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The Best and Worst Places to Find a Job

WalletHub ranked the best and worst cities in the United States to find a job.

Where are the best and worst places in the United States to find a job?

WalletHub ranked 60 metro areas using 13 metrics. The best city to find a new job was Fort Worth Texas, with the website noting that the city boasted a fast-falling unemployment rate and affordable housing.

The worst cities? New York ranked 59th and Los Angeles 60th.

Among the top 20 metro areas were Tampa (3), Seattle (7) and San Francisco (16).

Boston finished in the middle at 27th.

Some metro areas that finished in the bottom half were Atlanta (31), San Diego (36), Baltimore (37), Detroit (38), Chicago (41) and Philadelphia (43).

A map with all of the cities ranked is attached to this post or visit WalletHub.

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