Best, And Worst, CA Cities To Find A Job In 2018: LIST

With 2018 upon us, many people have renewed New Year's resolutions to accomplish. And if that resolution includes finding a new job, you may want to know the best place to start a search. Or, you may be wondering what areas to avoid.

The people over at the personal finance website WalletHub crunched the numbers from job markets across the United States to find this year's best places for employment. They looked at approximately 180 cities for things like job opportunities to employment growth to monthly average starting salary.

"College graduates, especially, will see a strong boost in their job prospects," WalletHub said. "According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers plan to hire 4 percent more members from the Class of 2018 than from the previous graduating cohort."

When the list was compiled, four of the top five best places to find a job in the U.S. were located in the state of Arizona. Only one of those top five was in California. The top 5 were listed as follows: (1) Chandler, AZ; (2) Scottsdale, AZ; (3) San Francisco; (4) Peoria, AZ; (5) Gilbert, AZ.

As for the worst places in the nation to find a job? Here are the worst 10, according to WalletHub.

• no. 173: Mobile, AL
• no. 174: Montgomery, AL
• no. 175: Fresno, CA
• no. 176: Hialeah, FL
• no. 177: New Orleans, LA
• no. 178: Birmingham, AL
• no. 179: Columbus, GA
• no. 180: Newark, NJ
• no. 181: Detroit, MI
• no. 182: Shreveport, LA

Here are the California cities, as ranked for "2018's Best Places To Find A Job" by WalletHub:

1. San Francisco (no. 3 nationally)
2. Irvine (no. 8 nationally)
3. Fremont (no. 19 nationally)
4. San Diego (no. 30 nationally)
5. (T-5) Huntington Beach (no. 32-tied nationally)
6. (T-5) San Jose (no. 32-tied nationally)
7. Rancho Cucamonga (no. 34 nationally)
8. Sacramento (no. 41 nationally)
9. Santa Clarita (no. 50 nationally)
10. Los Angeles (no. 60 nationally)
11. Garden Grove (no. 64 nationally)
12. Glendale (no. 70 nationally)
13. Long Beach (no. 74 nationally)
14. Oceanside (no. 77 nationally)
15. Santa Rosa (no. 82 nationally)
16. Ontario (no. 84 nationally)
17. Anaheim (no. 86 nationally)
18. Santa Ana (no. 90 nationally)
19. Fontana (no. 100 nationally)
20. Riverside (no. 111 nationally)
21. Oakland (no. 121 nationally)
22. Chula Vista (no. 130 nationally)
23. Modesto (no. 140 nationally)
24. Moreno Valley (no. 144 nationally)
25. San Bernardino (no. 158 nationally)
26. Oxnard (no. 159 nationally)
27. Bakersfield (no. 166 nationally)
28. Stockton (no. 169 nationally)
29. Fresno (no. 175 nationally)

See the full national list on WalletHub here.

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