Wall Street Journal: DC is the #1 "Youth Magnet" City
Washington, DC and Seattle are the most attractive, post-recession cities for single college graduates, according to an article published by the Wall Street Journal. There were five cities named in total, all chosen by a panel of experts. (One of those experts was Richard Florida, who we wrote about earlier this year when he characterized DC as a suburb of New York.)
According to the WSJ, the reason for DC’s post-recession popularity will be fairly obvious: jobs:
Government hiring is projected to grow fast, and jobs in lobbying, aerospace, defense contracting and professional services are also a draw. Mr. DeVol calls Washington the national leader in high-tech services, surpassing Silicon Valley. Washington’s 4,000-plus nonprofits hold appeal for service-minded youth. And amid rising regulation of financial markets, says Barbara Lang, president of the DC Chamber of Commerce, “much of Wall Street is now moving to K Street.”
The full list includes:
1. Washington, DC
1. Seattle (tied)
3. New York
4. Portland, Oregon
5. Austin
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/wall_street_journal_dc_is_the_1_youth_magnet_city/1366.
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