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The good news is that there are jobs out there. The bad news is that they probably aren’t in the city that you currently reside in. Bright.com, a job posting aggregator, calculated which cities in the US that have the highest amount of jobs currently available. The Northeast clocked in as the worst place to be looking for a job right now, as New York City has less than 25 job openings per 10,000 people. So if you have applied for a job opening in NYC lately, you’re pretty much screwed and have a better chance of getting struck by lightning in the subway.
In fact, the Northeastern city with the highest ranking on the list was Albany-Schenectady, NY, which tops all New English cities at #29. I’ve never been, but I can’t imagine Upstate New York to be a hotspot for 20-somethings.
Let’s get to the exciting stuff, though. Here are the top 10 metros to find a job:
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Charlotte-Gustonia-Rock Hill, NC
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Anchorage, AK
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Kansas City, MO
- Macon, GA
There are some solid towns on that list. The Midwest turns out with a strong showing with Des Moines, Omaha and Kansas City, as does Texas with the DFW Metroplex and Austin.
Here’s the more detailed map:
Now, some of these places aren’t very attractive. Alaska? No thanks. I require a minimum of eight hours of sunlight a day. Omaha? I’d rather die than live in Nebraska. Same with Des Moines. Those places sound like a postgrad’s personal hell.
But if the well has run dry where you are, might as well start looking at jobs in these towns and maybe thinking about setting your roots elsewhere.
[via Bright.com]
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It’s Charlotte-GAstonia, not Gustonia.
People who talk badly about Nebraska have obviously never been there.
Omaha is a great place. A smaller version of KC, no doubt. Des Moines, on the other hand, is pretty boring. I would know, lived in both Omaha and Des Moines.
I’m a postgrad living in KC. It’s good. You get all four seasons, cost of living is low, and it’s a fun city for nightlife. I’ve noticed lots of young people coming here for jobs, and then of course there’s the University of Kansas graduates that transfer up here after graduating. Also, going to stick up for Omaha here and say that I’ve visited Omaha many times on business. While it’s a small city, it’s really not terrible. It’s quite charming.
KC is pretty damn great though. Check it out!
As a KC native, I’m inclined to agree with you. Really underrated town.
Word. I wondered a bit why KC didn’t get in your Midwest poop list. 🙂 I’ve never been to Des Moines so I can’t speak for that though.
Okay if you’re from KC, don’t be hating on Des Moines. It’s surprisingly nice… people just don’t appreciate the midwest.
I didn’t hate on it…Just said I never been there.
I love the midwest. I was a bit too harsh on DM and Omaha. Both very nice towns with more than meets the eye.
Well then the joke falls sorta flat when you admit that you’re wrong.
… and none of them are within 400 miles of where I live. #PGP
Then move
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If any one is interested in checking out KC, feel free to email me. Not sure what I could help with, but you never know. bohonik@gmail.com
Des Moines isn’t all that bad – Forbes just rated us #1 and let’s not forget the University of Iowa just got #1 party school with @vodka_samm 3.41…not to mention the housing market is cheap!
As a 20 something living in “Gustonia, NC” (ahem, GAStonia or ASStonia please!), please don’t get your hopes up if this article made you pack up and move here.
Too bad the cost of living out in Sunnyvale is also like one of the highest in the nation lol…I went to school in NC and liked Charlotte, so I guess it’s time to take the job search down there…
Dallas is great. Even during the economic down turn it never stopped growing.