Posted on 07/01/2015 5:38:49 AM PDT by thackney
Despite the economic effects of the oil slump, Houston is still among the top metropolitan areas to find a job, a new report says.
The Bayou City was second only to Provo, Utah, according to new data compiled by Career Builder and summarized by Forbes.
The list ranks the largest 150 U.S. metros based on multiple factors, including unemployment rates, job listings growth and the amount of high-paying new jobs.
Raleigh, North Carolina; San Jose, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah, round out the top five. Two other Texas metros — McAllen at No. 6 and Austin at No. 9 — made it into the top 10.
Topping such a list has not been unusual for Houston during recent years when its economy was booming. Since oil prices started plummeting last year, however, the Energy Capital of the World has slipped in a few rankings.
In May, California-based Glassdoor.com’s “Best Cities for Jobs” list ranked Houston No. 21 among the top 50 most-populated U.S. metropolitan areas. And all the other Texas markets included in the analysis ranked higher than Houston.
Earlier this month, Houston also slipped to No. 6 on Forbes’ “The Best Big Cities for Jobs 2015” list, below Dallas at No. 3 and Austin at No. 4.
Houston also ranked No. 8 on Forbes’ “Cities Where Your Paycheck Will Go The Furthest” list, down from No. 1 three years ago.
I worked in Houston for eight years and one of the happiest moments of my life was seeing Houston in my rear view mirror for the last time. The heat, crime and traffic are horrendous.
I moved here in 1989, it is the place to be for pay and cost of living for a lot of engineering.
The key to happiness here for me has been choosing a job with flexible hours so you can minimize commute time and live outside the city.
I’ve moved away twice but in the long run, for my type of engineering (oil/gas) this is the world capital.
Funny thing...I’ve lived in Houston off and on for 50 years, give or take. I’ve been able to avoid the heat, traffic and crime, for the most part. But that’s just me. ;-)
Ditto on Houston being a good place to find a job. I found the current one I’m in at the height to the recession (Sept 2009.
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