2008’s Best Cities For Jobs
Looking for a career change and don’t mind relocating? Maybe you want to move. Forbes.com came up with this list of the Top Ten Best Cities For Jobs in 2008.
The rankings for the forecast were determined by equally weighing (1) the state’s unemployment rate, (2) job growth, (3) income growth, (4) median household income, and (5) cost of living for full-year 2006 (only partial data is available so far for 2007). The data was provided by Moody’s Economy.com, and is from the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.
“Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody’s Economy.com, acknowledged the housing market depression the company is facing and said the destinations that prevail on this list weren’t as heavily vested in the real estate development boom, which ultimately led to a historic bust.”
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Wichita, Kansas
- Austin, Texas
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Houston, Texas
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Seattle, Washington
“Some notables: Honolulu is the best in the pack for low unemployment, a good sign that tourism there remains healthy. Edison, N.J., ranked the highest in the median income category. Buffalo, N.Y., has the lowest cost of living, while San Jose, Calif., has the highest. New York sits at No. 58 on the list, while Los Angeles is No. 87.”
View the full Forbes.com report here.