Tampa metro drops on

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Last year the Tampa metro arearankexd No. 44 on the index, whicgh ranks communities based on their ability to create andsustai jobs. The Tampa area ranked No. 42 in five-year job growth from 2002-20087 but ranked No. 176 in one-year job growth from The arearanked No. 60 in five-yeae salary and wage growth, and No. 55 in one-year salary and wage Tampa was among several Florida communities that saw their ranking on theindex drop. “Thirteen of the 20 biggesr decliners arein Florida, California or Nevada, reflectinyg the severity of the housing downturj in those markets,” a report from the Milkin Instituted says.
The highest-ranking community in Florida on the 2008 indexz isthe Orlando-Kissimmee 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 aheasd of the Lakeland-Winter Haven metr area at No. 98 this year, down from No. 28 last Among the Florida communities that moved up the list were Pensacolaat No. 33 this year, up from No. 54, and Gainesvillew at No. 34 this year, up from No. 52. Jacksonvillse held even at No. 39. Nationally, the Provo-Orem, metro area ranked No. 1 among the 200 largestg metros.
, an independenty economic think tank, released the report with .