10 Easiest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

2. Austin, TX
Austin-Round Rock

Indeed Rank: 5 (42 job openings per 1,000)
WalletHub rank: 4
Average rank: 4.5

Population: 1,943,299
Unemployment rate: 3.1
Average hourly earnings: $26.30
Job growth rate: 3.8
Per capita personal income: $47,026

Two things distinguish Austin from other listed places. First, this is the only area in which there was job growth in mining sector – 4,200 new positions were added between December 2014 and December 2015. And secondly, with 171,900 workers the government is the largest employer. In terms of other indicators, Austin had steady employment growth of 3.8 percent. Professional and business services gained the largest share of new jobs, while manufacturing was the only sector that recorded negative employment growth.

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