Best U.S. Cities

• The four best cities for finance jobs in the United States are Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Although all of these have high costs of living, they also have high concentrations of the finance sectors important to job seekers in this industry.
  
  

Top Non-U.S. Cities

• The six best cities for finance jobs outside the United States are Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo, and Zurich. These cities are also expensive places to live. For job seekers outside these countries, working in these cities might also require some unique knowledge of the financial intricacies of these regions as well as work permits or governmental approval.
  
  

Best Mid-Size U.S. Cities

• Inc. Magazine's annual list of top cities for employment names several mid-sized U.S. cities that also provide growing opportunities for jobs in finance. These include Charleston, South Carolina.; Fort Myers, Florida.; Ogden, Utah; Pensacola, Florida; and Springfield, Missouri. These cities provide a much lower cost of living and might be more suited to some job seekers' lifestyle.
  
  

Worst U.S. Cities

• According to a job market index compiled by the job-search website indeed.com, the five worst cities to find any jobs in are Detroit, Michigan; Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Riverside, California; and Rochester, New York. Finding jobs in the finance sector could be difficult in these areas.
  
  

Considerations

• While the cities listed above might be the best ones for finance jobs, they will also have the highest competition of people looking for jobs in this sector. Thus, in times of a difficult economy, they will also have the most out-of-work finance experts competing for the same jobs.