Des Moines loses eighth-fewest manufacturing jobs since 2000
Of the 100 largest U.S. cities, these lost the fewest manufacturing jobs from 2000 to 2010:
1 Modesto, Calif., 400
2 Las Vegas, 800
3 Charleston, S.C., 1,100
4 Honolulu, 1,400
5 Fresno, Calif., 2,500
6 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., 3,100
7 Daytona Beach, Fla., 3,600
8 Des Moines, 3,800
9 Palm Bay-Belbourne, Fla., 4,500
10 Ogden, Utah, 4,600
Note: Bakersfield, Calif., was the only city in the top 100 markets to gain manufacturing jobs
The cities that lost the most manufacturing jobs were:
1 Los Angeles, 301,600
2 New York City, 276,000
3 Chicago, 227,500
4 Detroit, 207,700
5 Philadelphia, 107,100
Source: Business First in Buffalo
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