Small Cities Rankings - 2010 Best Cities for Job Growth

Another organization ranks the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA at the top of their rankings.  The MSA ranked #4 among all small cities for job growth.

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The methodology used in the study:

The index is calculated from a normalized, weighted summary of: 1) recent growth trend: the current and prior year's employment growth rates, with the current year emphasized (two points); 2) mid-term growth: the average annual 2004-2009 growth rate (two points); 3) long-term trend and momentum: the sum of the 2004-2009 and 1999-2003 employment growth rates multiplied by the ratio of the 1999-2003 growth rate over the 2004-2009 growth rate (two points); and 4) current year growth (one point).