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Best U.S. Cities for Jobs

Ranked by job market score including unemployment rate, job growth, and labor force size.

#	City	State	Population	Score
1	Urban Honolulu	HI	348,547	59.8/100
2	Huntsville	AL	215,025	77.5/100
3	Montgomery	AL	199,819	82.2/100
4	Olathe	KS	142,114	75.2/100
5	Overland Park	KS	196,676	69.2/100
6	Cary	NC	174,880	71.5/100
7	Sioux Falls	SD	193,401	74.5/100
8	Alexandria	VA	157,594	64.8/100
9	Arlington	VA	235,845	59.0/100
10	Birmingham	AL	200,431	80.2/100
11	Mobile	AL	186,316	73.2/100
12	Denver	CO	710,800	57.8/100
13	Lakewood	CO	156,149	65.0/100
14	Chesapeake	VA	249,377	72.8/100
15	Virginia Beach	VA	457,900	72.2/100
16	Gilbert	AZ	267,267	67.2/100
17	Scottsdale	AZ	240,537	62.8/100
18	Aurora	CO	387,349	60.0/100
19	Colorado Springs	CO	479,612	66.0/100
20	Fort Collins	CO	168,758	62.0/100
21	Atlanta	GA	494,838	66.5/100
22	Columbus	GA	204,572	75.0/100
23	Savannah	GA	147,583	70.2/100
24	Boise City	ID	234,192	65.2/100
25	Naperville	IL	149,089	62.8/100
26	Fort Wayne	IN	264,514	77.2/100
27	Des Moines	IA	213,164	72.8/100
28	Kansas City	KS	155,438	79.8/100
29	Wichita	KS	395,951	77.2/100
30	Kansas City	MO	505,958	77.0/100
31	St. Louis	MO	298,018	74.8/100
32	Lincoln	NE	290,531	77.5/100
33	Omaha	NE	489,201	77.5/100
34	Charlotte	NC	875,045	70.8/100
35	Durham	NC	284,094	71.8/100
36	Fayetteville	NC	208,697	71.2/100
37	Greensboro	NC	297,202	77.5/100
38	Raleigh	NC	465,517	70.2/100
39	Winston-Salem	NC	249,571	75.2/100
40	Oklahoma City	OK	681,088	74.5/100
41	Tulsa	OK	411,938	77.2/100
42	Chattanooga	TN	181,288	77.2/100
43	Clarksville	TN	167,882	75.8/100
44	Murfreesboro	TN	0	65.0/100
45	Frisco	TX	202,075	60.0/100
46	McKinney	TX	196,160	65.0/100
47	Plano	TX	284,948	65.8/100
48	Salt Lake City	UT	201,269	66.5/100
49	Newport News	VA	185,118	72.5/100
50	Norfolk	VA	236,973	71.2/100