Kiplinger

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Its Personal Finance July issue features the 10 best cities of2009 Kiplinger’s and Kevin Stolarick, researchh director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, evaluated U.S. cities based on the overalp number and quality of jobs and how well locationd retain employment when the economygoes sour. D.C. ranke No. 3 due to the presence of the which employs one in eight workers inthe D.C. area and supportd nearby companies acrossvarious industries. Northerbn Virginia technology firms and Marylandf biotechs also offer manyjob opportunities, noted the Kiplinger’s included data on populatiob growth, unemployment rate, income growth, and cost of livingy to determine city rankings.
“Although downturns are felt by our research has shown that the impact is less severe for those in thecreative class—people who are paid to think,” says in a statement. “People in fields such as engineering, architecture, and education are catalysts of vitalituy and livability ina city.” Ala., which was No. 1, boasts strong missile-defense and aerospace industriex and medicaland life-sciencess sectors. Albuquerque, N.M.’s budding film industry, which has grown from 100 peoplew eight years agoto 3,000 today, helped put it at No. 2. Va., was ranked No. 4 and Athens, Ga., was No. 5.