Juju.com Releases Job Search Difficulty Index for Major Cities (January 2010)
New York, NY--January 2010 -- Juju.com, a leading job search engine, has
released the updated Job Search Difficulty Index, which measures the
difficulty of finding employment in major cities around the country. The
Index was calculated by dividing the number of unemployed workers in each
metro area, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), by the
number of jobs in Juju's comprehensive index of millions of online jobs in
the United States, which is compiled and updated continuously from thousands
of employer career portals, recruiter websites, and job boards all over the
Internet.
Job Search Difficulty
(Least -> Most) Metro Change Since Last Ranking
Unemployed Individuals Per Advertised Job Population Rank
1 Washington, DC 0 1.93 9
2 San Jose, CA 0 2.50 31
3 Baltimore, MD 0 2.93 20
4 Salt Lake City, UT 2 3.22 49
5 New York, NY 0 3.32 1
6 Hartford, CT 1 3.47 45
7 Boston, MA -3 3.72 10
8 Denver, CO 0 3.95 21
9 Austin, TX 1 4.06 36
10 San Antonio, TX -1 4.40 28
11 Oklahoma City, OK 0 4.48 44
12 Pittsburgh, PA 2 4.83 22
13 Virginia Beach, VA -1 5.02 35
14 Seattle, WA 4 5.10 15
15 Milwaukee, WI 1 5.11 39
16 Indianapolis, IN -3 5.15 33
17 Richmond, VA -2 5.23 43
18 Dallas, TX -1 5.27 4
19 St. Paul, MN 3 5.39 16
20 Philadelphia, PA -1 5.42 5
21 San Francisco, CA -1 5.77 13
22 Nashville, TN 4 5.90 38
23 Phoenix, AZ 5 5.92 12
24 Houston, TX 0 5.94 6
25 Kansas City, MO 0 6.02 29
26 New Orleans, LA 3 6.03 46
27 Atlanta, GA -4 6.05 8
28 Charlotte, NC 2 6.33 34
29 Columbus, OH -2 6.33 32
30 Cleveland, OH -9 6.45 26
31 Louisville, KY 2 6.86 42
32 Rochester, NY -1 6.89 50
33 Buffalo, NY 1 7.13 47
34 San Diego, CA 1 7.17 17
35 Tampa, FL -3 7.43 19
36 Chicago, IL 0 7.56 3
37 Cincinnati, OH 0 8.16 24
38 Memphis, TN 1 8.40 41
39 Jacksonville, FL -1 8.75 40
40 Birmingham, AL 3 9.14 48
41 Providence, RI 1 9.18 37
42 Portland, OR -2 9.26 23
43 Orlando, FL -2 9.28 27
44 Sacramento, CA 1 10.61 25
45 Las Vegas, NV 1 10.72 30
46 Los Angeles, CA -2 10.82 2
47 Riverside, CA 0 11.90 14
48 Miami, FL 0 14.06 7
49 St. Louis, MO 0 18.63 18
50 Detroit, MI 0 20.01 11
The Job Search Difficulty Index provides a useful guide to the relative
difficulties faced by job seekers in particular geographies, but should be
considered in the context of the well known challenges of measuring and
analyzing unemployment data.
Press Contact: [email protected]
http://www.job-search-engine.com/press/Juju-Releases-Job-Search-Difficulty-Inde
x-for-Major-Cities-January-2010
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New York, NY--January 2010 -- Juju.com, a leading job search engine, has
released the updated Job Search Difficulty Index, which measures the
difficulty of finding employment in major cities around the country. The
Index was calculated by dividing the number of unemployed workers in each
metro area, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), by the
number of jobs in Juju's comprehensive index of millions of online jobs in
the United States, which is compiled and updated continuously from thousands
of employer career portals, recruiter websites, and job boards all over the
Internet.
Job Search Difficulty
(Least -> Most) Metro Change Since Last Ranking
Unemployed Individuals Per Advertised Job Population Rank
1 Washington, DC 0 1.93 9
2 San Jose, CA 0 2.50 31
3 Baltimore, MD 0 2.93 20
4 Salt Lake City, UT 2 3.22 49
5 New York, NY 0 3.32 1
6 Hartford, CT 1 3.47 45
7 Boston, MA -3 3.72 10
8 Denver, CO 0 3.95 21
9 Austin, TX 1 4.06 36
10 San Antonio, TX -1 4.40 28
11 Oklahoma City, OK 0 4.48 44
12 Pittsburgh, PA 2 4.83 22
13 Virginia Beach, VA -1 5.02 35
14 Seattle, WA 4 5.10 15
15 Milwaukee, WI 1 5.11 39
16 Indianapolis, IN -3 5.15 33
17 Richmond, VA -2 5.23 43
18 Dallas, TX -1 5.27 4
19 St. Paul, MN 3 5.39 16
20 Philadelphia, PA -1 5.42 5
21 San Francisco, CA -1 5.77 13
22 Nashville, TN 4 5.90 38
23 Phoenix, AZ 5 5.92 12
24 Houston, TX 0 5.94 6
25 Kansas City, MO 0 6.02 29
26 New Orleans, LA 3 6.03 46
27 Atlanta, GA -4 6.05 8
28 Charlotte, NC 2 6.33 34
29 Columbus, OH -2 6.33 32
30 Cleveland, OH -9 6.45 26
31 Louisville, KY 2 6.86 42
32 Rochester, NY -1 6.89 50
33 Buffalo, NY 1 7.13 47
34 San Diego, CA 1 7.17 17
35 Tampa, FL -3 7.43 19
36 Chicago, IL 0 7.56 3
37 Cincinnati, OH 0 8.16 24
38 Memphis, TN 1 8.40 41
39 Jacksonville, FL -1 8.75 40
40 Birmingham, AL 3 9.14 48
41 Providence, RI 1 9.18 37
42 Portland, OR -2 9.26 23
43 Orlando, FL -2 9.28 27
44 Sacramento, CA 1 10.61 25
45 Las Vegas, NV 1 10.72 30
46 Los Angeles, CA -2 10.82 2
47 Riverside, CA 0 11.90 14
48 Miami, FL 0 14.06 7
49 St. Louis, MO 0 18.63 18
50 Detroit, MI 0 20.01 11
The Job Search Difficulty Index provides a useful guide to the relative
difficulties faced by job seekers in particular geographies, but should be
considered in the context of the well known challenges of measuring and
analyzing unemployment data.
Press Contact: [email protected]
http://www.job-search-engine.com/press/Juju-Releases-Job-Search-Difficulty-Inde
x-for-Major-Cities-January-2010
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