Job Competition by Metro Area*

Unemployed/Job Seeker Per Unique Job // July 2010

Top 10 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers

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

1
2
Burlington-Plattsburgh
1
2
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
1
3
El Paso (Las Cruces)
1
3
Omaha
1
4
Des Moines-Ames
1
4
Washington, DC (Hagerstown)
1
5
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque
1
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce 5

1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy 6

1
Shreveport 6

Top 10 Worst Metro Areas for Job Seekers

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

1
Fresno-Visalia 50

1
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen 32

1
Youngstown 26

1
Las Vegas 24

1
Detroit 23

1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale 23

1
Fort Myers-Naples 22

1
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto 20

1
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 19

1
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek 19

*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