NEED A CHANGE? Here are the 20 best US cities for getting a new job

Sometimes, it's a good idea to make a move and tweak the course of your career.

If that time has come for you, we have some good places to do that.

We looked at 362 metropolitan areas in the US and ranked them based on the state of their job markets. We considered job creation rates, unemployment rates, and wage growth rates.

Further, we made a measurement of how diverse the regional economy is based on how many different occupations were common in the metro area, as well as how evenly distributed jobs are among those occupations.

For more details on our methodology and sources, click here.