Growth Leaders in Business Services

Small Sized Metros*
(1990-98)


Metro Growth(%)** Concentration***
1
Iowa City, IA 331 187
2
Rochester, MN 302 162
3
Steubenville, OH 240 64
4
Fort Walton Beach, FL 238 184
5
Corvallis,OR 233 194
6
Eau Claire, WI 222 93
7
Hagerstown, MD 196 296
8
Joplin, MO 190 98
9
Jacksonville, NC 187 33
10
St. Joseph, MO 186 98
* Metros with < 150,000 population in 1998
**Growth Relative to the US Average of 119 percent
*** percent of national average
Source: Compiled by Taimerica Management Company from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Information System CD-ROM