Best Places to Look for Work – Financial Analysts

By Charles Thibault on August 11, 2009 in Business/Finance.

The best place for Financial Analysts (SOC 132051) to search for work is the combined Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD area, taking into account both the Supply/Demand Ratio and the total count of online job ads.

Three major cities in Florida exhibit strong Hiring Demand for Financial Analysts: Tampa (S/D 190), Jacksonville (S/D 185), and Orlando (S/D 159).

Other areas that show strong demand for Financial Analysts are Omaha, NE (S/D 227); Portland, OR (S/D 204); San Diego, CA (S/D 169); or even St.Louis, MO (S/D 163).

WANTED's Supply/Demand Ratios™ measure Hiring Demand for an occupation relative to the number of workers already employed in that occupation in a geographic market. S/D Ratios are measured on an index scale, with values greater than 100 indicating Hiring Demand stronger than the national average.

S/D results are summarized in this table and "heat map", both of which are available on our Supply/Demand Ratios page.

Source: WANTED Supply/Demand Ratios

Source: Supply/Demand Ratios

S/D Ratio data can also be used to examine Hiring Demand in markets where there are the greatest number of workers. Not surprisingly, the New York, NY area has been hard hit by the financial crisis, but has also shown the most rebound. Hiring Demand for Financial Analysts in New York City in March 2009 was one-fourth what it was at its peak in May 2007 (517 ads vs. 2,028 ads), the worst performance of any of the top 6 markets. Since then, however, Hiring Demand has increased 67%, more than any other market. As the financial industry recovers, we can expect that New York will once again become a hot bed for Financial Analysts.