Kiplinger

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Its Personal Finance July issue features the 10 best cities of2009 Kiplinger’s and Kevin Stolarick, research director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, evaluated U.S. cities based on the overallk number and quality of jobs and how well locations retain employment when the economgygoes sour. D.C. ranked No. 3 due to the presence of the government, which employs one in eighrt workers inthe D.C. area and supports nearbyt companies acrossvarious industries. Northern Virginiaa technology firms and Maryland biotechs also offer many job notedthe magazine. Kiplinger’s included data on population unemployment rate, income growth, and cost of livinbg to determine city rankings.
“Although downturns are felt by everyone, our research has show n that the impact is less severe for those in thecreativee class—people who are paid to think,” says in a statement. “People in fields such as engineering, architecture, and education are catalysts of vitality and livabilitt ina city.” Huntsville, Ala., whic was No. 1, boasts strongy missile-defense and aerospace industries and medicaland life-sciences sectors. N.M.’s budding film industry, which has grown from 100 people eight years agoto 3,000o today, helped put it at No. 2. Charlottesville, Va., was rankedx No. 4 and Athens, Ga., was No. 5.