Looking for job in all the wrong places? Job posting service Indeed.com provides valuable insights into where the jobs are and aren’t in the U.S.
Indeed.com compiled the number of unemployed per job posting for the 50 biggest U.S. cities, and found the best job-to-job seeker ratios in Washington, D.C., San Jose, Baltimore and New York. Worst is Miami, Florida at one job for every seven job seekers. While this analysis covers all jobs, the job-seeker ratio remains somewhat greater for PR positions. Fortunately, all ratios are improving gradually.
Here’s Indeed’s complete November 2010 listing of unemployed per job posting, based on September jobs data:
| Rank |
Change |
Metropolitian Area |
 Job Postings vs.  Unemployed Persons |
Ratio |
| 1 |
|
Washington, DC |
 |
 |
1:1 |
| 2 |
|
San Jose, CA |
|
|
1:1 |
| 3 |
|
Baltimore, MD |
|
|
1:1 |
| 4 |
|
New York, NY |
|
|
1:1 |
| 5 |
![]() 2 |
Boston, MA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 6 |
|
Hartford, CT |
|
|
1:2 |
| 7 |
![]() -2 |
Cleveland, OH |
|
|
1:2 |
| 8 |
![]() 1 |
Milwaukee, WI |
|
|
1:2 |
| 9 |
![]() 5 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
|
|
1:2 |
| 10 |
![]() 1 |
Austin, TX |
|
|
1:2 |
| 11 |
![]() 1 |
St. Paul, MN |
|
|
1:2 |
| 12 |
![]() -4 |
Seattle, WA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 13 |
![]() -3 |
Denver, CO |
|
|
1:2 |
| 14 |
![]() 2 |
San Francisco, CA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 15 |
![]() 3 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 16 |
![]() -3 |
Richmond, VA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 17 |
![]() 4 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
|
1:2 |
| 18 |
![]() -3 |
Charlotte, NC |
|
|
1:2 |
| 19 |
![]() 1 |
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
1:2 |
| 20 |
![]() -3 |
Columbus, OH |
|
|
1:2 |
| 21 |
![]() 1 |
Dallas, TX |
|
|
1:2 |
| 22 |
![]() 1 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
|
1:2 |
| 23 |
![]() 2 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
|
|
1:3 |
| 24 |
![]() -5 |
Atlanta, GA |
|
|
1:3 |
| 25 |
![]() 3 |
Kansas City, MO |
|
|
1:3 |
| 26 |
![]() 3 |
Nashville, TN |
|
|
1:3 |
| 27 |
![]() 5 |
Providence, RI |
|
|
1:3 |
| 28 |
![]() -4 |
Birmingham, AL |
|
|
1:3 |
| 29 |
![]() -3 |
Houston, TX |
|
|
1:3 |
| 30 |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
|
|
1:3 |
| 31 |
|
Buffalo, NY |
|
|
1:3 |
| 32 |
![]() 3 |
Portland, OR |
|
|
1:3 |
| 33 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
1:3 |
| 34 |
![]() 2 |
Chicago, IL |
|
|
1:3 |
| 35 |
![]() -8 |
Memphis, TN |
|
|
1:3 |
| 36 |
![]() -2 |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
|
1:3 |
| 37 |
|
Louisville, KY |
|
|
1:3 |
| 38 |
![]() 3 |
New Orleans, LA |
|
|
1:3 |
| 39 |
![]() 3 |
St. Louis, MO |
|
|
1:4 |
| 40 |
![]() -2 |
Tampa, FL |
|
|
1:4 |
| 41 |
![]() -1 |
San Diego, CA |
|
|
1:4 |
| 42 |
![]() 2 |
Jacksonville, FL |
|
|
1:4 |
| 43 |
![]() -4 |
Rochester, NY |
|
|
1:4 |
| 44 |
![]() -1 |
Orlando, FL |
|
|
1:4 |
| 45 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
|
|
1:4 |
| 46 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
|
|
1:5 |
| 47 |
|
Detroit, MI |
|
|
1:5 |
| 48 |
![]() 1 |
Riverside, CA |
|
|
1:6 |
| 49 |
![]() -1 |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
|
1:6 |
| 50 |
|
Miami, FL |
|
|
1:7 |
Based on preliminary September 2010 employment data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and subject to change.
Ouch! One job for every seven in Miami. I would hate to be in Miami and read this… oh wait, LA, right.
Thank you so much for sharing these statistics. I am a senior getting ready for graduation and I am thrilled to find four of my favorite locations are in the top 10. In your personal opinion, is Washington D.C., Baltimore, Boston or Austin a better overall location for a recent graduate?
It will be interesting to see how long it takes for places like Miami and LA to recover.
Katie Breaseale
Platform Magazine Student Editor
The University of Alabama
Katie: Washington, DC would be my first choice for potential new jobs. Government will continue to expand, and recent election will bring more new opportunities. Baltimore benefits from the DC growth. I’m not as familiar with Boston, but Austin also shows good growth potential as the technology sector heads up again.
@Katie – Forbes list of cities for young professionals gives Washington D.C. another huge endorsement. As far as entertainment for young people I know Austin is quickly climbing the list to be one of the funnest places to live though.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/17/best-cities-young-professionals-lifestyle-real-estate-careers.html