The Seattle Area Tops the List for 20 Somethings!
The Wall Street Journal took out that crystal ball and asked 6 experts on the economy, demographics, and geography which American cities are the srongest for attracting 20 somethings. Attracting the young=future growth. The article identifies the cities that are youth magnets. Silly me, I’d only heard of “chick magnets” before this, so I guess “youth magnet” is the new term.
1. Seatttle tied with Washington, D.C.
Anchor to a region of corporate innovators, from Amazon.com to Starbucks, Seattle is “a high-tech and lifestyle mecca,” Dr. Florida says. Mr. DeVol says the city’s high-tech sector, with 226,300 workers, is just slightly smaller than Silicon Valley’s. Joblessness, at 7.7%, remains relatively low. City officials see rapid growth in biotech; Seattle also has tens of thousands of jobs in music and interactive media. And it enjoys a reputation as home to a lot of brainy people.
(And some people think it only rains here.)
3. New York (article skipped #2 and went to #3)
4. Portland, Oregon
5. Austin, Texas
Go Seattle!
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