisco 154 602
* Metros with > 600,000 population in 1998
**Growth 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