Forbes has released its list of the 10 best American Cities for jobs in America for 2013. Only two of these cities are east of the Mississippi River with the closest to Evansville being greater Nashville. Texas and California combined for six of the remaining eight that included Salt Lake City and Denver making the west the jobs leader in America.

Forbes Best Big Cities in the US for Jobs in 2013

1. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (2012 Employment Growth: 4.1 percent)
2. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN (2012 Employment Growth: 3.8 percent)
3. Salt Lake City, UT (2012 Employment Growth: 4.0 percent)
4. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division (2012 Employment Growth: 3.8 percent)
5. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (2012 Employment Growth: 2.0 percent)
6. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division (2012 Employment Growth: 3.5 percent)
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2012 Employment Growth: 3.4 percent)
8. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (2012 Employment Growth: 3.3 percent)
9. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO (2012 Employment Growth: 2.8 percent)
10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (2012 Employment Growth: 3.7 percent

Source: Examiner.com