HRRecruitingAlert.com » cities http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Best and worst cities for job-seekers http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/best-and-worst-cities-for-job-seekers/ http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/best-and-worst-cities-for-job-seekers/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:06:17 +0000 Sam Narisi http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=2195 Companies that are hiring now should have a lot of talent to choose from. But just how much depends on where you’re located.

The number of applicants per job opening varies widely depending on geography. These are the most competitive markets right now, according to a study by Simply Hired:

  1. Detroit (1 job for every 46 applicants)
  2. Grand Rapids, MI (1 job/35 applicants)
  3. Miami (1/29)
  4. Sacramento, CA (1/28)
  5. Las Vegas (1/26)
  6. Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (1/25)
  7. Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC (1/25)
  8. Los Angeles (1/25)
  9. Providence, RI (1/25)
  10. Cleveland (1/23)
  11. Orlando, FL (1/22)
  12. Louisville, KY (1/21)
  13. Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (1/21)
  14. New York City (1/20)
  15. Cincinnati (1/20)

And the markets most friendly to job seekers:

  1. Des Moines, IA (1 job for every 5 applicants)
  2. Washington, DC (1/5)
  3. Omaha, NE (1/5)
  4. West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL (1/6)
  5. Salt Lake City (1/8)
  6. Baltimore (1/8)
  7. Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM (1/9)
  8. Pittsburgh (1/10)
  9. Oklahoma City (1/10)
  10. Austin, TX (1/10)
  11. Boston (1/10)
  12. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (1/10)
  13. Denver (1/11)
  14. Dallas (1/11)
  15. Seattle (1/11)
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