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Western United States jobs
The states included in the employment report on this quadrant are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Jobs now open: 584,000
| Highest unemployment rates: |
(National average as of Dec. 2009: 10 percent)
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| 1. Riverside, Calif. | 14.2 percent |
| 2. Sacramento, Calif. | 12.4 percent |
| 3. Las Vegas | 12.1 percent |
| 4. Los Angeles | 11.5 percent |
| 5. San Jose, Calif. | 11.8 percent |
| 6. Portland, Ore. | 10.8 percent |
| 7. San Francisco | 10.3 percent |
| 8. San Diego | 10.3 percent |
| 9. Seattle | 8.8 percent |
| 10. Phoenix | 8.1 percent |
| Existing jobs: |
| The BLS lists the following Western cities as those with the most people working, also known as the labor force: |
| 1. Los Angeles | 5,329,930 |
| 2. San Francisco | 1,940,040 |
| 3. Phoenix | 1,732,150 |
| 4. Seattle | 1,697,370 |
| 5. San Diego | 1,248,980 |
| 6. Denver | 1,201,880 |
| 7. Riverside, Calif. | 1,150,060 |
| 8. Portland, Ore. | 984,650 |
| 9. San Jose, Calif. | 876,590 |
| 10. Las Vegas | 860,390 |
| Poised for growth -- experts' picks: |
| Phoenix: "This popular retirement destination sees continued growth in health care and education." -- Allison Nawoj, spokeswoman for employment Web site CareerBuilder.com |
| Top cities for jobs today: |
| Monster.com lists these Western cities as those with the most online help wanted ads posted: Denver, Portland, Ore., and Phoenix. |
| Future job growth: |
| Western cities that will likely see the most job growth (by percentage) over the next two years according to Moody's Economy.com: |
| 1. Seattle | 2 percent |
| 2. Denver | 1.3 percent |
| 3. Salt Lake City | 1.1 percent |
| 4. Portland, Ore. | 0.7 percent |
| 5. Riverside, Calif. | 0.6 percent |
| 6. San Jose, Calif. | 0.5 percent |
| 7. Los Angeles | 0.4 percent |
| 8. San Francisco | 0.3 percent |
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