- Boston, USA is the best city to find a job due to a strong economy, high disposable income and good opportunities for women.
- Dubai, UAE is the best city for young people to find a job, with a booming startup scene and high expat employment rate.
- Calgary, Canada ranks #3 out of 100, with a total score of 6.787.
Relocation experts Movinga have released a study revealing the best cities to find a job. As the first instalment of a series of research projects looking at Cities of Opportunity, this initial dataset focuses on the topic of employment, with career advancement one of the main reasons for relocation. As a company looking into new markets, the moving experts decided to undertake this research in order to identify the hottest business potential, in addition to helping those curious about new career opportunities to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the best employment hubs around the globe.
How the study was conducted:
The study began by first analysing OECD countries, as they have the most available and comparable employment statistics, and then subsequently a few key trending cities such as Singapore and Hong Kong which are booming with job opportunities. The research tackled three key areas; economic strength for startups and established businesses, standard of living including disposable income and healthcare benefits, and the inclusion of women, youth and expats in the workforce. Within these categories, 14 micro factors including healthcare expenditure, immigration levels and the gender wage gap were analysed to determine a score for each category. The final index ranks the top 100 cities by the total job opportunity score, from highest to lowest, revealing the score for each individual factor.
Further Findings:
- Singapore has the highest total economic strength score, in addition to the highest government effectiveness score.
- Dubai has the highest levels of employment and is revealed to be the best location for expats and young people due to their immigration intake and expat employment rate, as well as high youth employment and a growing number of new startups. However, gender may play a part in a jobseekers success, as Dubai offers the worst overall opportunities for women, with the worst gender wage gap, and the lowest women’s liberty and legislation score.
- Hong Kong has the highest GDP Growth, but also the highest cost of living.
- Berlin has the highest levels of new business registrations.
- Boston has the highest standard of living score.
- Monterrey has the best cost of living.
- Boston has the highest disposable income levels.
- Dubai has the highest total immigration score, with the highest levels of immigration.
- Krakow and Warsaw have the highest rate of employment for expats, although it is worth noting that these cities have very low comparative immigration rates.
- Prague has the highest level of youth employment while London has the highest level of new startups.
- Norway offers the best opportunities for women, however, the gender wage gap is lowest in Slovenia.
- Women’s liberty and legalisation is best in Belgium, while women’s opportunity for advancement is best in Finland.
