12 US Cities Doing The Best Economically Right Now

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5. San Francisco – Oakland – Hayward, CA

Composite score: 25

The entire Bay Area has become a thriving ground for high-tech engineering companies, and it’s no wonder why professional and business services amount to almost quarter of San Francisco metro area’s total economy. Only 3.9% of people are unemployed in Bay Area, which is a solid score for such a large metropolis. 11.5% of people, however, live below the poverty line, but overall GDP per capita amounts to $79,328 with soaring tendency – mostly thanks to already mentioned industry.

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