The Best Cities for Job Hunting
May 23, 2010 by admin
Filed under Career News and Advice
Good news for residents of Washington, D.C. – the nation’s capital is currently considered by Juju.com as the least difficult city in which to get a job. In a separate list ranking states, the District of Columbia also ranked as the least difficult state for job seekers – though it’s not a state technically. Nearby Maryland came in second. Michigan ranked 51st.
Juju.com, a job search engine that specializes in making Web-based job listings more accessible, releases its Job Search Difficulty Index for Major U.S. Cities every month. The U.S. State Index is released simultaneously.
According to the Web Site, job search difficulty is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed workers in each state/city as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistic by the number of U.S. jobs in the site’s index. The continuously updated index is compiled from thousands of employer career portals, recruiter sites and job boards all over the Web.
In terms of cities, San Jose, Calif., which topped the list in April, fell to second place. Rounding out the top 10 were New York City, Baltimore, Oklahoma City, Okla., Hartford, Conn., Salt Lake City, Boston and Austin, Texas (in ascending order).
In total, the list includes 50 cities, with St. Louis rounding out the bottom…
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