The 5 Best States That Are Hiring

2) Arizona

Despite still having an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, the Grand Canyon State’s job growth rate for 2014 was around 2.6 percent, with 26% of companies interviewed planning on taking on new workers. The main reason behind the increase in job opportunities stems from the solar energy sector, which is not only growing at an accelerated pace, but also creating incentives for other high-tech industries to settle in Arizona. Hence, although this state took a hit when the housing market collapsed and unemployment rose due to defense industry cut-backs, new technologies are generating lots of jobs.