Seattle Jobs Rank 13th

Unemployed workers looking for Seattle jobs this month had a better chance than their counterparts in many other cities.

Juju's Job Search Difficulty Index for May named Seattle the 13th best city for job seekers among the 50 largest cities in the United States. The index found that Seattle had 3.75 unemployed individuals per advertised job during May.

The index is based on the ratio of jobless workers to the number of job openings advertised online. It includes millions of online jobs from employer career portals, recruiter Web sites and job boards.

The 10 best cities for job seekers during May were:

1. Washington, D.C.
2. San Jose, Calif.
3. New York, N.Y.
4. Baltimore, Md.
5. Oklahoma City, Okla.
6. San Antonio, Texas
7. Hartford, Conn.
8. Salt Lake City, Utah
9. Boston, Mass.
10. Austin, Texas

The 10 worst cities, from most to least difficult, were:

1. St. Louis, Mo.
2. Detroit, Mich.
3. Miami, Fla.
4. Las Vegas, Nev.
5. Riverside, Calif.
6. Los Angeles, Calif.
7. Portland, Ore.
8. Sacramento, Calif.
9. Birmingham, Ala.
10. Orlando, Fla.

The State of Washington as a whole was ranked the 26th best state for job seekers among all states. The state had 4.98 unemployed individuals per advertised job during May.

The 10 best states for job seekers during May were:

1. District of Columbia
2. Maryland
3. Virginia
4. Nebraska
5. Delaware
6. North Dakota
7. Massachusetts
8. Kansas
9. Connecticut
10. Oklahoma

The 10 worst states, from most to least difficult, were:

1. Michigan
2. Idaho
3. Nevada
4. Mississippi
5. Kentucky
6. Oregon
7. Rhode Island
8. Ohio
9. Alabama
10. South Carolina
11. California