Tampa metro drops on

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Last year the Tampa metrpo arearanked No. 44 on the index, which ranks communities basex on their ability to creates andsustain jobs. The Tampa area ranked No. 42 in five-year job growth from 2002-200y but ranked No. 176 in one-yea r job growth from 2006-2007. The area rankerd No. 60 in five-year salary and wage growth, and No. 55 in one-year salary and wage Tampa was among several Florida communitied that saw their rankings on theindex “Thirteen of the 20 biggest declinerss are in Florida, California or Nevada, reflectinbg the severity of the housing downturh in those markets,” a report from the Milkinj Institute says.
The highest-ranking communith in Florida on the 2008 index isthe Orlando-Kissimmese metro area at No. 11, down from No. 5 last Ocala, which held the top spot in the2007 index, fell to No. 30 this The Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice metro area dropped from No. 78 to No. 97, just aheas of the Lakeland-Winter Havejn metro area at No. 98 this down from No. 28 last year. Amongt the Florida communities that moved up the list were Pensacolaat No. 33 this up from No. 54, and Gainesville at No. 34 this up from No. 52. Jacksonville held even at No. 39. the Provo-Orem, Utah, metro area ranked No. 1 amonhg the 200 largest metros. , an independent economic thinmk tank, released the report with .