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

November 2011: The 10 Best (and Worst) Cities for Finding a Job By CareerCast.com

As hiring across the nation remained fairly static in November, only a few cities such as Riverside (-10%), Phoenix (-8%), and Cleveland (-7%) had any sort of significant decrease in job activity. Philadelphia (+5%), Washington D.C. (+3%) and Memphis (+3%) were the cities that had the most jobs available this past month.

To determine the cities with the 10 best and worst job markets each month, the CareerCast.com/JobSerf Index surveys 30 different major metro areas across the U.S. for per capita job availability. Rather than simply reporting the cities with the most and least jobs, the Index measures the number of job openings relative to population. This gives a more complete picture of how easy (or difficult) it is to get a new job in each metro area.

Want to know where the jobs are? These metro areas made up the 10 best cities to find a job in November:

  • 10. Denver

    Overall Index Rank: 10th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 67
    City Fact: Hiring activity in Denver decreased by 3% in November. This slide dropped the Mile High City 14-points from November 2010 levels.
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  • 9. New York

    Overall Index Rank: 9th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 72
    City Fact: Job activity remained relatively flat in October for New York City as hiring levels dropped by 1%. The Big Apple continues to lose ground little-by-little each month, with November hitting the lowest level that the Big Apple has seen since April 2010.
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  • 8. Nashville

    Overall Index Rank: 8th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 73
    City Fact: Nashville again saw a loss (-2%) in hiring activity in November. Despite this loss, Nashville is still crooning happy tunes with an 8-point gain from last year.
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  • 7. Chicago

    Overall Index Rank: 7th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 80
    City Fact: After losing 13% in job opportunities in October, Chicago regained only 1% back in November. The Windy City is still down 7-points from last November.
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  • 6. Atlanta

    Overall Index Rank: 6th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: -1
    Index Score: 80
    City Fact: Hiring in Atlanta fell again (-6%) for the fourth straight month in a row. Atlanta is the only city to drop a rank on our list this month.
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  • 5. Baltimore

    Overall Index Rank: 5th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +1
    Index Score: 81
    City Fact: Hiring in Baltimore remained flat for November. Although employment activity flat lined, B-More jumped up a rank since job activity in Atlanta dropped.
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  • 4. Seattle

    Overall Index Rank: 4th
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 94
    City Fact: Job activity in Seattle dropped (-6 points) again in November. The Emerald City has continued to lose hiring ground since July and it is the first time Seattle has dropped below 100 since this past January.
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  • 3. San Francisco

    Overall Index Rank: 3rd
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 106
    City Fact: The San Francisco area saw a 6% decrease in employment activity in November. This is the first time since August 2010 that the Golden Gate city has fallen below 110.
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  • 2. Boston

    Overall Index Rank: 2nd
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 127
    City Fact: Boston holds on to the second spot on our list despite a 6% decrease in hiring. This is the third straight drop for a total of 23-points lost since August.
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  • 1. Washington, D.C.

    Overall Index Rank: 1st
    Ranking Change From Last Month: +/- 0
    Index Score: 165
    City Fact: Washington D.C. along with the Mid-Atlantic region saw an increase in job opportunities in November. The Capital region gained 5-points in employment activity to maintain their strong hold at the top of our list
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