Where The Jobs Are (Arizona, Nevada & Florida, Among Others?)

In today’s Forbes Magazine (9/26/2011), there is an infomative section on jobs titled “Where The Jobs Are” (starting on page 105 and edited by Michael Noer with Christian Wolan) . On the next page (106) there is a statistic by Christian Wolan.

It is titled “Land of Opportunity” and a subtitle “There Are Jobs To Be Had In The Right Places And Spaces”

The caption is followed by a map of the United States with the bottom and top states for job creation per capita.

Here are the top states (the article does not give an order, just a map): Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Alaska, New Mexico, Nebraska and Colorado.

It comes as no surprise that the main states we are interested in are the best for job creation. Arizona, Florida and Nevada present not only good job-creation behavior, but of course they also present terrific values for foreclosed homes. Combine this with the super-low interest rates we have today and there is a recipe for long-term success.

It’s amazing to me that some reporting does not break important issues such as jobs based on geography. This one does and hence its usefulness.