Check out this map of job postings by metro area (h/t: Steven Pedigo).
The map controls for population.
D.C. has the most openings, and Baltimore is second. San Jose, Austin, Hartford, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Boston, Las Vegas, Charlotte, and San Francisco all are doing reasonably well, relatively speaking.
Detroit comes in dead last, with the fewest openings Miami. Buffalo, Rochester, L.A., and Chicago are doing poorly.
An interactive version and the full list of cities is here.
July 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
There was a heart-rending story in the WSJ last week on how free food pantries in the Detroit area are being frequented more and more by the middle class. Of particular note in the piece was the mentioning of a gentleman with a Master Degree in Engineering who at age 52, was devestated by having to resort to picking up free food since he has been unemployed for about two years. If there was ever an argument for reading Richard Florida’s book, that is it! Perhaps there is a familial reason keeping this person in Detroit, but if not, he should get the heck out of there and relocate to a region that complements his skill set.
July 16th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
What’s the source of the data? How are job postings measured?
July 17th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Very interesting. It would be cool if they could also prepare a version that controls for average wage range of the postings.