We determined the best cities for job seekers by comparing the 541 cities in our database across 4 categories. Each category is evaluated over a range of metrics with each metric being judged on a different point scale, as indicated below. Cities that receive the maximum points for each metric are determined to be the most desireable and appear higher in the list.
Strong Economy - Total Points: 49
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- Population growth (10-year) - Points: 10
- Employment growth (2017-2018) - Points: 10
- Population growth (1-year) - Points: 10
- Employment rate - Points: 10
- Employment rate (full-time) - Points: 5
- Employment growth (2010-2018) - Points: 4
High-Paying Jobs - Total Points: 33
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- Income growth (1-year) - Points: 8
- Income growth (10-year) - Points: 8
- Income ($100,000 or more) - Points: 7
- Income - Points: 7
- Income (full-time) - Points: 3
Variety of Industries - Total Points: 11
- Proportion of employed population in wholesale trade - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in agriculture - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in armed forces - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in construction - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in educational services & healthcare - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in finance and insurance - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in informational services - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in manufacturing - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in other services - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in public administration - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in retail trade - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in science and management - Points: < 1
- Proportion of employed population in transportation and warehousing - Points: < 1
Internet - Total Points: 8
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- Average download speed - Points: 6
- Share of population with access to wired broadband 100mbps or faster - Points: 2
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Points doubled for value calculation
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Points doubled for fun calculation
