Fayetteville soared in the new Milken cities’ index due primarily to big jumps in new jobs (third nationally) and wages (sixth nationally) over the past year.

How Fayetteville ranks:

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  • 5-year job growth: 11
    • 1-year job growth: 3
      • 5-year wages: 10
        • 1-year wages: 6
          • Job growth April 2009 to April 2010: 16
            • 5-year high-tech GDP: 56
              • 1-year high-tech GDP: 186
                • Combined metropolitan area high-tech location quotient during 2009: 179
                  • Number of high-technology industries with a location quotient (LQ) about the U.S. average of 1.0 during 2009: 200