Seattle Top Spot For Job Changers – Dave’s Diary

On the big list of New Year’s resolutions, right behind “get in shape” is “get a better job”.  With the economy on the rise nonfarm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter.

The leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst Cities to Find a Job.

In order to help employment seekers find the strongest local job markets in the U.S., WalletHub analyzed 150 of the most populated cities across 16 key metrics.  Here’s the results with Seattle sitting on the top spot.

Key Stats

• The monthly median starting salary is three times higher in San Jose, Calif., than in Laredo, Texas.
• The unemployment rate for high school graduates is seven times higher in Detroit than in Laredo, Texas.
• The unemployment rate for people with a bachelor’s degree or higher is 11 times higher in Port St. Lucie, Fla., than in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• The number of part-time employees for every 100 full-time employees is three times higher in Tallahassee, Fla., than in Plano, Texas.
• The percentage of the workforce living under the poverty line is two times higher in Lincoln, Neb., than in Oceanside, Calif.
• The median annual income (adjusted for cost of living) is three times higher in Plano, Texas, than in Newark, N.J.