{"h1":"Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Pacific Northwest","faq":[{"a":"Spokane leads the Pacific Northwest: 2.8% of its professional openings say no experience is needed, against 0.5% across all cities in our data.","q":"Which city ranks first: cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the pacific northwest?"},{"a":"16 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 16 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says no experience is needed, or welcomes recent graduates or people the employer will train. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. A city where one employer posts at least half the openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. 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career site in the last week are counted. A city where one employer posts at least half the openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T04:15:57.376Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"pf_noexp","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":{"label":"all cities in our data","valueLabel":"0.5%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Spokane, WA: 2.8%","#2 Renton, WA: 1.5%","#3 Eugene, OR: 0.9%","16 cities ranked in the Pacific Northwest","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["The lead is wide: Spokane (2.8%) is well clear of Kirkland at #10 (0.6%).","Portland is the largest market in the top ten, with 792 openings behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-no-experience-jobs-in-the-pacific-northwest"}