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Does Your Market Make the List of Best Cities for First-Time Buyers?

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Nashville, Tennessee ranks in the top 10% of cities for three of the four categories that we considered: home market favorability, affordability and employment. Its best ranking is for the employment category, with the 23rd-lowest March 2021 unemployment rate (4.5%) and the 32nd-highest five-year change in median household income (34.42%).

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Two of the leading employers, UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System, together account for more than 50,000 jobs. Little Rock, AR is a center for several major employers in a variety of industries including healthcare, service, government and agriculture. Skilled Workforce Ready In Greater Omaha. Pittsburgh, PA.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The Iowa wind energy industry supports up to 7,000 jobs, third in the country in employment related to the wind energy industry. USDA Rural Development Acting Undersecretary Doug O’Brien made the announcement on Vilsack’s behalf in Omaha, NE at the National Advanced Biofuels Conference.