| Overall Rank |
122 |
149 |
| City |
Honolulu, HI |
Pearl City, HI |
| Total Score |
44.55 |
41.64 |
| Professional Opportunities |
152 |
155 |
| Quality of Life |
61 |
117 |
| Monthly Avg. Starting Salaries (Adjusted for Cost of Living) |
180
(tie for lowest)
|
180
(tie for lowest)
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2023’s Best & Worst Places to Start a Career
WalletHub, May 15, 2023
Deciding where to lay the foundation for a long and prosperous career can be a tall order, especially for recent graduates entering the job market for the first time. After all, there are many factors — job-market saturation, housing affordability and commuter-friendliness, for instance — to consider about each prospective area.
Fortunately, new graduates are entering the market at a good time, as there is currently an employment shortage and many places are eager to hire. In fact, employers plan to hire 14.7% more graduates from the Class of 2023 than they did from the Class of 2022.
In order to help new graduates start their search for a career, WalletHub compared the relative market strength and overall livability of more than 180 U.S. cities to help recent college graduates find the best cradles for their budding careers. They examined each city based on 26 key metrics that range from the availability of entry-level jobs to monthly average starting salary to housing affordability.
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