Austin, Nashville, Denver and 7 other top cities for entry-level workers – CNBC

Millions of 2022 college graduates will be flocking to the workforce in the coming months, and they are entering a labor market with plenty of opportunities. There were 11.4 million jobs openings in April, according to the Labor Department. That’s more than 5 million open roles than people looking.When it comes to where these graduates want to live, their preferences likely vary. But some cities across the U.S. have seen a growing number of recent graduates elect to make them home. Many are “moving outside of the traditional New York City, Boston and San Francisco areas” in search of their first big step as an adult, says Andrew Seaman, senior news editor at LinkedIn.LinkedIn parsed through the data to see where career starters, or those with fewer than four years of full-time work experience and three full-time jobs, were flocking to most in 2021 as compared to 2020 in its recent 2022 Guide to Kickstarting Your Career for graduates.Here are their 10 fastest-growing metro areas for career starters, including their percent growth in entry-level professionals, populations according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and annual living wage for one adult with no dependents according to MIT’s living wage calculator.Austin, TexasGrowth: 21%Population:…
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