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Where job seekers are applying

Anonymous applications, saves and views by metro from the JobWhat community. Metro-level only, and areas with too little activity are hidden.

Data through Sep 23 · refreshed daily
Country: United States🔒 Company filter · Pro
Chicago: 490Denver: 390New York: 380Minneapolis: 370Seattle: 360Los Angeles: 260Portland, OR: 270Boston: 300SF Bay Area: 260San Diego: 230Austin, TX: 250Washington DC: 210Atlanta: 190Raleigh–Durham, NC: 190Miami: 190Phoenix: 190Pittsburgh: 160Salt Lake City, UT: 130Toronto: 110Nashville, TN: 130Memphis: some activity, too little to showHartford: some activity, too little to showTucson: some activity, too little to showLas Vegas: some activity, too little to showSacramento: some activity, too little to showNew Orleans: some activity, too little to showOklahoma City: some activity, too little to showRichmond, VA: some activity, too little to showBoise, ID: some activity, too little to showCincinnati: some activity, too little to showMadison, WI: some activity, too little to showPhiladelphia: some activity, too little to showMilwaukee: some activity, too little to showBuffalo: some activity, too little to showCharlotte, NC: some activity, too little to showBaltimore: some activity, too little to showSpokane: some activity, too little to showColumbus, OH: some activity, too little to showOrlando: some activity, too little to showSt. Louis: some activity, too little to showJacksonville: some activity, too little to showHonolulu: some activity, too little to showKansas City: some activity, too little to showAlbuquerque: some activity, too little to showOmaha: some activity, too little to showHouston: some activity, too little to showSan Antonio: some activity, too little to showAnchorage: some activity, too little to showBirmingham, AL: some activity, too little to showDes Moines: some activity, too little to showLouisville: some activity, too little to showDallas–Fort Worth: some activity, too little to showDetroit: some activity, too little to showCleveland: some activity, too little to showTampa: some activity, too little to showChicagoDenverNew YorkMinneapolisSeattleLos AngelesPortlandBostonSF Bay AreaSan Diego
Applications / 30d
50123490
Too little data to show
◎ Remote (US)
1,100
applications to remote roles · 15.8% of total. Not placed on the map.
Boundaries: US Census via us-atlas · no third-party tiles

Top metros

#MetroAppliWoW
1Chicago490▼ 2%
2Denver390▲ 7%
3New York380▼ 2%
4Minneapolis370▲ 6%
5Seattle360▼ 30%
6Boston300▲ 9%
7Portland, OR270▲ 16%
8Los Angeles260▲ 3%
Rising metros on Trending →

Chicago

7.8% of US activity · -2% week over week

Top hiring: Gullwing Freightworks · City Power & Light · Woodgrove Bank

Salaries in Chicago →

How to read this

Each hexagon is roughly a metro area (H3 resolution 4). We count JobWhat users' anonymous applications, saves and views, rounded to 2 significant figures. Hexes with fewer than 50 events or 5 distinct people in the period are hidden. Methodology

Outside the US

  • Toronto110
  • London110

Activity over time · Chicago vs US

Chicago (indexed)US (indexed)

Data through Sep 23 · snapshot 2026-09-25

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