Job Competition by Metro Area*

Unemployed/Job Seeker Per Unique Job // June 2010

Top 8 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers

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

1
2
Burlington-Plattsburgh
1
2
El Paso (Las Cruces)
1
2
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
1
3
Washington, DC (Hagerstown)
1
4
Des Moines-Ames
1
4
Omaha
1
4
Shreveport
1
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce 4

Top 8 Worst Metro Areas for Job Seekers

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

1
Fresno-Visalia 34

1
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen 28

1
Youngstown 27

1
Las Vegas 21

1
Detroit 19

1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale 19

1
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 18

1
Fort Myers-Naples 18

*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 ati o 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