Forbes Ranks New Orleans 8th in its List of the Top Ten Cities Where Americans are Relocating
Included in top ten list due to rebuilding, low unemployment and population growth
Forbes, Real Estate section
March 30, 2009
by Lauren Sherman
Still recovering from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans has been regaining its population slowly over the last two years after losing 22% of its people from 2005 to 2006. Due to massive rebuilding efforts, the unemployment rate is at a moderate 5.5%, 2.6 percentage points lower than the national average.
