The 10 Best Cities For Job Seekers

According to ZipRecruiter, 2017 is "the year of the job seeker," 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.

01
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Flickr user panache2620

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

1.72 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Finance and Insurance
  3. Automotive
  4. Retail
  5. Government and Community
02
Providence, RI
Flickr user moarplease

Providence, RI

1.41 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Business
  3. Automotive
  4. Retail
  5. Finance and Insurance
03
Portland, OR
Everett Collection

Portland, OR

1.33 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Finance and Insurance
  3. Automotive
  4. Business
  5. Retail
04
Kansas City, MO
Flickr user Brian Hillegas

Kansas City, MO

1.21 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Automotive
  3. Retail
  4. Finance and Insurance
  5. Business
05
Cincinnati, OH
Flickr user OverTheRhine

Cincinnati, OH

1.16 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Automotive
  3. Government and Community
  4. Retail
  5. Business
06
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Pexels

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

1.16 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Finance and Insurance
  3. Sports and Recreation
  4. Automotive
  5. Business
07
St. Louis, MO
Flickr user Ron Cogswell

St. Louis, MO

1.12 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Finance and Insurance
  3. Business
  4. Government and Community
  5. Retail
08
Pittsburgh, PA
Flickr user Nick Foust

Pittsburgh, PA

1.10 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Personal Care
  3. Government and Community
  4. Business
  5. Finance and Insurance
09
Louisville, KY
Flickr user Southern Foodways Alliance

Louisville, KY

1.09 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Automotive
  3. Finance and Insurance
  4. Retail
  5. Technology
10
Boston, MA
StockSnap | Leeroy

Boston, MA

1.07 jobs for every job seeker

Top Five Industries by Jobs-to-Job-Seeker Ratio

  1. Health Care
  2. Retail
  3. Automotive
  4. Business
  5. Government and Community