Job Outlook by City

A painful truth of the current employment situation in the U.S. is that they are plenty of jobs out there going unfilled because employers can't find workers with the right skills. That's particularly true in manufacturing. Companies across the nation are looking to fill about 600,000 manufacturing jobs,...

In 2008, Forbes magazine named Albuquerque the 13th best place in the U.S. for business and careers, down from the No. 1 spot in 2006. While no large company is headquartered there, it is a research and technology center with many small high-tech, growing firms. The Rio Grande Technology Corridor stretches...

Atlanta is one of the fastest growing major cities in the US, and the Atlanta metropolitan region is 8th largest metro area in the country. Atlanta has the 3rd largest number of Fortune 500 companies within city limits, and over 75% of the Fortune 1000 have operations within the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Chicago is sometimes called "The city that works." The nation's third largest city has a population of 9.3 million, and a diverse base of employment. Chicago is home to some of the world's largest companies, with the metropolitan area headquartering 33 of the Fortune 500 firms, according to...

The Dallas-Ft Worth metropolitan area, referred to as the Metroplex, is the 4th largest metropolitan population in the country, and the largest in Texas. Dallas is unusual as a major city, as it has no port, and no water connection to ocean freight. Dallas makes up for this with its central geographic...

Denver, the "Mile High City" is the 16th largest metro area in the country. Denver's high number of government jobs is one factor that has kept unemployment well under national averages. Denver's broad business base and population growth trends should fuel above average employment in the Denver area as the...

Hartford is the largest metropolitan area in Connecticut, according to Census results from 2010. The area is home to many insurance companies' headquarters, and insurance is most certainly the area's primary industry. Hartford is one of the oldest cities in the United States at nearly 400 years old.

Nashville, TN, music country capital of the world and center of the South, is experiencing lower than average unemployment, and a strong job outlook well past the next decade. Nashville is the state capital and the largest metro area in Tennessee, with a population of 1.6 million people. Nashville lies on the...

New York City is the most-populated city in the United States. With that massive influx of people comes several influential industries. Approximately 42 Fortune 500 companies are housed in New York City. The financial industry employs over 35% of the city's population.