10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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10. Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis

Indeed Rank: 25

WalletHub rank: 122

Average rank: 73.5

Population: 1,572,245

Unemployment rate: 4.5

Average hourly earnings: $25.68

Job growth rate 2015: 0.8

In the last twelve months, six sectors recorded negative job growth in Milwaukee. Around 7.600 jobs were lost, mainly in manufacturing (2,100) and other services (2,200). On the other side, the number of employed residents grew by 6,900, or in other words less than one percent, while the greatest share of new job openings occurred in professional and business services (6,700). A job growth rate of 0,8 is second-smallest among listed places.

10 Hardest Cities to Find a Job in 2016

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