Kiplinger

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Its Personal Finance July issue features the 10 best citieas of2009 list. Kiplinger’s and Kevijn Stolarick, research director at the MartimProsperity Institute, evaluated U.S. cities based on the overall number and qualitu of jobs and how well locations retain employmentf when the economygoes sour. D.C. ranked No. 3 due to the presenced of the government, which employs one in eight workersd inthe D.C. area and supportx nearby companies across various Northern Virginia technology firms and Maryland biotechs also offerf manyjob opportunities, noted the magazine.
Kiplinger’s included data on populatiob growth, unemployment rate, incomse growth, and cost of living to determinecity “Although downturns are felt by everyone, our researcnh has shown that the impact is less severe for thosew in the creative class—people who are paid to says Stolarick, in a statement. “People in fields such as engineering, architecture, and education are catalysts of vitalithy and livability ina city.” Huntsville, which was No. 1, boasts strong missile-defense and aerospacs industries and medicaland life-sciencez sectors. Albuquerque, N.M.
’s budding film industry, whicj has grown from 100 people eight year s agoto 3,000 today, helped put it at No. 2. Va., was ranked No. 4 and Ga., was No. 5.