{"id":337,"date":"2013-04-11T19:06:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T19:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jobma.com\/?p=337"},"modified":"2021-07-14T06:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T06:20:26","slug":"10-best-cities-for-your-career-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/10-best-cities-for-your-career-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Cities for Your Career in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some cities are faring better than others when it comes to job opportunities. For those seeking a secure job and launching a career, making a move to one of the top cities with the best potential for employment is a viable option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23372 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/10-Best-Cities-for-Your-Career-in-2013-1-300x121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/10-Best-Cities-for-Your-Career-in-2013-1-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/10-Best-Cities-for-Your-Career-in-2013-1-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/10-Best-Cities-for-Your-Career-in-2013-1.png 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A report by U.S. News &amp; World Report lists the following cities as the best for job opportunities based on job openings, low unemployment or the percentage of job seekers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong> &#8211; The federal government is the top employer followed by educational institutions, consulting firms and government contractors. The capitol has the lowest unemployment on this list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt Lake City<\/strong> &#8211; State government, University of Utah, SLC International Airport and Intermountain Health Care carry the highest percentage of employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boston<\/strong> &#8211; Liberty Mutual, Staples, hospitals and educational institutions employ the most workers. Available jobs increased from 2009 to 2010 by 0.8 percent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oklahoma City<\/strong> &#8211; Top employers include federal and state government with a healthy job market for the U.S. Postal Service and telecommunications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong> &#8211; The Twin Cities has 18 Fortune 500 companies with job opportunities as well as state government, healthcare and manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austin<\/strong> &#8211; Healthcare and tech jobs dominate along with government jobs and education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baltimore<\/strong> &#8211; Education and healthcare are the most prominent industries. Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland are the largest employers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milwaukee<\/strong> &#8211; A diverse collection of companies provide jobs for thousands of workers including Kohl&#8217;s, Harley-Davidson, the Medical College of Wisconsin and multiple healthcare companies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong> &#8211; The cities largest job pool resides in health and social assistance positions followed by Wall Street, financial institutions, insurance, hotel and food service industries. NYC has a low percentage of applicants per job.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartford, Connecticut<\/strong> &#8211; Hartford Financial Services Group and United Technologies are both top employers. Like NYC, Hartford has a low applicant per job percentage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Be Seen. Be Heard. 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