ECONOMICS - The Best and Worst Cities For Jobs Right Now

1. San Antonio, Texas - Net employment outlook: 17%
2. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla -Net employment outlook: 16%
3. (tie) Baltimore-Towson, Md - Net employment outlook: 13%
4. (tie) Greensboro-High Point, N.C - Net employment outlook: 13%
5. (tie) St. Louis, Mo.-Ill  - Net employment outlook: 13%
6. (tie) Tulsa, Okla - Net employment outlook: 13%
7. (tie) Baton Rouge, La - Net employment outlook: 12%
8. (tie) Boise City-Nampa, Idaho - Net employment outlook: 12%
9. (tie) El Paso, Texas - Net employment outlook: 12%
10. (tie) New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La - Net employment outlook: 12%
11. (tie) Austin-Round Rock, Texas - Net employment outlook: 11%
12. (tie) Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa - Net employment outlook: 11%
13. (tie) Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich - Net employment outlook: 11%
14. (tie) Lexington-Fayette, Ky - Net employment outlook: 11%
15. (tie) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz  - Net employment outlook: 11%
WORST
1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn - Net employment outlook: -7%
2. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla - Net employment outlook: -5%
3. (tie) Spokane, Wash - Net employment outlook: -4%
4. (tie) Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev - Net employment outlook: -4%
5. Reno-Sparks, Nev  - Net employment outlook: -3%
6. (tie) Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine  - Net employment outlook: -2%
7. (tie) Lancaster, Pa - Net employment outlook: -2%
8. (tie) Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla  - Net employment outlook: -2%
9. (tie) Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y  - Net employment outlook: -2%
10. (tie) Akron, Ohio  - Net employment outlook: -2%
11. (tie) New Haven-Milford, Conn  - Net employment outlook: -1%
12. (tie) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y  - Net employment outlook: -1%
13. (tie) Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa  - Net employment outlook: 0%
14. (tie) Bakersfield, Calif  - Net employment outlook: 0%
15. (tie) Asheville, N.C  - Net employment outlook: 0%http://www.forbes.com/sites/markbergen/2011/12/23/the-best-and-worst-news-for-u-s-cities-in-2011/