17. Cleveland
2009 Rank:: 28
Entry-Level Employers: 41
Average Annual Pay: $41,930
Cost of Living Index: 100.6
Unemployment Rate: 9.1 percent
Basketball star LeBron James may have left Cleveland, but college graduates might give it a shot. Although manufacturing remains the city’s primary industry, science and engineering run a close second, and the city is emerging as a research base for biotechnology. The biggest employers headquartered in Cleveland include Eaton (ETN), Parker Hannifin (PH), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and KeyCorp (KEY). Despite the relatively high cost of living and unemployment rate, Cleveland has its benefits. The once-polluted Cuyahoga River, which caught fire in 1969 and gave Cleveland the name of "The Mistake on the Lake," has cleaned up nicely, and visitors can also drop in on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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