NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Women seeking the best place to
work and raise children in the United States may want to head to Ohio, where
three of its cities have been voted among the 10 best for working mothers.
Columbus topped the ranking by Forbes, edging past New
Orleans and Hartford, Connecticut and their surrounding areas. Cincinnati and
its suburb of Middletown came in fourth, just ahead of Providence and
neighboring towns in Rhode Island.
With a population of 1.8 million, Columbus scored high marks
for its higher than average salaries for women, who make up 44 percent of the
city's workforce.
The city also boasts a jobless rate of 5.7 percent, much
lower than the national 7.8 percent, and good schools and childcare, according
to Forbes.
"Pairing the excellent unemployment rate with an
affordable but impressive quality of living makes the city an attractive locale
for savvy working moms," Forbes said.
Another Ohio city, Cleveland, came in seventh, while Buffalo,
New York, which topped the list last year, dropped to eighth place.
New Orleans' affordable childcare and higher per-pupil
spending helped to propel it into the top 10. Families in the city, known as
the Big Easy, pay about $5,900 annually for childcare, while New Yorkers have
to budget more than double that amount - roughly $13,000.
Although working mothers are paid among the highest salaries
in Boston and Washington D.C., both cities dropped out of the top 10 this year
because the cost of living and childcare are above average, according to
Forbes.
And like New York, where people spend as much as 80 minutes
commuting each day, workers in Boston and the nation's capital also have
lengthy trips back and forth to work.
To compile the list, Forbes ranked the cities on job
opportunities and earning potential, cost of living, commuting times, cost of
childcare, quality of schools, crime rates and healthcare.
It used data from various sources including the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the National Association of
Child Care Research and Referral Agencies and the ACCRA Cost of Living Index.
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