Best places for jobs
Top Jobs because of Real Estate?
San Jose moved from 91 to 14 in 2006. San Francisco is down from 86 to 31. Washington DC actually fell from 5 to 32. Raleigh remained among the five best in the job growth category. Phoenix reigned at No. 1, largely because of housing development. Given the recent housing bust, it will most certainly be dethroned in that category. The same goes for Florida-Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale is predicted to go down for 2007 becasue of real estate.
The List:
- Salt Lake City
- Raleigh NC
- Phoenix
- Jacksonville
- Orlando
- Tulsa
- Austin
- Albuquerque, N.M
- Wichita, Kan
- Oklahoma City
As the real estate market perculates into what some might call a bubble, and others a correction, jobs are booming. Many of the top jobs markets are in real estate trouble spots. And nothing can help real estate better than demand for housing.
Some tough real estate markets are finding themeselves growing better in the job rankings.
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