Job Competition by Metro Area*

Unemployed/Job Seeker Per Unique Job // March 2010

Top 10 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers

1 job #
Metro Area 1 unique job per # of job seekers / unemployed

1
1
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
1
2
Burlington-Plattsburgh
1
2
El Paso (Las Cruces)
1
3
Omaha
1
3
Washington, DC (Hagerstown)
1
4
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque
1
4
Des Moines-Ames
1
Lexington 4

1
4
Portland-Auburn
1
Savannah 4

Top 10 Worst Metro Areas for Job Seekers

1 job #
Metro Area 1 unique job per # of job seekers / unemployed

1
30
Fresno-Visalia
1
Youngstown 23

1
Las Vegas 20

1
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen 19

1
18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
1
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto 17

1
Detroit 15

1
Los Angeles 15

1
Fort Myers-Naples 14

1
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 13

*R e s u lt s b a s e d o n st ati stic a l a p p r ox i m atio n s // © 2010 S imp l y Hi re d, In c. S imp l y Hi re d i s a re gi s te re d tr a d e m a r k of S imp l y Hi re d, In c. // www.SimplyHired.com