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Southern cities dominate rankings of best job markets for new college graduates

The slowing labor market is posing a challenge to recent college graduates looking to begin their careers, with many new graduates finding work in Southern cities.A study by ADP using anonymized data to compare the 53 largest metro areas in the U.S. based on hiring, wages and affordability for workers in their 20s with college degrees. It found that Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa, Florida, were at the top of the list of destinations for fresh graduates embarking on careers. Birmingham was in the 85th or higher percentile in wages, affordability and hiring, while Tampa was buoyed by topping the...