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Job Opportunity Index from Main Street

Rank – State

1 – North Dakota
2 – Wyoming
3 – Virginia
4 – Nebraska
5 – Maryland
6 – New Mexico
7 – Delaware
8 – New Hampshire
9 – Conneticut
10 – Iowa
11 – Massachusettes
12 – Montana
13 – Hawaii
14 – Vermont
15 – Utah
16 – Kansas
17 – Texas
18 – Colorado
19 – Alaska
20 – Oklahoma
21 – New Jersey
22 – Washington, D.C.
23 – Louisiana
24 – Maine
25 – Washington
26 – Pennsylvania
27 – South Dakota
28 – Wisconsin
29 – Arizona
30 – Arkansas
31 – West Virginia
32 – Missouri
33 – Minnesota
34 – Nevada
35 – New York
36 – Illinois
37 – Idaho
38 – Florida
39 – Rhode Island
40 – Alabama
41 – Ohio
42 – Tennesse
43 – Georgia
44 – California
45 – North Carolina
46 – South Carolina
47 – Mississippi
48 – Kentucky
49 – Indiana
50 – Oregon
51 – Michigan

Jobs per Capita from Indeed

Rankings First Quarter 2009
50 most populous metro areas ranked by job postings per capita

Rank (Rank Last Quarter) – Metro Area – Job Postings Per 1000 People
1 (1) -  Washington, DC - 144
2 (3) – Baltimore, MD - 89
3 (2) - San Jose, CA - 76
4 (15) - Las Vegas, NV - 56
5 (10) - Boston, MA – 51
6 (6) - Hartford, CT - 51
7 (11) - Austin, TX – 50
8 (7) - Salt Lake Cty, UT - 49
9 (5) - Seattle, WA - 49
10 (9) - San Francisco, CA - 48
11 (8) - Denver, CO – 46
12 (4) - Milwaukee, WI - 40
13 (12) - Cincinnati, OH - 39
14 (25) - Oklahoma City, OK – 38
15 (14) - Charlotte, NC - 38
16 (24) - Dallas, TX – 36
17 (16) - San Diego, CA - 35
18 (13) - Phoenix, AZ – 34
19 (19) - Columbus, OH - 34
20 (29) - Tampa, FL – 34
21 (34) - San Antonio, TX - 34
22 (22) - Orlando, FL – 33
23 (18) - Richmond, VA - 33
24 (33) - Jacksonville, FL - 33
25 (21) - Houston, TX - 32
26 (27) - Louisville, KY - 32
27 (31) - Philadelphia, PA - 32
28 (17) - Cleveland, OH - 31
29 (20) - St. Paul, MN - 31
30 (30) - Atlanta, GA – 31
31 (23) - Kansas City, MO - 31
32 (38) - Virginia Beach, VA - 30
33 (28) - Sacramento, CA - 30
34 (26) - Indianapolis, IN - 30
35 (32) – Nashville, TN - 29
36 (39) - Pittsburgh, PA - 29
37 (35) - Providence, RI - 28
38 (37) - Memphis, TN - 28
39 (36) - Portland, OR - 27
40 (46) - New Orleans, LA - 26
41 (41) - Birmingham, AL - 25
42 (44) - New York, NY - 25
43 (40) - Riverside, CA - 23
44 (43) - St. Louis, MO - 23
45 (48) - Los Angeles, CA - 23
46 (42) - Chicago, IL – 23
47 (45) - Buffalo, NY – 21
48 (47) - Rochester, NY - 18
49 (49) - Miami, FL – 16
50 (50) - Detroit, MI – 15

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