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List Ranks Top 10 and Worst 10 Cities to Find a Job

With “getting a better job” being one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the U.S., non-farm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter in 2015, the personal ...

Jan. 07, 2015

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With “getting a better job” being one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the U.S., non-farm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter in 2015, the personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst Cities to Find a Job.

In order to help employment seekers find the strongest local job markets in the U.S., WalletHub analyzed 150 of the most populated cities across 16 key metrics. Our data set ranges from job opportunities to employment growth.

2015 Best Cities to Find a Job

  1. Seattle, WA
  2. Des Moines, IA
  3. Gilbert, AZ
  4. Sioux Falls, SD
  5. Fremont, CA
  6. Chandler, AZ
  7. Omaha, NE
  8. Salt Lake City, UT
  9. Scottsdale, AZ
  10. Plano, TX

 

2015 Worst Cities to Find a Job

141. Newark, NJ
142. Winston-Salem, NC
143. Tucson, AZ
144. Modesto, CA
145. Fresno, CA
146. Memphis, TN
147. Hialeah, FL
148. Detroit, MI
149. Moreno Valley, CA
150. San Bernardino, CA

Key Stats

  • The monthly median starting salary is three times higher in San Jose, Calif., than in Laredo, Texas.
  • The unemployment rate for high school graduates is seven times higher in Detroit than in Laredo, Texas.
  • The unemployment rate for people with a bachelor’s degree or higher is 11 times higher in Port St. Lucie, Fla., than in Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • The number of part-time employees for every 100 full-time employees is three times higher in Tallahassee, Fla., than in Plano, Texas.
  • The percentage of the workforce living under the poverty line is two times higher in Lincoln, Neb., than in Oceanside, Calif.
  • The median annual income (adjusted for cost of living) is three times higher in Plano, Texas, than in Newark, N.J.

The full report and additional information can be found at http://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-jobs/2173/.