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WalletHub ranks Pittsburgh a top city to find a new job. Where does Wilmington rank?
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The best location to find a new job is in western Pennsylvania, while finding a new gig in Delaware is a much more arduous undertaking.
Here’s why personal fiscal management resource WalletHub ranked Pittsburgh in its “Best Cities for Jobs” survey as the second-best city to find a new job, with Wilmington struggling to break the top 40.
Philadelphia and New York City didn’t crack the top 100.
WalletHub: Pittsburgh second-best city for jobs; Wilmington ranked 36th
Pittsburgh has a lot going for it, according to WalletHub.
The Steel City ranked third in the nation is strength of job market while having the second-best socio-economic ranking.
Those two major indicators led WalletHub to establishing Pittsburgh as the second-best city in the nation for jobs, trailing only Scottsdale, Arizona.
WaletHub’s methodology including analyzing indicators such as average salaries, employment growth, job opportunities and satisfaction, risk of jobs being lost to automation and unemployment rates.
”Pittsburgh stands out because of the number of available jobs and the quality of its companies. Pittsburgh has the most job opportunities per capita, along with the third-most full-time job opportunities per capita at companies rated 4.5+ stars on Glassdoor,” read a portion of WalletHub’s findings. “The high-quality nature of jobs in Pittsburgh is evident by the fact that residents have the ninth-highest level of job satisfaction in the nation. In addition, jobs in Pittsburgh give good benefits.”
Pittsburgh also received high marks for a high percentage of workers there having an employer-based retirement savings plan, avibrant nightlife and access to public transportation.
Wilmington’s job market strength ranked 28th, and Wilmington’s socio-economic rank was 81.
While ranking 36th in WalletHubs best cities for jobs report may seem low, Wilmington joins Pittsburgh as the only cities from Mid-Atlantic region to crack the top 100.
Philadelphia ranked 110th on WalletHub’s list, while New York City ranked 139th. Newark ranked 169th.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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