Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
Unemployment reached an 18-year low last month, slipping to 3.8%. But for those who are still searching, some cities have better prospects than others.
That's the word from Zippia, a San Mateo, California-based job search site, which used data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics to rank the top job markets in the U.S. based on how much local wages rose, unemployment dipped as well as their current jobless rate.
"These metro areas are home to growing, well-paying jobs,'' Chris Kolmar, Zippia's head of marketing, said in an emailed statement. "These are the metros that have seen bigger decreases in unemployment and increases in wages than competing metros.''
The best spots for jobs are:
1) San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Number of Employed: 1,089,070
Jobless rate: 2.4%
Annual mean wage: $78,990
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Top 10 job markets for 2018
2) San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California
Number of Employed: 116,630
Jobless rate: 2.6%
Annual mean wage: $48,740
3) Odessa, Texas
Number of Employed: 68,280
Jobless rate: 2.8%
Annual mean wage: $47,160
4) Midland, Texas
Number of Employed: 88,270
Jobless rate: 2.1%
Annual mean wage: $53,190
5) Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina
Number of Employed: 336,560
Jobless rate: 2.3%
Annual mean wage: $44,500
6) Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
Number of Employed: 69,370
Jobless rate: 2.9%
Annual mean wage: $42,960
7) Florence, South Carolina
Number of Employed: 84,850
Jobless rate: 3.2%
Annual mean wage: $41,010
8) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Number of Employed: 213,990
Jobless rate: 2.8%
Annual mean wage: $56,160
9) Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
Number of Employed: 88,160
Jobless rate: 2.7%
Annual mean wage: $41,450
10) Roanoke, Virginia
Number of Employed: 152,640
Jobless rate: 2.9%
Annual mean wage: $43,650
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