Forbes Magazine's Best Cities for Jobs

Here's the ranking of the largest 100 metro areas in the U.S. for "best cities for jobs," from Forbes Magazine in its annual survey, and here is the full article. Forbes uses 5 variables: Unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income, and cost of living. It measured the largest 100 metropolitan areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, and obtained the data from Moody's economy.com.

Top 5 cities for jobs are:
1. Raleigh
2. Phoenix
3. Jacksonville
4. Orlando
5. Wash DC

At the bottom, New Orleans ranks #99 and Detroit ranks #100.

Thanks to Kristin Reardon.