Fueled by steady job growth, Greeley and Fort Collins-Loveland continue to rank highly among the nation’s top-performing local economies.

The Milken Institute, in its annual report titled “Best-Performing Cities 2014: Where America’s Jobs are Created and Sustained,” ranked the Greeley metro area No. 14 among the 200 largest metros, down slightly from its No. 10 ranking in 2013. Greeley’s position was supported by its lofty ranking for five-year job growth (No. 2), and one-year job growth (No. 2.), Fort Collins-Loveland ranked No. 17, inching up from No. 20 in 2013. Fort Collins-Loveland was 16th in five-year job growth, and 25th in one-year growth. Fort Collins-Loveland also scored well – No. 34 – for its productivity in the high-technology sector. San Francisco ranked No. 1. Denver was the top-ranking Colorado city at No. 12, followed by Boulder at No. 13. Colorado Springs was No. 90. In a related report, Fort Collins ranked No. 6 among U.S. cities for innovation.