Where Are All Of The Jobs? See Which States Have The Most Job Openings

See which states have the most job openings, which ones have the highest unemployment rates and how the crime rates stack up.

It looks as though the job market is continuing its small, but steady upswing. Unemployment rates nationwide have dropped slightly and over 190,000 new jobs were created during the month of February.

While this is very exciting news, the new jobs aren't hitting every state equally. In order to help you sort out where the jobs are and which states are the best for finding a well paying job and which are the worst, I found this great infographic that breaks all of the data down to make it a little easier to understand.

As you can see from the data, some states are actually doing pretty well right now. The infographic takes into consideration things like unemployment rates, per capita income and crime rates to decide which states have the most resilient economies.

Here is the graphic: Source: eBay Classifieds

As you can see, the majority of the fastest growing careers are in the healthcare industry. Biomedical engineers are in the highest demand, followed by home health aides and personal care companies. Which makes a lot of sense. As the baby boomer generation ages, they are putting a higher demand on quality healthcare. Since they are enjoying longer lifespans and more active retirement years, they are accessing options like home health care more frequently.

In addition to the figures for the fastest growing occupations, the numbers for crime rates give us a better look into the health of the state's economy. States that have high unemployment rates, high crime rates and high per capita income are having a more difficult time getting their economies back on track. When most of the middle and lower class citizens are out of work and the only people who really have any money to spend are the wealthy, typically it's harder to find a job and the crime rate goes up.

But, as you can see from the infographic, things are looking up. Slowly, granted, but still looking up.

By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer for HealthcareJobsiteBlog. Along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel.