10 Easiest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

3. San Francisco, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

Indeed Rank: 16 (36 job openings per 1,000)
WalletHub rank: 9
Average rank: 12.5

Population: 4,594,060
Unemployment rate: 3.9
Average hourly earnings: $35.03
Job growth rate: 3.0
Per capita personal income: $72,364

In the period between December 2014 and December 2015, San Francisco gained 66,300 new jobs. At the same time, the unemployment rate declined from 4.4 to 3.9. Professional and business services, where almost half a million people work, added 23,900 new positions. On the other side, mining and financial sector had a small negative job growth. Although the area has one of the highest hourly wage and PCPI, which is well above US average, its residents must count on the high costs of living. In 2014, the average annual expenditure was $68,765.

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