Austin a top city for jobs in 2022

​WASHINGTON – Austin is the fifth-best city in which to find a job this year, according to a WalletHub study.

The Texas Capital ranked eighth in job market and 15th in socio-economics. 

Plano was the next Texas city on the list, ranking 11th overall. It was 12th in job market and 32nd in soc​io-economics. The North Texas city tied for first with several other cities for highest median annual income.  

The rest of the top ten places to find a job are:

• No. 1 Columbia, Md.;

• No. 2 Salt Lake City; 

• No. 3 San Francisco;

• ​No. 4 Portland, Maine;

• No. 6 Orlando, Fla.;

• No. 7 Seattle; 

• No. 8 Scottsdale, Ariz.;

• No. 9 San Jose, Calif.; and 

• No. 10 Nashua, N.H. 

To compile the list, WalletHub looked at employment and economic data for 182 cities across the nation.

The Texas Real Estate Research Center has a wealth of economic information online for free.