Increase your job opportunites by applying in new areas.
Even in a poor economy and suffering national employment rate you can still find job opportunities if you know where to look. Employment opportunities vary between different states and cities according to multiple factors like location, population and local income and economy. If you're trying to find the best areas in the United States for job opportunities, you'll find that some reputable news authorities offer well-researched listings of what areas hold the most promise career-wise.
Forbes Reports
"Forbes" business and financial news magazine has found more than 200 cities and towns that it deems the best places to find employment. In February of 2010, the magazine narrowed it down to regions including the Southwest, Midwest and East Coast. According to "Forbes'" report "The Best Places to Get Ahead"-- that is based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor -- the best Southwestern area for job opportunities is Fort Bend County, Texas in suburban Houston. In the Midwest, the publication recommends the Chicago suburbs of Will and Kendall counties in Illinois, and Carver County, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. East Coast opportunities included Hanover County, Virginia, outside of Richmond, and Loudon, and Alexandria counties, Virginia, suburbs of Washington, D.C.
MSN Money Reports
In July of 2010, MSN Money published a report titled "10 Best Places For Business and Career" that is based on the top 200 list by "Forbes." MSN Money's article lists the top 10 best places in the U.S. for job opportunities comprised from the top 200. Such areas include Des Moines, Iowa; Provo, Utah; Raleigh, North Carolina; Fort Collins, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Huntsville, Alabama; Lexington, Kentucky; and Austin, Texas. Communities were ranked according to numerous factors including past and projected job and economic growth, business and living costs, and quality of life standards.
CNBC Reports
Employment directory website Indeed.com compiled a list of the 50 best areas in the U.S. for job opportunities based on ratios of job openings vs. applicants. Though Indeed.com updates the listing on a monthly basis, in April of 2010 CNBC found the survey worthy of reporting in an article called "Get a Job: Cities With the Best Odds for Employment." The article lists the top 10 areas and their ratios of job listings to unemployed citizens for that period. In April 2010, the top 10 included Washington, D.C. and San Jose, California with 1:1; Baltimore, Maryland, New York, New York, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Hartford, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts with 1:2; and Seattle, Washington and Austin, Texas at 1:3.
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