The 10 Best Cities For Job Seekers
Seattle earned the top position as the best city in the U.S. to find a job thanks to a strong job market, the second best in the nation. The Seattle Times reported Wednesday that King County, where Seattle is located, had a 4.4 percent unemployment rate in November, what economists generally consider full employment.
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Des Moines, which is where Hy-Vee supermarket company holds its headquarters, ranked in top position for the quality of its job market. Last year, the Iowa city was named best city for young professionals and second best place for business and careers by Forbes.
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Gilbert has one of the lowest unemployment rate for high school graduates in the country, one of the highest median annual income adjusted for the cost of living, and high housing affordability.
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The city, which counts financial companies as its main employers, holds the lowest unemployment rate in the nation for people with at least a bachelor’s degree and one of the lowest unemployment rate for high school graduates.
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Fremont stroke a good balance between the quality of its job market and its socio-economic environment and offers one of the highest monthly median starting salary in the nation on par with San Francisco.
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Chandler fared well thanks to its attractive socio-economic environment including one of the highest median annual income adjusted for the cost of living.
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Omaha, which is home to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and to some of its subsidiary companies, offers a strong socio-economic environment.
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Salt Lake City is the city with the fourth highest employment growth, which consists of the rate of annual job growth adjusted for working-age population growth.
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Although the job market may not be the best in the country, Scottsdale earned this position thanks to its overall strong socio-economic environment, the second best in the country.
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Plano, where department store company J.C. Penney, Pizza Hut and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group all have their headquarters, offers a strong socio-economic environment, and particularly has one of the highest housing affordability in the country.
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