REPORT: Providence Ranked Tops in New England for Hot Spots Where College Grads Are Landing Good Jobs

REPORT: Providence Ranked Tops in New England for Hot Spots Where College Grads Are Landing Good Jobs

 

According to a new report published by the Wall Street Journal, the Sunbelt is the best place for recent grads to be hired.
 

In New England, Providence is ranked first in the report ahead of Boston and Hartford.

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The Wall Street Journal reports, “A string of cities across America’s Sunbelt are emerging as graduate-hiring hot spots in an otherwise challenging job market for young professionals, an exclusive analysis shows.”

 

“Birmingham, Ala., tops the list of the places where newly minted graduates are landing jobs with a college-level career track, followed by Tampa, Fla., according to the new study by payroll processor ADP. In fact, six of the list’s top 10—including Raleigh, N.C.; Tulsa, Okla.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Charlotte, N.C.—are in the South,” writes WSJ.

 

"Other pockets of the country also punch above their weight as early-career launchpads for their mix of 20-something hiring, pay and affordability. Columbus, Ohio, and California’s San Jose area unexpectedly got top scores this year—evidence that even places with so-so earning potential or high costs of living can be prime locations for landing that first job post-graduation," adds the WSJ.

 

Exodus from the Northeast

“Hazel McQueen, a finance major at the University of Georgia, set her sights on the Tampa area early in her job search. She is moving there after graduation to work at J.P. Morgan Private Bank as an analyst,” writes the WSJ. “‘We’re seeing a huge migration of wealth, moving from the Northeast, like New York and Massachusetts, coming down south,” she said. “I just felt that was a great opportunity for me to get my foot in the door.’”