Best Cities In America For Job Seekers In 2020

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajStats GateJanuary 8, 2020

Unsurprisingly, three of the top ten best cities in the United States for employment are in the Grand Canyon State, according to a new report from personal finance site WalletHub. Scottsdale in Arizona tops the list of 182 American cities for the second year in a row.

South Burlington in Vermont is the second-best city in the United States for employment with 65.47. San Francisco, California (63.17), Austin, Texas (61.82), and Fremont, California (61.53) were the third, fourth and fifth-best cities in the United States for job seekers in 2020, respectively.

Worst cities in the United States for employment: The worst city was found to be the City of Detroit in Michigan with a score of 38.40 (the only city to get below 40). It got a rank of 180 in the “job market” and 182 in “socio-economics.”

Fayetteville in North Carolina finished the second worst with a score of 40.19 with a “job market” score of 181 and a “socio-economics” score of 155. Newark in New Jersey (40.43), Stockton in California (41.27) and Brownsville in Texas (41.33) were the third, fourth and fifth-worst states, respectively.

To compile the rankings, the finance site looked at 182 American cities, made up of the 150 most populous and at least 2 of the most populated in each state, and their overall job markets. The cities were ranked in two categories: job market and socioeconomics. Those two categories consisted of various factors including job opportunities, employment growth, monthly average starting salary, etc.

Best Cities In America For Job Seekers In 2020

Rank	City	State	Job market rank	Socioeconomics rank	Score
1	Scottsdale	Arizona	2	4	65.5
2	South Burlington	Vermont	1	10	65.47
3	San Francisco	California	3	30	63.17
4	Austin	Texas	6	21	61.82
5	Fremont	California	4	67	61.53
6	Chandler	Arizona	8	13	60.99
7	Boston	Massachusetts	5	64	60.44
8	Tempe	Arizona	14	11	60.07
9	Portland	Maine	10	26	60.04
10	Boise	Idaho	19	8	59.29
11	Overland Park	Kansas	21	15	58.65
12	Plano	Texas	17	28	58.59
13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	36	7	58.54
14	Pearl City	Hawaii	7	85	58.46
15	San Jose	California	9	73	58.44
16	Charleston	South Carolina	18	34	58.42
17	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	30	9	58.38
18	Orlando	Florida	15	47	58.35
19	Nashua	New Hampshire	27	16	58.32
20	Gilbert	Arizona	16	48	57.93
21	Seattle	Washington	37	19	57.62
22	Huntington Beach	California	24	43	57.5
23	Columbia	Maryland	52	6	57.44
24	Reno	Nevada	20	51	57.36
25	Salt Lake City	Utah	35	35	57.22
26	Atlanta	Georgia	34	36	57.19
27	Colorado Springs	Colorado	29	44	57.17
28	Rancho Cucamonga	California	23	57	57.16
29	San Diego	California	39	25	57.09
30	Huntsville	Alabama	11	112	56.96
31	Glendale	Arizona	12	113	56.69
32	Irvine	California	47	22	56.57
33	Irving	Texas	13	115	56.54
34	Denver	Colorado	41	33	56.44
35	Peoria	Arizona	28	69	56.44
36	Sacramento	California	38	58	56.17
37	Virginia Beach	Virginia	57	14	56.17
38	Lincoln	Nebraska	61	12	56.11
39	Garden Grove	California	40	50	56.08
40	Madison	Wisconsin	72	3	56.06
41	Grand Prairie	Texas	31	82	55.99
42	Amarillo	Texas	25	86	55.96
43	Tampa	Florida	58	20	55.95
44	Minneapolis	Minnesota	80	2	55.79
45	Des Moines	Iowa	43	49	55.77
46	Wilmington	Delaware	26	100	55.47
47	Manchester	New Hampshire	48	59	55.33
48	Raleigh	North Carolina	56	42	55.16
49	St. Petersburg	Florida	45	66	54.98
50	Washington DC	DC	62	37	54.9
51	Warwick	Rhode Island	65	31	54.82
52	Nashville	Tennessee	32	123	54.47
53	Phoenix	Arizona	49	76	54.32
54	Honolulu	Hawaii	78	27	54.3
55	Mesa	Arizona	44	94	54.19
56	Burlington	Vermont	124	1	54.19
57	West Valley City	Utah	64	52	54.15
58	Portland	Oregon	82	24	54.14
59	Grand Rapids	Michigan	74	39	54.1
60	Las Vegas	Nevada	81	31	54.01
61	Aurora	Colorado	33	144	53.8
62	Durham	North Carolina	46	102	53.58
63	Chesapeake	Virginia	77	54	53.57
64	Oakland	California	22	165	53.52
65	St. Paul	Minnesota	106	23	53.32
66	Bismarck	North Dakota	131	5	53.21
67	Omaha	Nebraska	112	17	53.16
68	San Antonio	Texas	68	79	53.11
69	Richmond	Virginia	66	90	52.99
70	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	108	38	52.85
71	Henderson	Nevada	94	46	52.81
72	Columbus	Ohio	107	40	52.75
73	Santa Rosa	California	60	104	52.57
74	Oceanside	California	51	147	52.45
75	Anaheim	California	67	99	52.28
75	Jacksonville	Florida	73	93	52.28
77	Billings	Montana	102	61	52.21
78	Chula Vista	California	53	143	52.12
79	Casper	Wyoming	109	56	52.09
80	Worcester	Massachusetts	85	84	52.07
81	Ontario	California	55	151	52.06
82	Tacoma	Washington	83	91	52.03
83	Rapid City	South Dakota	119	41	51.97
84	Chattanooga	Tennessee	42	171	51.97
85	Yonkers	New York	98	65	51.97
86	Pembroke Pines	Florida	79	98	51.9
87	Juneau	Alaska	90	77	51.85
88	Arlington	Texas	59	140	51.83
89	Santa Ana	California	69	122	51.68
90	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	75	118	51.67
91	Fort Worth	Texas	89	92	51.47
92	Wichita	Kansas	50	162	51.45
93	Glendale	California	96	87	51.41
94	Vancouver	Washington	86	106	51.36
95	Garland	Texas	63	148	51.31
96	Newport News	Virginia	76	136	51.22
97	Tucson	Arizona	110	81	51.18
98	Fontana	California	87	107	51.15
99	Cheyenne	Wyoming	135	29	51.15
100	Tallahassee	Florida	113	74	51.12
101	Spokane	Washington	91	101	51.08
102	Houston	Texas	84	120	51
103	Aurora	Illinois	120	71	50.83
104	Charlotte	North Carolina	105	97	50.78
105	Tulsa	Oklahoma	71	152	50.78
106	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	114	83	50.76
107	Cincinnati	Ohio	134	45	50.7
108	Nampa	Idaho	99	116	50.68
109	Riverside	California	88	128	50.59
110	Fargo	North Dakota	149	18	50.4
111	Dallas	Texas	93	125	50.36
112	Little Rock	Arkansas	70	169	50.36
113	Port St. Lucie	Florida	104	121	50.32
114	Birmingham	Alabama	54	175	50.31
115	Cape Coral	Florida	117	103	50.18
116	Lewiston	Maine	123	88	50.16
117	Greensboro	North Carolina	116	109	50
118	Louisville	Kentucky	115	108	49.95
119	Columbia	South Carolina	121	95	49.95
120	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	92	149	49.94
121	St. Louis	Missouri	118	105	49.91
122	Dover	Delaware	95	137	49.85
123	Corpus Christi	Texas	103	126	49.8
124	Kansas City	Missouri	111	124	49.75
125	Miami	Florida	97	145	49.68
126	Fort Wayne	Indiana	100	138	49.5
127	Los Angeles	California	132	89	49.49
128	Salem	Oregon	139	68	49.49
129	Santa Clarita	California	138	70	49.49
130	Knoxville	Tennessee	129	111	49.23
131	Long Beach	California	130	117	48.83
132	Mobile	Alabama	101	170	48.78
133	Lubbock	Texas	125	134	48.51
134	Norfolk	Virginia	127	141	48.48
135	Albuquerque	New Mexico	136	110	48.45
136	Jersey City	New Jersey	161	53	48.32
137	North Las Vegas	Nevada	133	129	48.29
138	El Paso	Texas	153	72	48.05
139	Charleston	West Virginia	137	131	48.03
140	Lexington-Fayette	Kentucky	162	62	48
141	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	126	166	47.99
142	Chicago	Illinois	164	60	47.91
143	New York	New York	154	75	47.9
144	Montgomery	Alabama	122	161	47.81
145	Moreno Valley	California	128	160	47.77
146	Modesto	California	141	133	47.53
147	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	146	114	47.37
148	Providence	Rhode Island	165	78	47.02
149	Missoula	Montana	172	55	47.01
150	Bakersfield	California	147	130	46.85
151	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	151	127	46.62
152	Buffalo	New York	168	80	46.53
153	Columbus	Georgia	143	163	46.26
154	Rochester	New York	174	63	46.16
155	Fort Smith	Arkansas	144	167	46.03
156	Oxnard	California	160	132	45.98
157	Springfield	Missouri	152	153	45.92
158	New Orleans	Louisiana	157	142	45.88
159	Augusta	Georgia	148	173	45.72
160	Baltimore	Maryland	145	168	45.71
161	Las Cruces	New Mexico	167	119	45.7
162	New Haven	Connecticut	169	96	45.49
163	Akron	Ohio	166	139	45.37
164	Memphis	Tennessee	140	180	45.2
165	Fresno	California	155	159	45.17
166	Indianapolis	Indiana	159	164	44.82
167	Laredo	Texas	163	157	44.67
168	Bridgeport	Connecticut	171	135	44.61
169	San Bernardino	California	150	176	44.15
170	Jackson	Mississippi	156	177	44.07
171	Hialeah	Florida	142	181	44.06
172	Shreveport	Louisiana	158	178	43.9
173	Cleveland	Ohio	173	158	43.56
174	Anchorage	Alaska	177	150	42.92
175	Gulfport	Mississippi	170	174	42.73
176	Toledo	Ohio	176	172	42.35
177	Huntington	West Virginia	178	154	41.94
178	Brownsville	Texas	179	156	41.33
179	Stockton	California	175	179	41.27
180	Newark	New Jersey	182	146	40.43
181	Fayetteville	North Carolina	181	155	40.19
182	Detroit	Michigan	180	182	38.4

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