Houston tops the list of the best U.S. cities for industrial jobs, which was compiled by Manufacturers' News Inc., a publisher of industrial directories for all fifty states.

According to MNI, Houston offers 235,038 manufacturing jobs, a growth of 2.9 percent over last year while New York City ranks second with 140,952 jobs, representing a 1.3 percent increase. Chicago is the third-ranked city with 107,264 jobs, a 1.3 percent decline, and St. Louis offers 80,795 jobs, which is down 2.8 percent. Los Angeles comes in at No. 5 with 79,873 jobs, down 4.5 percent.

Five of the top 50 cities on the list are located in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Irvine and Santa Clara. Another five of the top 50 cities are located in Texas: Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin.

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