April 2011: The 10 Best (and Worst) Cities for Finding a Job

After a six month hiatus off our list, Dallas again re-surfaces to claim the number 10 spot. Dallas jumped three spots on our list with a 21% gain in employment activity.

Denver continues their growing trend with an 11% gain in job activity this month. This is Denver’s seventh month at the number nine spot on our list.

After a two-month reign at number six, New York dropped two levels to eighth place despite a 7% gain in employment activity.

With only a 3-index point change from last month, Baltimore held on to the 7th spot on our list for the third straight month.

Chicago overtook New York and Baltimore in ranking this month to secure the 6th spot on our list. Chicagoans are probably hoping their baseball teams can have the same fortune.

Although Atlanta didn’t move up in rank in April, they still saw double-digit improvements of 14% in job activity to get a 100 index point score.

The only city on our list to see a decline in employment activity this month, San Francisco dropped 2% and to fourth place on our list.

Seattle’s employment activity jumped 20 index points (or 19%) to overtake the third spot away from San Francisco. It’s the largest per capita improvement in job availability of any city this month.

Boston rebounded from its two-point slide last month with an 8% gain. This baseball loving city has a solid hold on its number two position in the list.

Moving the employment activity needle 16 points this month, the Washington, D.C. area continues to lead the Best Cities to Find a Job list for the 40th straight month.