Friday, March 5, 2010

Fayetteville Ranked Among Best Performing Large Cities

The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was recently ranked 31st in the nation in Best Performing Economies, up from 52nd last year. In 2003, Fayetteville ranked 162nd.

The following statistics contributed to the rating: Five year job growth (in 2009 Fayetteville ranked 34th in the nation); 1 year job growth (2009 rank 22nd); Five year wage and salary growth (2009 rank 15th in the nation); one year wage and salary growth (2009 rank 15th) and overall job growth (2009 rank 52nd).
 
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