This graph shows the best and worst cities for jobs in the United States in spring 2012. Knoxville, Tennessee and Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina are both place first with a net employment outlook of 24 percent for the second quarter of 2012.
Best and worst cities for jobs in the United States in spring 2012
(by net employment outlook*)
Characteristic
Net employment outlook*
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina
24%
Knoxville, Tennessee
24%
Syracuse, New York
21%
Tulsa, Oklahoma
20%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20%
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
19%
Denver-Aurora, Colorado
18%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
18%
Columbus, Ohio
18%
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
17%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
17%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
17%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona
17%
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania
6%
Jackson, Mississippi
6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
6%
Las-Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
5%
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, Rhode Island-Massachusetts
* Net employment outlook refers to the percentage of employers that expect to add employees minus the percentage that expect to reduce their workforce.
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Forbes. (March 13, 2012). Best and worst cities for jobs in the United States in spring 2012 (by net employment outlook*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220531/best-and-worst-cities-for-jobs-in-the-us/
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