COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus is among the top 50 American cities in which to start a career, according to a website’s ranking, but is not the best city in Ohio.
That honor goes to Cincinnati, which ranked 43rd on WalletHub’s list of the 150 largest cities.
Columbus is tied with Miami for 46th, scoring 33rd for quality-of-life but 77th in ”professional opportunities.”
The website measured factors like the relative strength of their job markets, the attractiveness of their social scenes, median salaries and average rents to determine the rankings.
Washington, D.C., topped the list with Modesto, Calif., coming it at No. 150.
The website says the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts a more upbeat hiring picture for graduates than for the class of 2013, and hiring in general is on the rise, but the effective unemployment rate for Americans ages 18 – 29 is currently 15.5, according to the WalletHub analysts.
Among Ohio’s other large cities, Toledo was No. 135, Cleveland No. 142 and Akron was No. 146.