10 Easiest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

4. Seattle, WA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Indeed Rank: 6 (42 job openings per 1,000)
WalletHub rank: 21
Average rank: 13.5

Population: 3,671,478
Unemployment rate: 5.0
Average hourly earnings: $34.57
Job growth rate: 2.1
Per capita personal income: $58,205

With almost 100.000 working age residents without the job, Seattle has the highest unemployment rate on the list. This is also one of the few cities on the list in which unemployment has increased in the last few months. According to some economists, the reason behind this negative trend is the minimum wage rise to $15 which is the highest in the US. Currently, the average hourly wage is almost $35, while per capita, personal income of $58,208 is above America’s average. Although the city of Seattle lost around 11,000 jobs, the whole metro area recorded job growth of 3.0 percent, or in other words, 56,800 new jobs appeared on the market.

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