The Best Places For Entry-Level Job Candidates

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.

1. Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis)
2. San Diego, CA (San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos)
3. Denver, CO (Denver-Aurora)
4. Baltimore, MD (Baltimore-Towson)
5. Charlotte, NC (Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord)
6. St. Louis, MO
7. Orange County, CA (Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine)
8. Nashville, TN (Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro)
9. Chicago, IL (Chicago-Naperville-Joliet)
10. Seattle, WA (Seattle-Bellevue-Everett)

See the rest of the list when you read more.

11. Dallas, TX (Dallas-Plano-Irving)
12. Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington)
13. Philadelphia, PA
14. New York (New York-White Plains-Wayne)
15. Boston, MA (Boston-Quincy)
16. Washington, D.C. (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria)
17. San Francisco, CA (San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City)
18. Houston, TX (Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown)
19. Cambridge, MA (Cambridge-Newton-Framingham)
20. San Jose, CA (San-Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara)