| MSA Name | MSA Abbreviation | Employees per 1000, 1990 | Employees per 1000, 2010 |
| ANCHORAGE, AK | AC | 438.0 | 440.6 |
| ANN ARBOR, MI | AA | 607.9 | 540.5 |
| BOULDER‑LONGMONT, CO | BL | 565.0 | 516.4 |
| BREMERTON-SILVERDALE, WA | BS | 343.9 | 322.6 |
| MANCHESTER, NH | MC | 486.1 | 458.9 |
| NORWICH-NEW LONDON, CT | NN | 435.0 | 452.5 |
| SANTA CRUZ‑WATSONVILLE, CA | SW | 421.1 | 351.9 |
| TRENTON, NJ | TR | 623.4 | 613.8 |
| VALLEJO‑FAIRFIELD‑NAPA, CA | VF | 290.8 | 295.4 |
| YORK-HANOVER, PA | YH | 447.4 | 385.4 |
| Minimum (of all Mid-Small MSAs) | 276.1 | 350.1 | |
| Low Normal = average minus standard deviation of all Mid-Small MSAs | 350.1 | 336.2 | |
| Median (of all Mid-Small MSAs) | 424.0 | 398.7 | |
| High Normal = average plus standard deviation of all Mid-Small MSAs | 496.9 | 469.0 | |
| Maximum (of all Mid-Small MSAs) | 623.4 | 613.8 | |