AMERICAS TOP 20 BEST PLACES FOR CAREERS AND BUSINESS 2013 - part 1
A job report from July showed a drop of 0.2% in the unemployment percentage. This is simply because that more American's have stopped seeking jobs. The U.S. economy is stumbling along at 2% growth. But there are some special cities where strong business climate prevails, due to availability of low costs and educated labor forces. Keeping these features in mind FORBES.com has announced the 15TH 'BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS IN AMERICA'. They are as follows:-
1. DES MOINES, IOWA:-
METRO POPULATION : 589,500
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $37 BILLION
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH : 3.7%
This city has the highest concentration of financial services employment in the country. It has topped the ranking for at least nine of the 12 metrics rated of the 200 largest metro areas.
2. PROVO, UTAH:-
METRO POPULATION : 552, 800
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $18 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH: 2.9%
The largest employer in Provo - Brigham Young University has the country's top job growth last year at 5.0%.
3.RALEIGH, N.C.:-
METRO POPULATION : 1,194,100
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $ 58 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH : 3.8%
Over the past five years, people have continued to move into Raleigh, making it the second highest rate of net migration of any metro.
4.LINCOLN, NEBRASKA :-
METRO POPULATION : 310,700
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $ 17 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH: 3.2%
This city has low percentage of unemployment in the whole country.
5.NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.:-
METRO POPULATION: 1,647,200
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $ 83 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH: 3.4%
According to Moody's Analytics, Business costs are cheap in this city by 20% when compared to the whole nation.
6.DENVER, COLORADO:-
METRO POPULATION: 2,649,400
GROSS METRO PRODUCT: $153 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH: 3.9%
The real-estate prices have gone up by 8.5% in last year alone, to an average of $250,400 which has exceeded the pre-recession levels.
7. FORT COLLINS, COLORADO:-
METRO POPULATION: 311,300
GROSS METRO PRODUCT : $15 billion
PROJECTED ANNUAL GMP GROWTH : 4.4%
This city folks top in the academic achievements. About 43% of the adults have a college degree and 94% possessing a high school diploma.
