12. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Annual mean wage: $41,120
11. Columbia, South Carolina
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Annual mean wage: $43,220
10. Roanoke, Virginia
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Annual mean wage: $43,650
9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Annual mean wage: $41,450
8. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Unemployment rate: 2.8%
Annual mean wage: $56,160
7. Florence, South Carolina
Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Annual mean wage: $41,010
6. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Annual mean wage: $42,960
5. Charleston, South Carolina
Unemployment rate: 2.3%
Annual mean wage: $44,500
4. Midland, Texas
Unemployment rate: 2.1%
Annual mean wage: $53,190
3. Odessa, Texas
Unemployment rate: 2.8%
Annual mean wage: $47,160
2. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California
Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Annual mean wage: $48,750
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Unemployment rate: 2.4%
Annual mean wage: $78,990