Job Competition by Metro Area
Unemployed/Job Seeker Per Unique Job (June 2009)
Top 15 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers Metro Area
1 unique job
# of job seekers (unemployed)
Des Moines-Ames
5
Washington, DC
5
Omaha
5
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
6
Salt Lake City
8
Baltimore
8
Albuquerque-Santa Fe
9
Pittsburgh
10
Oklahoma City
10
Austin
10
Boston
10
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
10
Denver
11
Dallas-Fort Worth
11
Seattle-Tacoma
11
(results based on statistical approximations)
Job Competition by Metro Area
Unemployed/Job Seeker Per Unique Job (June 2009)
Top 15 Worst Metro Areas for Job Seekers Metro Area
1 unique job
# of job seekers (unemployed) 46
Detroit 35
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle 29
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
28
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto 26
Las Vegas Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville
25
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
25
Los Angeles
25
Providence-New Bedford
25 23
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
22
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne Louisville
21
Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota)
21
New York
20
Cincinnati
20
(results based on statistical approximations)