4. Atlanta
2009 Rank:: 5
Entry-Level Employers: 57
Average Annual Pay: $45,520
Cost of Living Index: 96.2
Unemployment Rate: 9.8 percent
The warm climate and sizzling job opportunities make the nickname Hotlanta, bestowed on the city by its rappers, fitting. Ten of Georgia's 14 biggest companies are in Atlanta, including Home Depot (HD), United Parcel Service (UPS), which incidentally has many listings in Atlanta on AfterCollege, Delta Airlines (DAL), and Coca-Cola (KO). What makes Atlanta able to weather economic storms is the diversity of its industries, from services to manufacturing. Attractions, such as the World of Coca-Cola, where you can trace the soft drink’s history and sample drinks from around the world, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site, where you can explore the leader’s birth home, call visitors to the city.
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