Raleigh is best city for recent college graduates, study of jobs markets says

Trying to establish your career as a recent college grad? A new study suggests sending your resume to companies in the Raleigh area.

Why it matters: Raleigh has continued to be a hot spot for young, college graduates coming out of the pandemic — which has helped fuel the area's economy and lead developers to build thousands of new apartments .

Driving the news: Payroll software maker ADP named Raleigh as the most promising job market for recent graduates in a new study .

• Austin, Baltimore, Charlotte and Atlanta rounded out the rest of the top five.

Zoom in: ADP said that Sun Belt metro areas currently have the highest hiring rate for recent graduates.

• But Raleigh stood out because its middle-of-the-road affordability comes with with wages above the 80th percentile nationally.
• It also has the best hiring rate for likely new graduates of all the metros studied, according to ADP.

The intrigue: All of the top cities are in the South, boast strong science and technology employment and are home to several universities.

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