Growth rates Lafayette , La. 10.3 % , Columbus, In . 8.3% , Texarkana , 7%, Elkhart-Goshen , In. 6.9 % , Odessa Tx ,6.7% , Blacksburg-Christianburg-Radford Va , 6.6 % , Ames , Iowa , 6.4 % . Consider , as an example , Columbus , still has an official unemployment rate , near 7% . I would like to see what the seven worst look like ?