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January 10, 2011

Employers are the most optimistic for hiring during the first quarter of 2011 than they have been for two years. Overall 9 percent of employers expect to add more staff than reduce their total payroll, reports Forbes.com.

Manpower, an employment services firm, surveyed over 18,000 employers in over 100 metropolitan areas to find out where people are expected to be hired during the first quarter of 2011.

The following cities expect to hire the most this winter, based on their net employment outlook, which is the number of employers expecting to increase their number of employees minus the number expecting to decrease it. The net employment outlook for these metro areas ranges from 18 percent to 11 percent.

Top 10 Best Cities for Hiring

1. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
3. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
4. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona
5. Tulsa, Oklahoma
6. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio/Pennsylvania
7. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee
8. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C./Virginia/Maryland/West Virginia

The following cities expect to hire the least this winter, based on their net employment outlook, which is the number of employers expecting to increase their number of employees minus the number expecting to decrease it. The net employment outlook for these metro areas ranges from -1 percent to -3 percent.

Top 10 Worst Cities for Hiring

1. Akron, Ohio
2. Colorado Springs, Colorado
3. Columbia, South Carolina
4. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania/New Jersey
5. Asheville, North Carolina
6. Fresno, California
7. Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
8. Toledo, Ohio
9. Worcester, Massachusetts
10. Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska/Iowa

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