Originally Posted by locolife Okay, looked at lots of other major cities with smaller populations, not seeing what you're talking about. STEM Job Totals for Metro Areas Total STEM Jobs Major Cities with MSAs populations smaller then Phoenix Phoenix: 331,000 Denver: 261,000 Las Vegas: 99,000 Austin: 171,000 Cleveland: 203,000 Portland: 201,000 San Jose: 283,000 San Diego: 271,000 Salt Lake City: 116,000 KC: 193,000 STL: 173,000 Milwaukee: 167,000 Tampa: 207,000 Orlando: 161,000 Cincy: 194,000 Raleigh: 108,000 Charlotte: 168,000 Similar Size to Phoenix: Detroit: 373,000 Seattle: 401,000 Larger Populations than Metro Phoenix: Chicago: 806,000 about 2.5x Phoenix size in STEM jobs and 2.5x in population SF: 440,000 Boston: 554,000 NY: 1.5M Houston: Dallas: 579,000 Houston: 569,000 |