Are you in one of the country’s premier job markets?  A new Web tool from indeed.com reveals which cities offer the most available jobs per unemployed resident. You might be stunned which city ranks head and shoulders above the rest.

The chart lists the 50 largest U.S. markets. The job-to-unemployed ratios are based on numbers from indeed’s national database of job listings and unemployment rates, so there may be a slight margin of error based on how those markets are shifting, as well as unlisted job postings, etc.

Some of these markets are slightly deceiving because they offer a lot of highly specialized jobs that can’t be filled by unqualified applicants (or vice versa).

Here are the top 10 U.S. cities in terms of available jobs per candidate:

1. Washington, D.C. (six jobs per candidate)
2. Jacksonville, FL (three jobs per candidate)
3. Baltimore, MD (one job per candidate)
4. Salt Lake City, UT (two candidates per job)
5. New York, NY (two candidates per job)
6. San Jose, CA (two candidates per job)
7. Hartford, CT (two candidates per job)
8. Oklahoma City, OK (three candidates per job)
9. Austin, TX (three candidates per job)
10. Boston, MA (three candidates per job)

While these markets offer opportunities in terms of growing business, emerging trends and a constant influx of new prospects, consider the following five markets that were ranked at the bottom of the list:

1. Detroit, MI (18 candidates per job … Whoa!)
2. Miami, FL (10 candidates per job)
3. Riverside, CA  (nine candidates per job)
4. Los Angeles, CA (eight candidates per job)
5. Portland, OR (seven candidates per job)

Click here for the full list of Job Market Competition.

Source: “Indeed Ranks the Most Crowded Job Markets“