Methodology: In order to source this list, GOBankingRates examined the 75
largest metro areas for the
following factors: 1) Metropolitan
area unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2016 (preliminary stats), 2) Average weekly wages from the BLS «County Employment and Wages» report, released on Dec. 7, 2016, 3) Number of establishments from the BLS «County Employment and Wages» report, released on Dec. 7, 2016.