A recent study lists Houston, Texas as one of the top five cities for young professionals looking for a job.

Cities were considered for the ranking based on whether they had high job growth rates, affordable costs of living, and large percentages of employed college graduates. Houston currently has a job growth rate of 1.7 percent, while a majority of U.S. cities are struggling with having fewer jobs now than in 2005.

Houston has also experienced an annual 6.6 percent increase in per capita income. As one of the few places that has continued to grow throughout the recession, Houston is a promising city for college graduates looking for a job.

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