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Unemployed per Job Posting

How hard is it to find a job in your city? Here's the number of unemployed per job posting
for the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S.

September 2009

Rank Change Metropolitian Area Job posting icon Job Postings vs. Unemployment icon Unemployed Persons Ratio
1   Washington, DC Job posting icon Unemployment icon 1:1
2   Baltimore, MD Job posting icon Unemployment icon 1:1
3   Salt Lake City, UT Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:2
4   San Jose, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:2
5   New York, NY Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:2
6 1 Boston, MA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:2
7 1 Hartford, CT Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
8 -2 Oklahoma City, OK Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
9   Seattle, WA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
10 1 Denver, CO Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
11 1 San Francisco, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
12 -2 Austin, TX Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
13 5 Milwaukee, WI Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
14 -1 San Antonio, TX Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:3
15 5 Cleveland, OH Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
16 -1 Virginia Beach, VA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
17 -1 Richmond, VA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
18 -4 New Orleans, LA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
19 2 Columbus, OH Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
20 4 Atlanta, GA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
21 -4 Pittsburgh, PA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
22 -3 Dallas, TX Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
23 3 Philadelphia, PA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
24 4 St. Paul, MN Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
25 -2 Indianapolis, IN Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
26 -4 Houston, TX Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
27 -2 Charlotte, NC Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:4
28 2 Cincinnati, OH Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
29 -2 Phoenix, AZ Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
30 1 Providence, RI Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
31 -2 Kansas City, MO Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
32   Nashville, TN Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
33   Chicago, IL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:5
34 2 Louisville, KY Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
35 -1 San Diego, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
36 -1 Birmingham, AL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
37 1 Buffalo, NY Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
38 -1 Tampa, FL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
39 1 Memphis, TN Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
40 6 Los Angeles, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:6
41 -2 Jacksonville, FL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
42   Portland, OR Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
43 -2 Orlando, FL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
44 -1 St. Louis, MO Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
45 2 Sacramento, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
46 -1 Rochester, NY Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:7
47 -3 Las Vegas, NV Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:8
48   Riverside, CA Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:9
49   Miami, FL Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:12
50   Detroit, MI Job posting icon Unemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment iconUnemployment icon 1:18

Employment data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is preliminary and subject to change.

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