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Nov-25-2008

Des Moines Ranks #19 on 25 Best Cities to Find a Job


On CNN.com today, there was an article that caught my attention, “25 Best Cities to Find a Job“. I wanted to see if Des Moines was on the list, especially with all the recent layoffs at major companies around downtown and some of the smaller mom-n-pop businesses closing up.

According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job seekers are better off looking in such cities as Des Moines, as all of these cities registered the lowest unemployment rates in July 2008. With that date in mind, I think our statistics may not be so great for second half of 2008.

According to the BLS, here were Des Moines’ stats:

  • Ranking 19th
  • Unemployment rate: 3.5 percent
  • Last year: 3.1 percent
  • Job growth: 1.2 percent

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