Austin, Elkhart Top Rankings of Best U.S. Job Markets

Urban Honolulu, HI 165 288 128 152 108 173 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 69 16 33 180 232 116 Worcester, MA-CT 115 244 55 112 126 165 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 238 292 164 182 326 61 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 130 92 208 137 129 175 Albuquerque, NM 206 290 181 158 117 187 Knoxville, TN 37 91 182 97 71 25 Bakersfield, CA 309 322 176 283 242 220 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 152 166 91 189 190 177 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 214 321 218 95 101 210 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 36 88 313 34 7 15 New Haven-Milford, CT 224 299 82 93 317 188 Columbia, SC 152 105 139 246 168 155 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 170 276 69 56 195 264 El Paso, TX 211 277 213 176 160 113 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 197 251 132 210 197 133 Baton Rouge, LA 199 229 51 227 118 301 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 30 96 109 67 107 49 Dayton, OH 242 177 157 235 283 183 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 98 111 290 90 38 106 Greensboro-High Point, NC 200 188 230 220 175 114 Boise City, ID 15 28 83 38 119 77 Stockton-Lodi, CA 172 311 211 113 196 30 Colorado Springs, CO 65 252 65 41 27 172 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 178 115 138 236 203 182 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 145 192 265 43 46 234 Akron, OH 160 183 127 198 267 70 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 10 5 42 19 92 141 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 89 148 297 110 47 13 Winston-Salem, NC 85 137 184 99 89 102 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 47 77 11 71 127 225 Madison, WI 31 15 5 197 72 143 Provo-Orem, UT 2 2 14 9 44 46 Wichita, KS 246 164 63 277 220 319 Syracuse, NY 241 220 205 264 259 85 Springfield, MA 202 275 134 126 93 303 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 191 87 240 217 115 253 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 91 98 221 64 13 222 Toledo, OH 250 219 124 225 307 181 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 33 84 79 70 45 164 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 81 170 175 28 214 16 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 168 216 59 115 198 268 Jackson, MS 186 198 149 233 82 239 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 3 31 28 18 21 59 Chattanooga, TN-GA 63 97 163 144 96 56 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 261 304 147 215 279 139 Modesto, CA 183 308 216 164 187 17 Lancaster, PA 155 187 53 155 231 196 Portland-South Portland, ME 61 122 64 66 181 120 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 324 271 301 272 316 206 Lexington-Fayette, KY 144 80 68 234 250 147 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 112 210 324 25 90 41 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 41 102 140 81 10 146 Port St. Lucie, FL 45 128 269 33 8 54 Santa Rosa, CA 160 208 152 263 219 3 Lafayette, LA 310 237 250 294 165 317 Huntsville, AL 62 9 99 53 94 300 Reno, NV 4 147 30 17 3 6 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 222 207 130 209 287 144 Springfield, MO 12 37 75 69 70 82 Visalia-Porterville, CA 270 326 187 286 217 107 Killeen-Temple, TX 190 250 255 156 100 149 Asheville, NC 128 101 201 138 134 159 Corpus Christi, TX 300 303 242 221 167 277 York-Hanover, PA 120 218 58 61 189 184 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 315 294 215 254 218 323 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 143 234 96 200 184 63 Fort Wayne, IN 75 67 84 120 142 168 Salem, OR 32 174 103 85 20 52 Salinas, CA 101 306 27 124 104 78 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 281 259 247 291 185 162 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 262 316 298 229 155 91 Salisbury, MD-DE 156 243 244 11 64 262 Reading, PA 296 284 118 297 306 194 Manchester-Nashua, NH 134 34 26 129 273 283 Mobile, AL 249 155 224 243 290 142 Flint, MI 276 301 278 74 300 180 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 278 320 268 117 123 312 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 175 249 267 45 56 250 Anchorage, AK 228 253 41 245 136 315 Canton-Massillon, OH 157 185 135 194 263 62 Savannah, GA 20 81 61 8 6 205 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 17 66 253 24 2 5 Fayetteville, NC 265 270 296 253 178 103 Tallahassee, FL 85 120 116 248 32 95 Eugene, OR 154 215 248 267 67 21 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 165 173 102 181 262 131 Ocala, FL 97 167 323 106 16 22 Montgomery, AL 220 114 161 269 270 154 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 42 125 225 46 66 18 Trenton, NJ 188 239 12 184 224 246 Ann Arbor, MI 179 131 90 249 277 128 Peoria, IL 310 236 185 242 301 299 Fort Collins, CO 87 184 19 150 65 195 Spartanburg, SC 63 133 125 55 120 123 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 293 178 307 213 199 298 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 184 200 150 170 272 101 Lincoln, NE 59 3 10 139 207 190 Rockford, IL 317 310 159 307 321 215 Greeley, CO 213 254 35 252 78 325 Boulder, CO 34 165 7 177 58 36 Lubbock, TX 145 162 70 149 81 318 Green Bay, WI 89 38 29 173 106 269 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 68 119 107 123 153 66 Evansville, IN-KY 202 71 117 308 249 186 Roanoke, VA 170 99 172 174 293 122 Columbus, GA-AL 230 117 284 284 193 129 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 174 136 306 203 212 9 Kennewick-Richland, WA 58 190 62 40 137 118 Wilmington, NC 6 103 106 22 30 7 Clarksville, TN-KY 136 171 204 59 105 211 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 73 150 141 37 238 14 Gainesville, FL 69 79 121 118 12 247 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 24 58 146 114 17 68 Utica-Rome, NY 221 242 238 201 206 88 Fort Smith, AR-OK 129 85 287 163 116 87 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 269 204 226 317 281 90 Merced, CA 216 323 223 125 128 158 Duluth, MN-WI 134 112 114 89 252 178 Laredo, TX 303 283 212 262 201 254 Waco, TX 111 186 142 44 49 257 Cedar Rapids, IA 265 132 67 301 296 304 Sioux Falls, SD 25 6 1 122 57 218 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 218 152 97 281 216 213 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 225 142 158 309 319 53 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 318 287 190 320 253 279 Erie, PA 313 300 199 223 265 311 College Station-Bryan, TX 200 153 119 258 156 241 Amarillo, TX 56 109 48 91 62 235 Norwich-New London, CT 290 307 153 154 328 236 Lynchburg, VA 307 124 285 285 312 214 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 297 325 254 3 299 320 Yakima, WA 113 258 15 51 194 174 Fargo, ND-MN 8 35 3 48 86 105 Tuscaloosa, AL 177 75 200 224 276 96 Prescott, AZ 100 181 309 10 52 84 Appleton, WI 40 24 13 193 85 161 Champaign-Urbana, IL 77 139 71 146 180 51 Binghamton, NY 299 227 286 230 233 232 Charlottesville, VA 215 82 171 295 318 89 Tyler, TX 72 206 133 15 25 200 Bellingham, WA 126 199 196 50 261 23 Topeka, KS 106 59 37 260 131 169 Macon-Bibb County, GA 52 108 219 105 60 42 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 28 22 270 6 51 76 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 52 78 319 20 37 80 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 60 45 120 29 42 314 Rochester, MN 46 42 6 107 258 94 Medford, OR 54 205 174 121 31 12 Las Cruces, NM 236 296 232 240 140 112 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 148 7 57 145 322 261 Longview, TX 305 280 236 228 169 302 Yuma, AZ 147 327 168 52 200 43 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 234 281 321 30 152 230 Athens-Clarke County, GA 124 47 258 237 111 73 Barnstable Town, MA 110 268 111 5 11 282 Chico, CA 247 282 311 232 186 38 Lake Charles, LA 291 272 136 326 320 127 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 312 238 271 292 148 321 Gainesville, GA 7 13 56 101 41 64 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 1 11 2 2 4 1 Springfield, IL 217 197 104 202 266 189 Charleston, WV 287 203 260 300 208 192 Johnson City, TN 207 129 299 266 172 69 Florence, SC 181 143 180 250 174 134 Jacksonville, NC 191 158 305 165 91 193 St. Cloud, MN 125 104 17 204 292 110 Bend-Redmond, OR 39 202 126 84 29 34 Warner Robins, GA 80 61 192 86 35 228 Racine, WI 205 135 87 280 159 271 Punta Gorda, FL 79 127 325 111 23 11 Saginaw, MI 251 291 275 88 288 115 Bloomington, IL 259 138 143 313 309 176 St. George, UT 54 14 210 4 19 296 Panama City, FL 14 93 131 49 5 65 Midland, TX 289 264 8 321 289 291 Dover, DE 295 273 261 183 191 289 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 81 72 234 26 192 79 Columbia, MO 21 17 39 178 88 50 Greenville, NC 49 151 108 23 9 233 Bowling Green, KY 223 107 233 133 221 284 El Centro, CA 292 328 302 171 324 67 Joplin, MO 50 53 154 80 95 145 Redding, CA 157 279 317 136 97 10 Kingston, NY 197 195 162 196 213 157 Yuba City, CA 252 313 217 287 202 39 Iowa City, IA 202 51 40 319 302 219 Billings, MT 137 43 86 222 240 163 Monroe, LA 282 226 179 282 170 288 Muskegon, MI 323 302 263 216 323 258 Abilene, TX 116 156 105 83 55 305 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 38 33 32 96 61 249 Burlington, NC 98 144 169 62 59 201 Coeur d’Alene, ID 11 62 166 12 69 8 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 141 56 22 293 248 152 East Stroudsburg, PA 288 305 229 54 271 310 Eau Claire, WI 27 41 18 65 39 260 Pueblo, CO 257 309 214 274 74 203 Bloomington, IN 169 44 282 290 150 92 Terre Haute, IN 300 121 295 314 278 202 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 226 86 85 305 285 221 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 274 324 137 73 311 285 Odessa, TX 325 318 76 327 327 327 Auburn-Opelika, AL 94 19 227 39 147 198 Janesville-Beloit, WI 102 110 45 116 79 290 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 83 154 322 82 15 33 State College, PA 322 159 272 323 304 292 Madera, CA 268 314 266 261 163 109 Jackson, MI 279 245 198 160 308 231 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 255 201 122 207 268 266 Grand Junction, CO 219 267 144 187 98 265 Idaho Falls, ID 19 4 47 16 34 259 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 284 145 274 279 298 160 Rapid City, SD 26 30 77 98 75 132 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 193 235 207 103 286 83 Homosassa Springs, FL 123 231 327 100 24 37 Decatur, AL 95 10 145 185 161 130 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 260 319 203 289 243 27 Wichita Falls, TX 254 211 222 226 132 270 Santa Fe, NM 300 289 264 322 254 81 Bangor, ME 231 168 195 162 210 274 Hattiesburg, MS 92 193 151 131 36 111 Alexandria, LA 252 149 245 268 144 252 Monroe, MI 245 257 165 218 303 98 Dothan, AL 116 39 283 132 151 99 Jefferson City, MO 67 23 54 153 103 229 Texarkana, TX-AR 270 223 252 231 166 251 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 180 50 293 206 230 100 Valdosta, GA 44 76 193 77 48 93 Albany, GA 235 163 256 311 211 74 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 293 312 160 212 244 267 Rocky Mount, NC 189 274 288 186 114 45 Logan, UT-ID 9 1 25 31 68 170 Dalton, GA 130 83 312 151 124 71 Flagstaff, AZ 187 293 98 60 145 307 Winchester, VA-WV 29 49 46 36 139 156 Lebanon, PA 195 233 81 195 241 171 Morgantown, WV 122 106 80 157 50 322 The Villages, FL 298 224 328 310 87 255 Sherman-Denison, TX 48 161 155 75 54 72 Wheeling, WV-OH 305 232 249 219 234 281 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 18 26 21 128 76 104 Hammond, LA 248 295 276 148 135 199 Napa, CA 108 246 94 143 154 29 Wausau, WI 43 18 31 214 73 150 Harrisonburg, VA 167 74 189 87 229 273 Jonesboro, AR 35 55 72 127 110 86 Bismarck, ND 78 57 24 109 99 306 Springfield, OH 160 194 194 94 237 126 Battle Creek, MI 263 278 237 205 314 57 Albany, OR 160 221 220 140 40 224 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 151 217 202 78 282 26 Jackson, TN 51 141 95 141 112 44 Johnstown, PA 326 297 314 324 325 316 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 267 228 304 135 125 309 Lawton, OK 150 63 191 239 143 167 Cleveland, TN 138 126 183 278 149 19 Pittsfield, MA 229 269 188 108 171 263 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 114 69 156 63 204 207 Glens Falls, NY 118 196 186 14 83 227 Goldsboro, NC 239 157 273 315 158 125 Farmington, NM 320 315 310 312 260 151 New Bern, NC 157 130 291 190 80 148 Carbondale-Marion, IL 210 189 173 208 247 121 St. Joseph, MO-KS 119 46 60 276 173 153 Lawrence, KS 93 65 74 259 113 117 Missoula, MT 95 54 92 188 257 40 San Angelo, TX 277 191 206 270 177 294 Wenatchee, WA 76 160 43 72 264 47 Altoona, PA 285 263 170 247 291 191 Mansfield, OH 270 209 259 166 280 209 Morristown, TN 133 134 279 134 138 58 Owensboro, KY 308 118 239 302 295 276 Brunswick, GA 66 70 281 35 33 140 Sheboygan, WI 23 21 23 57 53 248 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 319 266 308 241 239 293 Beckley, WV 279 213 303 199 141 286 California-Lexington Park, MD 142 140 50 102 188 295 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 212 94 316 172 235 124 Muncie, IN 264 100 257 255 179 308 Williamsport, PA 242 285 112 167 226 245 Longview, WA 226 230 300 130 294 28 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 232 182 246 147 223 212 Kankakee, IL 240 261 101 288 305 75 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 196 176 115 238 227 166 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 88 225 100 32 121 136 Sebring, FL 130 241 326 104 22 48 Sumter, SC 164 172 289 168 164 55 Decatur, IL 256 298 228 257 284 2 Fond du Lac, WI 4 32 16 21 26 108 Gettysburg, PA 57 146 52 13 109 226 Mankato-North Mankato, MN 105 48 4 191 275 135 Bay City, MI 236 260 231 192 313 24 Gadsden, AL 320 90 320 299 315 324 Lima, OH 173 214 113 79 215 243 Ithaca, NY 207 123 262 296 222 32 Cheyenne, WY 185 113 49 251 205 278 Grand Forks, ND-MN 182 73 36 271 246 256 Hot Springs, AR 275 175 318 159 182 297 Victoria, TX 316 286 251 304 228 242 Rome, GA 102 64 243 119 77 137 Ames, IA 73 12 20 303 225 20 Manhattan, KS 209 40 123 325 269 179 Dubuque, IA 121 89 9 169 209 237 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 126 60 110 175 146 238 Cumberland, MD-WV 176 247 235 92 157 138 Fairbanks, AK 194 179 44 273 133 287 Corvallis, OR 139 95 177 256 43 185 Ocean City, NJ 107 317 66 1 1 272 Pocatello, ID 22 20 89 7 14 244 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 313 212 292 318 236 240 Grants Pass, OR 149 255 315 142 28 60 Pine Bluff, AR 283 248 294 244 162 204 Grand Island, NE 71 8 38 161 274 97 Columbus, IN 13 27 34 58 102 119 Midland, MI 232 169 209 68 251 313 Hinesville, GA 104 68 78 211 63 223 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 140 222 93 42 130 280 Kokomo, IN 285 265 277 306 310 4 Elmira, NY 258 240 280 265 256 35 Great Falls, MT 244 52 197 275 297 216 Casper, WY 304 262 73 298 255 326 Danville, IL 273 256 241 179 245 208 Walla Walla, WA 16 116 88 27 84 31 Lewiston, ID-WA 83 25 167 76 122 216 Carson City, NV 109 180 148 47 18 275

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