Top 50 Hot Cities for Veterans Information from GI Jobs July 2014.
Number Ranking City Number of people hired in past year Military Friendly Schools/ Campuses Registered Veteran-Owned Businesses Cost of Living Index Unemployment Rate
The total number of people hired in a specific region over the past 12 months as measured by the BLS Current population survey The total number of main and branch campuses that schools on the 2014 Military Friendly Schools list have in a specific region. The total number of businesses and franchises in a specific region that are registered on www.buyveteran.com Measures differences in the price of foods and services for a region as compared to other regions. The median index is 100. The lower the number the more affordable the region. Measures the percentage of people in a specific region without jobs but who are actively seeking employment and willing to work. Lower percentages means a higher rate of employment.;
Median 94.9 Median 6.7%
1 San Antonio, TX 31,537 26 1,116 87.8 5.5
2 Houston, TX 82,762 31 1,820 90.6 5.7
3 Oklahoma City 8,998 21 614 87.8 5.1
4 Dallas-Fort Worth TX 59,923 57 1,295 96.4 5.8
5 Tampa. FL 27,038 25 1,164 91.0 6.5
6 Grand Rapids, MI 17,953 12 273 87.9 6.2
7 Des Moines, IA 17,171 8 126 89.7 5.0
8 Columbus, OH 13,755 31 302 95.2 5.5
9 Indianapolis, IN 31,449 21 608 93.7 6.2
10 Jacksonville, FL 15,412 16 1,107 93.2 6.1
11 Orlando, FL 39,306 26 3,229 97.9 6.0
12 Lubbock, TX 4,289 6 22 83.0 4.4
13 Cincinnati, OH 16,262 25 2,017 94.4 6.5
14 Minneapolis, MN 20,669 37 715 109.7 5.0
15 Miami, FL 60,833 40 475 104.6 6.2
16 Columbia, SC 6,641 9 268 95.1 4.7
17 Washington, D.C. 32,774 62 2,558 138.8 5.1
18 Salt Lake City, UT 40,183 15 272 108.5 4.2
19 Baton Rouge, LA 9,024 4 302 91.9 3.9
20 Austin, TX 36,725 8 3,536 101.7 4.8
21 Pittsburg, PA 4,009 33 389 95.2 6.3
22 New Orleans, LA 19,028 5 313 96.4 4.2
23 Atlanta, GA 7,041 46 2,029 96.3 6.9
24 Greenville, SC 7,660 7 504 94.9 4.3
25 Richmond, VA 19,518 17 1,582 105.7 5.5
26 Seattle, WA 47,491 40 912 128.3 6.0
27 Corpus Christi, TX 3,719 4 84 85.0 5.6
28 Fort Wayne, IN 8,999 5 69 87.1 6.2
29 Tulsa, OK 1,818 14 227 91.0 5.5
30 Lakeland, FL 5,254 9 1,146 87.0 7.2
31 Buffalo, NY 6,670 16 108 90.4 7.6
32 Birmingham, AL 2,473 11 548 89.2 6.5
33 Evansville, IN 4,136 8 832 86.8 6.4
34 Charlotte, NC 18,314 15 1,835 98.8 6.4
35 Virginia Beach, VA 7,885 29 2,256 110.8 5.7
36 Boise City, ID 5,832 8 199 95.4 5.8
37 San Francisco, CA 38,941 28 526 173.8 6.0
38 Cape Coral, FL 12,753 5 123 92.4 6.1
39 Boston, MA 14,156 31 1,497 150.0 5.9
40 Denver, CO 23,046 27 814 112.4 6.5
41 Charleston, SC 4,810 9 298 102.2 4.5
42 Killeen, TX 2,718 6 185 84.2 6.7
43 Lansing, MI 4,076 6 340 88.6 6.6
44 El Paso, TX 2,558 10 232 84.0 8.1
45 Ogden, UT 17,916 5 327 100.8 4.5
46 Davenport, IA 9,678 6 113 88.3 7.9
47 Honolulu, HI 6,828 21 400 193.6 4.1
48 Phoenix, AZ 487 45 851 93.9 6.1
49 Akron, OH 2,677 9 395 91.9 6.6
50 Louisville, KY 3,512 16 231 91.9 8.1
