Once again, Raleigh has been ranked amongst the top cities it the country for jobs. Forbes announced its top ten list of "Best Cities for Jobs" in mid October. The criteria used were: unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living for 2006. Raleigh ranked #2 this year behind Salt Lake City. Raleigh was also ranked #3 on Forbes list of "Best Places to Flip a Home" in July.