10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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1. Providence, RI

Providence-Warwick

Indeed Rank: 46

WalletHub rank: 146

Average rank: 96

Population: 1,609,367

Unemployment rate: 4.9

Average hourly earnings: $24.80

Job growth rate 2015: 2.1

Providence ranks first among 10 hardest cities to find a job in 2016. The unemployment rate of 4.9 is at the level of the national average while the whole area recorded job growth of 2.1 percent. Out of 13,000 jobs that were opened during 2015, greatest share occurred in professional and business services (4,800) and leisure and hospitality (3,500). At the same time, information sector and the government lost together 1,100 positions.

10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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