WASHINGTON: The report ranks Ames as eighth nationally on the list of America’s Recession Rebound Cities It has been roughly six years since the Great Recession ended, and according to a recent report by Glassdoor Economic Research.
Few cities seem to be doing as well as Ames in terms of bouncing back. Each city’s ranking is determined by three key economic factors unemployment rate, job growth and wage growth.
Since the recession, Ames’ rate of unemployment has dropped 2.3 percent, the job market has increased by 21 percent and wages have increased by 12 percent (higher than fourth place Greeley, Colorado.
