10 American metro areas with the biggest drops in job postings
The US is entering a recession predicted to be worse than the 2008 financial crisis, and probably the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
More than 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the last month alone — effectively wiping out the last decade of job growth.
New data from the major job postings site Indeed shows which metro areas were hit hard, ranked by the greatest year-over-year decline in job postings from February 1 to April 10.
Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas — 38.3% decrease in job postings
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida — 38.5% decrease in job postings
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada — 38.6% decrease in job postings
Salt Lake City, Utah — 39.2% decrease in job postings
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona — 39.3% decrease in job postings
Portland-South Portland, Maine — 39.5% decrease in job postings
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida — 39.8% decrease in job postings
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida — 40.6% decrease in job postings
Provo-Orem, Utah — 41% decrease in job postings
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii — 45.3% decrease in job postings
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