On: The Best U.S. Cities For Jobs

[russell]

The story links to the complete Forbes list. For amusement only. I'm not sure what their criteria are, but lots of places in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and other such red states/rust belt cities are high on the list for you to start your careers or companies.

San Francisco is 127, San Jose is 115, and Los Angeles is 180. I moved to San Luis Obispo County, CA, when it was #8. Now it is is deep into the triple digits. Sic Transit Gloria.

[systemtrigger → russell]

They're about as reliable as tabloids. The Forbes article is ok (http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/best-cities-for-jobs-opinio...). Here are the highlights: Washington D.C. is the new Rome and Kansas City is in "The Zone of Sanity."

Top 10 Big Cities for Jobs: No. 10: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. No. 9: Oklahoma City, Okla. No. 8: Raleigh-Cary, N.C. No. 7: Salt Lake City, Utah No. 6: Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. No. 5: Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas No. 4: Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas No. 3: San Antonio, Texas No. 2: Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas No. 1: Austin-Round Rock, Texas

Top 10 Mid-Sized Cities for Jobs: No. 10: Mobile, Ala. No. 9: Anchorage, Alaska No. 8: Shreveport-Bossier City, La. No. 7: Baton Rouge, La. No. 6: Corpus Christi, Texas No. 5: Kansas City, Kan. No. 4: Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. No. 3: Lafayette, La. No. 2: Tulsa, Okla. No. 1: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Top 10 Small Cities for Jobs: No. 10: College Station-Bryan, Texas No. 9: Morgantown, W.Va. No. 8: Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Wash. No. 7: Athens-Clarke County, Ga. No. 6: Laredo, Texas No. 5: Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas No. 4: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA No. 3: Longview, Texas No. 2: Grand Junction, Colo. No. 1: Odessa, Texas