Best Place to Start Your New Life After College

There are more than 1.8 million students in the United States that will be receiving bachelor degrees this May and looking to move into the next phase in life. The question they are asking is where should they look for a job? According to a new study done by the Business Journals, Austin, San Jose, and Washington offer the best chance for young adults to establish a successful life for themselves in America. 

10 Statistical Categories:

Population growth: Austin, 3.1% per year

Long-Term Private Sector Employment Growth: Austin, 1.5 % per year

Short-Term Private Sector Employment Growth: Austin, 4.6% per year

Per Capita Income: Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., $78,504

Long-Term Income Growth: McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, 4.0% per year

Share of All Residents Who Are Between the Ages of 18 and 34: Provo, Utah, 32.9%

Annual Unemployment rate for workers between the ages of 16 and 34, Madison, Wis, 8.1%
Share of householders under the age of 45: San Jose, 25.5%

Share of people between the ages of 18 and 34 who hold a Bachelors Degree: WASHINGTON, 38.6%

Median Rent (Lowest): McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, $456 per month

Best in the United States:

East:

WASHINGTON

Boston

New York City

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

South:

Austin

Houston

Durham, N.C.

Oklahoma City

Raleigh

Midwest:

Des Moines, Iowa

Madison, Wis.

Omaha

Columbus

Minneapolis- St. Paul

West:

San Jose

Denver

San Francisco-Oakland

Seattle

Salt Lake City