Source: WalletHub
Best Places to Find a Job
Overall Rank (1 = Best) | City | Total Score | ‘Job Market’ Rank | ‘Socio-economics’ Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scottsdale, AZ | 65.50 | 2 | 4 |
2 | South Burlington, VT | 65.47 | 1 | 10 |
3 | San Francisco, CA | 63.17 | 3 | 30 |
4 | Austin, TX | 61.82 | 6 | 21 |
5 | Fremont, CA | 61.53 | 4 | 67 |
6 | Chandler, AZ | 60.99 | 8 | 13 |
7 | Boston, MA | 60.44 | 5 | 64 |
8 | Tempe, AZ | 60.07 | 14 | 11 |
9 | Portland, ME | 60.04 | 10 | 26 |
10 | Boise, ID | 59.29 | 19 | 8 |
11 | Overland Park, KS | 58.65 | 21 | 15 |
12 | Plano, TX | 58.59 | 17 | 28 |
13 | Pittsburgh, PA | 58.54 | 36 | 7 |
14 | Pearl City, HI | 58.46 | 7 | 85 |
15 | San Jose, CA | 58.44 | 9 | 73 |
16 | Charleston, SC | 58.42 | 18 | 34 |
17 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 58.38 | 30 | 9 |
18 | Orlando, FL | 58.35 | 15 | 47 |
19 | Nashua, NH | 58.32 | 27 | 16 |
20 | Gilbert, AZ | 57.93 | 16 | 48 |
21 | Seattle, WA | 57.62 | 37 | 19 |
22 | Huntington Beach, CA | 57.50 | 24 | 43 |
23 | Columbia, MD | 57.44 | 52 | 6 |
24 | Reno, NV | 57.36 | 20 | 51 |
25 | Salt Lake City, UT | 57.22 | 35 | 35 |
26 | Atlanta, GA | 57.19 | 34 | 36 |
27 | Colorado Springs, CO | 57.17 | 29 | 44 |
28 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 57.16 | 23 | 57 |
29 | San Diego, CA | 57.09 | 39 | 25 |
30 | Huntsville, AL | 56.96 | 11 | 112 |
31 | Glendale, AZ | 56.69 | 12 | 113 |
32 | Irvine, CA | 56.57 | 47 | 22 |
33 | Irving, TX | 56.54 | 13 | 115 |
34 | Denver, CO | 56.44 | 41 | 33 |
35 | Peoria, AZ | 56.44 | 28 | 69 |
36 | Sacramento, CA | 56.17 | 38 | 58 |
37 | Virginia Beach, VA | 56.17 | 57 | 14 |
38 | Lincoln, NE | 56.11 | 61 | 12 |
39 | Garden Grove, CA | 56.08 | 40 | 50 |
40 | Madison, WI | 56.06 | 72 | 3 |
41 | Grand Prairie, TX | 55.99 | 31 | 82 |
42 | Amarillo, TX | 55.96 | 25 | 86 |
43 | Tampa, FL | 55.95 | 58 | 20 |
44 | Minneapolis, MN | 55.79 | 80 | 2 |
45 | Des Moines, IA | 55.77 | 43 | 49 |
46 | Wilmington, DE | 55.47 | 26 | 100 |
47 | Manchester, NH | 55.33 | 48 | 59 |
48 | Raleigh, NC | 55.16 | 56 | 42 |
49 | St. Petersburg, FL | 54.98 | 45 | 66 |
50 | Washington, DC | 54.90 | 62 | 37 |
51 | Warwick, RI | 54.82 | 65 | 31 |
52 | Nashville, TN | 54.47 | 32 | 123 |
53 | Phoenix, AZ | 54.32 | 49 | 76 |
54 | Honolulu, HI | 54.30 | 78 | 27 |
55 | Mesa, AZ | 54.19 | 44 | 94 |
56 | Burlington, VT | 54.19 | 124 | 1 |
57 | West Valley City, UT | 54.15 | 64 | 52 |
58 | Portland, OR | 54.14 | 82 | 24 |
59 | Grand Rapids, MI | 54.10 | 74 | 39 |
60 | Las Vegas, NV | 54.01 | 81 | 31 |
61 | Aurora, CO | 53.80 | 33 | 144 |
62 | Durham, NC | 53.58 | 46 | 102 |
63 | Chesapeake, VA | 53.57 | 77 | 54 |
64 | Oakland, CA | 53.52 | 22 | 165 |
65 | St. Paul, MN | 53.32 | 106 | 23 |
66 | Bismarck, ND | 53.21 | 131 | 5 |
67 | Omaha, NE | 53.16 | 112 | 17 |
68 | San Antonio, TX | 53.11 | 68 | 79 |
69 | Richmond, VA | 52.99 | 66 | 90 |
70 | Sioux Falls, SD | 52.85 | 108 | 38 |
71 | Henderson, NV | 52.81 | 94 | 46 |
72 | Columbus, OH | 52.75 | 107 | 40 |
73 | Santa Rosa, CA | 52.57 | 60 | 104 |
74 | Oceanside, CA | 52.45 | 51 | 147 |
75 | Jacksonville, FL | 52.28 | 73 | 93 |
75 | Anaheim, CA | 52.28 | 67 | 99 |
77 | Billings, MT | 52.21 | 102 | 61 |
78 | Chula Vista, CA | 52.12 | 53 | 143 |
79 | Casper, WY | 52.09 | 109 | 56 |
80 | Worcester, MA | 52.07 | 85 | 84 |
81 | Ontario, CA | 52.06 | 55 | 151 |
82 | Tacoma, WA | 52.03 | 83 | 91 |
83 | Rapid City, SD | 51.97 | 119 | 41 |
84 | Chattanooga, TN | 51.97 | 42 | 171 |
85 | Yonkers, NY | 51.97 | 98 | 65 |
86 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 51.90 | 79 | 98 |
87 | Juneau, AK | 51.85 | 90 | 77 |
88 | Arlington, TX | 51.83 | 59 | 140 |
89 | Santa Ana, CA | 51.68 | 69 | 122 |
90 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 51.67 | 75 | 118 |
91 | Fort Worth, TX | 51.47 | 89 | 92 |
92 | Wichita, KS | 51.45 | 50 | 162 |
93 | Glendale, CA | 51.41 | 96 | 87 |
94 | Vancouver, WA | 51.36 | 86 | 106 |
95 | Garland, TX | 51.31 | 63 | 148 |
96 | Newport News, VA | 51.22 | 76 | 136 |
97 | Tucson, AZ | 51.18 | 110 | 81 |
98 | Fontana, CA | 51.15 | 87 | 107 |
99 | Cheyenne, WY | 51.15 | 135 | 29 |
100 | Tallahassee, FL | 51.12 | 113 | 74 |
101 | Spokane, WA | 51.08 | 91 | 101 |
102 | Houston, TX | 51.00 | 84 | 120 |
103 | Aurora, IL | 50.83 | 120 | 71 |
104 | Charlotte, NC | 50.78 | 105 | 97 |
105 | Tulsa, OK | 50.78 | 71 | 152 |
106 | Oklahoma City, OK | 50.76 | 114 | 83 |
107 | Cincinnati, OH | 50.70 | 134 | 45 |
108 | Nampa, ID | 50.68 | 99 | 116 |
109 | Riverside, CA | 50.59 | 88 | 128 |
110 | Fargo, ND | 50.40 | 149 | 18 |
111 | Dallas, TX | 50.36 | 93 | 125 |
112 | Little Rock, AR | 50.36 | 70 | 169 |
113 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 50.32 | 104 | 121 |
114 | Birmingham, AL | 50.31 | 54 | 175 |
115 | Cape Coral, FL | 50.18 | 117 | 103 |
116 | Lewiston, ME | 50.16 | 123 | 88 |
117 | Greensboro, NC | 50.00 | 116 | 109 |
118 | Louisville, KY | 49.95 | 115 | 108 |
119 | Columbia, SC | 49.95 | 121 | 95 |
120 | Baton Rouge, LA | 49.94 | 92 | 149 |
121 | St. Louis, MO | 49.91 | 118 | 105 |
122 | Dover, DE | 49.85 | 95 | 137 |
123 | Corpus Christi, TX | 49.80 | 103 | 126 |
124 | Kansas City, MO | 49.75 | 111 | 124 |
125 | Miami, FL | 49.68 | 97 | 145 |
126 | Fort Wayne, IN | 49.50 | 100 | 138 |
127 | Los Angeles, CA | 49.49 | 132 | 89 |
128 | Salem, OR | 49.49 | 139 | 68 |
129 | Santa Clarita, CA | 49.49 | 138 | 70 |
130 | Knoxville, TN | 49.23 | 129 | 111 |
131 | Long Beach, CA | 48.83 | 130 | 117 |
132 | Mobile, AL | 48.78 | 101 | 170 |
133 | Lubbock, TX | 48.51 | 125 | 134 |
134 | Norfolk, VA | 48.48 | 127 | 141 |
135 | Albuquerque, NM | 48.45 | 136 | 110 |
136 | Jersey City, NJ | 48.32 | 161 | 53 |
137 | North Las Vegas, NV | 48.29 | 133 | 129 |
138 | El Paso, TX | 48.05 | 153 | 72 |
139 | Charleston, WV | 48.03 | 137 | 131 |
140 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 48.00 | 162 | 62 |
141 | Winston-Salem, NC | 47.99 | 126 | 166 |
142 | Chicago, IL | 47.91 | 164 | 60 |
143 | New York, NY | 47.90 | 154 | 75 |
144 | Montgomery, AL | 47.81 | 122 | 161 |
145 | Moreno Valley, CA | 47.77 | 128 | 160 |
146 | Modesto, CA | 47.53 | 141 | 133 |
147 | Milwaukee, WI | 47.37 | 146 | 114 |
148 | Providence, RI | 47.02 | 165 | 78 |
149 | Missoula, MT | 47.01 | 172 | 55 |
150 | Bakersfield, CA | 46.85 | 147 | 130 |
151 | Philadelphia, PA | 46.62 | 151 | 127 |
152 | Buffalo, NY | 46.53 | 168 | 80 |
153 | Columbus, GA | 46.26 | 143 | 163 |
154 | Rochester, NY | 46.16 | 174 | 63 |
155 | Fort Smith, AR | 46.03 | 144 | 167 |
156 | Oxnard, CA | 45.98 | 160 | 132 |
157 | Springfield, MO | 45.92 | 152 | 153 |
158 | New Orleans, LA | 45.88 | 157 | 142 |
159 | Augusta, GA | 45.72 | 148 | 173 |
160 | Baltimore, MD | 45.71 | 145 | 168 |
161 | Las Cruces, NM | 45.70 | 167 | 119 |
162 | New Haven, CT | 45.49 | 169 | 96 |
163 | Akron, OH | 45.37 | 166 | 139 |
164 | Memphis, TN | 45.20 | 140 | 180 |
165 | Fresno, CA | 45.17 | 155 | 159 |
166 | Indianapolis, IN | 44.82 | 159 | 164 |
167 | Laredo, TX | 44.67 | 163 | 157 |
168 | Bridgeport, CT | 44.61 | 171 | 135 |
169 | San Bernardino, CA | 44.15 | 150 | 176 |
170 | Jackson, MS | 44.07 | 156 | 177 |
171 | Hialeah, FL | 44.06 | 142 | 181 |
172 | Shreveport, LA | 43.90 | 158 | 178 |
173 | Cleveland, OH | 43.56 | 173 | 158 |
174 | Anchorage, AK | 42.92 | 177 | 150 |
175 | Gulfport, MS | 42.73 | 170 | 174 |
176 | Toledo, OH | 42.35 | 176 | 172 |
177 | Huntington, WV | 41.94 | 178 | 154 |
178 | Brownsville, TX | 41.33 | 179 | 156 |
179 | Stockton, CA | 41.27 | 175 | 179 |
180 | Newark, NJ | 40.43 | 182 | 146 |
181 | Fayetteville, NC | 40.19 | 181 | 155 |
182 | Detroit, MI | 38.40 | 180 | 182 |