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Austin ranks in top five best places to find a job

2 years ago

Austin Skyline by Carlos Alfonso

Republished with permission from WalletHub

With 2021 behind us, it’s time to think about fresh starts, whether that means small changes or a complete life overhaul. For many people, finding a new or better job will be a top resolution.

The jobs market made quite a bit of recovery in 2021 after it took a major hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the most recent jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate is 4.2%, far below the high of 14.7% seen during 2020. Many companies are now actually facing a labor shortage, which puts people looking for jobs in a position of leverage when it comes to negotiating their compensation and benefits.

College graduates from the Class of 2022 should expect to see a big boost in hiring compared to the previous class, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Employers plan to hire 26.6% more new graduates from the Class of 2022 than they did from the class of 2021.

Ultimately, your luck of finding work depends largely on location. To help you with the job hunt, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 31 key indicators of job-market strength. They range from job opportunities to employment growth to monthly average starting salary.

Source: WalletHub

 

Best Places to Find a Job

 
Overall Rank City Total Score Job Market Socio-economics
1 Columbia, MD 68.41 2 1
2 Salt Lake City, UT 66.81 1 23
3 San Francisco, CA 65.24 3 6
4 Portland, ME 64.46 10 4
5 Austin, TX 63.60 8 15
6 Orlando, FL 63.54 4 24
7 Seattle, WA 63.44 11 9
8 Scottsdale, AZ 63.43 7 17
9 San Jose, CA 62.63 9 37
10 Nashua, NH 62.19 17 10
11 Plano, TX 61.97 12 32
12 Pittsburgh, PA 61.69 19 13
13 South Burlington, VT 61.57 27 7
14 Columbia, SC 61.42 5 98
15 Overland Park, KS 61.35 28 8
16 Chandler, AZ 61.34 16 19
17 Boise, ID 61.18 24 14
18 Warwick, RI 61.05 23 16
19 Charleston, SC 60.55 14 63
20 Des Moines, IA 60.22 21 49
21 Huntsville, AL 60.20 6 122
22 West Valley City, UT 60.20 22 46
23 Tempe, AZ 59.83 30 20
24 Minneapolis, MN 59.73 58 5
25 Madison, WI 59.57 72 2
26 Spokane, WA 59.52 20 76
27 Atlanta, GA 59.49 15 97
28 St. Louis, MO 59.15 13 119
29 Raleigh, NC 58.99 42 22
30 Tacoma, WA 58.80 26 84
31 Gilbert, AZ 58.78 31 55
32 Washington, DC 58.72 40 33
33 Virginia Beach, VA 58.56 45 30
34 Boston, MA 58.52 32 60
35 Irving, TX 58.49 18 109
36 Miami, FL 58.35 24 101
37 Tampa, FL 58.07 48 45
38 Fremont, CA 58.02 52 41
39 Pearl City, HI 57.98 34 67
40 Portland, OR 57.62 78 11
41 Reno, NV 57.59 55 51
42 Grand Prairie, TX 57.57 35 92
43 Denver, CO 57.49 69 18
44 Cedar Rapids, IA 57.32 64 28
45 Vancouver, WA 56.84 41 102
46 Charlotte, NC 56.81 38 103
47 Fort Lauderdale, FL 56.76 51 87
48 Manchester, NH 56.73 65 50
49 Glendale, AZ 56.66 46 94
50 Cheyenne, WY 56.57 71 42
51 Juneau, AK 56.52 76 39
52 Peoria, AZ 56.52 53 91
53 Durham, NC 56.47 47 96
54 Knoxville, TN 56.43 44 111
55 St. Petersburg, FL 56.43 63 62
56 Irvine, CA 56.35 86 21
57 Dallas, TX 56.26 33 135
58 Lincoln, NE 56.16 95 12
59 Jacksonville, FL 56.14 50 114
60 Providence, RI 56.13 67 68
61 Mesa, AZ 55.80 57 110
62 Omaha, NE 55.77 89 26
63 Lewiston, ME 55.76 75 65
64 Sacramento, CA 55.66 74 69
65 Baltimore, MD 55.63 29 162
66 Chesapeake, VA 55.43 61 105
67 Garland, TX 55.39 43 143
68 Cincinnati, OH 55.33 88 47
69 San Diego, CA 55.31 90 40
70 Newport News, VA 55.30 37 157
71 Nashville, TN 55.29 56 130
72 Bismarck, ND 55.21 92 35
73 Wilmington, DE 55.18 79 80
74 San Antonio, TX 55.14 73 90
75 Phoenix, AZ 55.04 68 104
76 Huntington Beach, CA 55.00 91 38
77 Honolulu, HI 54.92 100 25
78 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 54.90 81 86
79 Arlington, TX 54.86 49 148
80 Fargo, ND 54.82 97 34
81 Chattanooga, TN 54.81 36 168
82 Santa Rosa, CA 54.58 85 81
83 Sioux Falls, SD 54.52 103 29
84 Tulsa, OK 54.47 60 140
85 Kansas City, MO 54.42 66 127
86 Little Rock, AR 54.26 54 161
87 Richmond, VA 53.90 80 134
88 Tucson, AZ 53.88 96 64
89 Amarillo, TX 53.86 70 136
90 Aurora, CO 53.82 77 128
91 Charleston, WV 53.81 39 173
92 Grand Rapids, MI 53.78 105 48
93 Las Vegas, NV 53.55 106 56
94 Fort Worth, TX 53.52 87 116
95 St. Paul, MN 53.46 118 31
96 Billings, MT 53.43 98 78
97 Tallahassee, FL 53.39 94 82
98 Colorado Springs, CO 53.28 102 70
99 Pembroke Pines, FL 53.10 101 85
100 Jersey City, NJ 52.98 127 27
101 Burlington, VT 52.93 154 3
102 Mobile, AL 52.74 62 172
103 Norfolk, VA 52.69 82 149
104 Casper, WY 52.69 93 113
105 Henderson, NV 52.59 111 66
106 Columbus, OH 52.54 126 43
107 Birmingham, AL 52.30 59 180
108 Worcester, MA 52.15 114 79
109 Springfield, MO 52.13 82 166
110 Salem, OR 52.06 121 75
111 Santa Ana, CA 52.04 108 100
112 Louisville, KY 51.94 104 118
113 Wichita, KS 51.86 84 163
114 Aurora, IL 51.83 130 57
115 Garden Grove, CA 51.76 137 44
116 New Haven, CT 51.51 128 74
117 Rochester, NY 51.48 133 61
118 Port St. Lucie, FL 51.39 107 124
119 Greensboro, NC 51.34 99 151
120 Anaheim, CA 51.07 123 108
121 Santa Clarita, CA 50.99 142 54
122 Milwaukee, WI 50.81 124 117
123 Nampa, ID 50.79 113 131
124 Houston, TX 50.77 119 120
125 Albuquerque, NM 50.66 141 72
126 Oklahoma City, OK 50.59 135 88
127 Rapid City, SD 50.58 147 53
128 Oceanside, CA 50.45 122 132
129 Cleveland, OH 50.45 109 152
130 Yonkers, NY 50.20 159 36
131 Lexington-Fayette, KY 50.20 151 58
132 Oakland, CA 50.08 120 141
133 Riverside, CA 50.07 125 133
134 Los Angeles, CA 49.99 140 99
135 Fontana, CA 49.99 129 126
136 Ontario, CA 49.95 117 154
137 Glendale, CA 49.68 150 71
138 Missoula, MT 49.66 164 52
139 Fort Wayne, IN 49.65 116 150
140 El Paso, TX 49.44 162 59
141 Modesto, CA 49.27 138 129
142 Dover, DE 49.26 115 160
143 Hialeah, FL 49.01 112 167
144 Fort Smith, AR 49.00 110 169
145 Corpus Christi, TX 48.83 136 138
146 Lubbock, TX 48.74 132 145
147 Cape Coral, FL 48.67 156 93
148 Bridgeport, CT 48.59 158 95
149 Chicago, IL 48.43 167 73
150 Long Beach, CA 48.33 149 121
151 Anchorage, AK 48.13 161 107
152 Fresno, CA 48.00 143 153
153 Winston-Salem, NC 47.90 144 155
154 Bakersfield, CA 47.78 148 139
155 Indianapolis, IN 47.69 139 164
156 Philadelphia, PA 47.58 160 125
157 Buffalo, NY 47.57 168 77
158 Akron, OH 47.44 155 142
159 Montgomery, AL 47.35 134 170
160 New Orleans, LA 47.28 153 146
161 Huntington, WV 47.09 131 175
162 Laredo, TX 46.98 172 83
163 Fayetteville, NC 46.63 165 147
164 New York, NY 46.57 170 106
165 Augusta, GA 46.36 145 179
166 North Las Vegas, NV 46.35 163 156
167 Toledo, OH 46.09 166 159
168 Columbus, GA 45.82 146 177
168 Jackson, MS 45.82 152 174
170 Chula Vista, CA 45.81 171 123
171 Memphis, TN 45.03 157 181
172 Moreno Valley, CA 44.97 169 158
173 Baton Rouge, LA 44.83 174 144
174 Oxnard, CA 44.72 178 115
175 Las Cruces, NM 44.07 182 89
176 Brownsville, TX 43.60 181 112
177 Stockton, CA 43.53 175 165
178 Newark, NJ 43.47 179 137
179 Detroit, MI 42.35 173 182
180 Shreveport, LA 42.20 176 178
181 San Bernardino, CA 42.06 177 176
182 Gulfport, MS 41.19 180 171

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.

 

Source: WalletHub
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