Recent college graduates are ready to spread their wings and fly, but the weak economy means many will spend an extended time flapping their wings before landing a job offer. There are a lot of ways recession grads can boost the probability of finding work, and one of them is being open to relocating to a place where the job market is more welcoming.
Forbes developed a list of the best places for first-time job seekers using a variety of data and adjusting for population so big and small cities could compete. 
If you're looking for a good bet for starting your career, consider these 20 cities.
- Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis)
- San Diego, CA (San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos)
- Denver, CO (Denver-Aurora)
- Baltimore, MD (Baltimore-Towson)
- Charlotte, NC (Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord)
- St. Louis, MO
- Orange County, CA (Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine)
- Nashville, TN (Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro)
- Chicago, IL (Chicago-Naperville-Joliet)
- Seattle, WA (Seattle-Bellevue-Everett)
See the rest of the list when you read more.
- Dallas, TX (Dallas-Plano-Irving)
- Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington)
- Philadelphia, PA
- New York (New York-White Plains-Wayne)
- Boston, MA (Boston-Quincy)
- Washington, D.C. (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria)
- San Francisco, CA (San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City)
- Houston, TX (Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown)
- Cambridge, MA (Cambridge-Newton-Framingham)
- San Jose, CA (San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara)
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Yeah when I graduated from college almost all my friends moved to either Boston, DC or Seattle.
1I'm surprised to see that San Diego ranked so high on that list. I'm guessing it's because of the big military presence there.
2For anyone who uses social media to further your job search, here's a heads-up: try checking out www.OneCubicle.com. It's a new site that bridges the gap between LinkedIn and Facebook and uses more discretion in their job postings. It's California-based, so if you're looking for a job from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego, it's the perfect place to browse around. I've found it to be useful in my search for an internship. It's worth a look!
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