According to ZipRecruiter [1], 2017 is "the year of the job seeker [2]," due to a strengthening economy, positive trends in hiring, and a lower-than-average unemployment rate (4.6 percent). Based on these promising factors and using data on the job-to-job-seekers ratios within major US cities, ZipRecruiter compiled a list of the places where job seekers have the greatest advantage — and they're not all ones you'd expect.
Keep reading for the top 10 cities for finding a new job, along with the top five industries for each city. You just might have to start wearing a Minnesota Twins cap, singing "Meet Me in St. Louis," or binge-watching Portlandia.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
1.72 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Finance and Insurance
- Automotive
- Retail
- Government and Community
Providence, RI
1.41 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Business
- Automotive
- Retail
- Finance and Insurance
Portland, OR
1.33 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Finance and Insurance
- Automotive
- Business
- Retail
Kansas City, MO
1.21 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Automotive
- Retail
- Finance and Insurance
- Business
Cincinnati, OH
1.16 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Automotive
- Government and Community
- Retail
- Business
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.16 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Finance and Insurance
- Sports and Recreation
- Automotive
- Business
St. Louis, MO
1.12 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Finance and Insurance
- Business
- Government and Community
- Retail
Pittsburgh, PA
1.10 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Personal Care
- Government and Community
- Business
- Finance and Insurance
Louisville, KY
1.09 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Automotive
- Finance and Insurance
- Retail
- Technology
Boston, MA
1.07 jobs for every job seeker
Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio
- Health Care
- Retail
- Automotive
- Business
- Government and Community