Naples ranked fourth happiest city in the U.S. - Perhaps it's the city's high median household income. Or maybe it's the community's 10-mile long beach, the weather or the abundance of shopping. Whatever the reason, Naples is bubbling over with happiness.
Naples' recent job growth could be another reason for residents to smile. This month, Forbes Magazine said Naples will have the fastest job growth among the 200 largest metro areas with an annual rate of 4.1 percent through 2016, according to Moody's Analytics. Collier had the fastest job growth in the state in 2012. Collier's annual job growth rate of 3.4 percent was a result of growth in the business services industry (plus-12.4 percent); construction (plus-4.4 percent); leisure and hospitality (plus-4.4 percent) and manufacturing (plus-4 percent).
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