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The Hill
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Top 10 cities for recent college grads in 2025
The job market is tough for recent college grads, but cities like Austin, Texas and Raleigh, N.C., still offer a promising mix of affordability and opportunity, a new report shows. analyzed more than 300 cities and towns to find the most 'grad-friendly' rental markets in 2025, weighing factors like housing affordability, rental availability and job opportunities. Austin topped the list for the second year in a row thanks to its low rent-to-income ratio (18.9 percent) and high share of jobs (29.4 percent) that require a bachelor's degree but no prior experience. Raleigh and Overland Park, Kan., ranked second and third, followed by Minneapolis and St. Louis. 'These markets aren't just affordable areas with relatively more abundant rental options, they're full of energy, opportunity, and a sense of community, everything a recent grad could want,' Danielle Hale, chief economist at said in a statement. On average, graduates in the top 10 markets spend just 21.5 percent of their income on rent, well below the commonly accepted 30 percent affordability benchmark. This year's top cities also have a lower average unemployment rate (3.8 percent) compared to the 50 largest metros (4.1 percent). Cost of living and job opportunities will likely be top priorities for the Class of 2025, which is entering the rockiest job market since 2021. Here's top 10 list for 2025 along with some of the key metrics the report considered. Atmosphere during weekend one, day one of the 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on Oct. 4, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by) Median Rent: $1,504 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 18.9 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 8.2 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 29.4 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 3.6 percent Raleigh's downtown skyline is seen from The Dillion's ninth floor lobby terrace open to the public January 02, 2019 in Raleigh, NC. The convention center's Shimmer Wall is seen at the far right. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,524 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 20.0 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 9.0 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 30.4 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 3.3 percent Kansas, Overland Park, Museum at Prairiefire. (Photo by: Bernard P. Friel/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,351 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 20.6 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 9.2 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 25.5 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 4.2 percent Minneapolis skyline showing the Mississippi river and U.S. Bank Stadium in the fall. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,528 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 19.7 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 5.2 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 27.3 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 3.7 percent A general view of the St Louis Gateway Arch, skyline and the Budweiser sign during the fifth inning between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins at Busch Stadium on July 18, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image) Median Rent: $1,335 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 20.8 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 8.0 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 25.1 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 4.0 percent Sunset view on James River of historic southern Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,502 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 23.2 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 8.2 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 25.3 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 3.3 percent The skyline of Pittsburgh is framed by couple walking through a park on the Northside on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Median Rent: $1,461 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 22.3 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 8.7 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 24.3 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 4.1 percent People ride electric scooters through the old town area on Tuesday November 19, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz.. Maricopa County continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the country. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,530 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 22.5 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 7.9 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 23.0 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 3.7 percent The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas (Credit: University of Texas at Dallas) Median Rent: $1,472 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 22.4 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 8.9 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 24.4 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 4.0 percent View of Atlanta Skyline (Getty Images) Median Rent: $1,604 Rent-to-Income Ratio: 24.1 percent Rental Vacancy Rate: 9.3 percent College Grad Friendly Occupations: 24.7 percent Forecasted unemployment rate: 4.1 percent For more on methodology, read here.
Toronto Sun
16-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
DOJ plans to drop Boeing prosecution in 737 crashes, family lawyers say
Published May 16, 2025 • 4 minute read Women hold a banner with pictures of victims of one of the Boeing Max 8 crashes at a hearing where Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III testified at the Rayburn House Building on June 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C. MUST CREDIT: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post Photo by Katherine Frey / The Washington Post Federal prosecutors on Friday told relatives of those who lost loved ones in fatal crashes of two 737 Max jets that they are considering dropping a criminal case against Boeing, lawyers said. An attorney representing the families said the notification amounted to a 'prearranged conclusion.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The news, which came during a video meeting with Justice Department lawyers, is the latest twist in the long-running case that has centered around Boeing's role in two fatal airliner crashes – one in Indonesia in 2018 and a second, five months later, in Ethiopia that killed 346 people. Family members were stunned, lawyers said. Under an agreement reached last year, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to one count of fraud, but the deal did not result in a formal plea. Instead, as talks continued, a federal judge set a date for a criminal trail next month in Texas. Paul Cassell, a professor of criminal law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, who is representing the families, said in a statement that while Lorinda Laryea, the acting chief of the criminal fraud division, indicated that a final decision has not been made in a meeting with families Friday, it was clear that Boeing would face few consequences for its role in the deadly crashes. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Today the Justice Department's Criminal Division held a 'conferral session' but didn't truly confer at all,' he added. 'Instead, they conveyed their preconceived idea that Boeing should be allowed to escape any real consequences for its deadly lies. We hope that this bizarre plan will be rejected by the leadership of the Department.' Added Robert Clifford, lead counsel in a civil case pending against Boeing in federal district court in Chicago: 'We are offended by this deal, and we will challenge this.' The Justice Department declined to comment. During the first Trump administration, Boeing reached an agreement with federal prosecutors that shielded it from criminal prosecution in exchange for paying a fine and meeting certain conditions. If after three years, the Justice Department determined that Boeing met the terms of the deal, the company would not face criminal prosecution. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The announcement angered families who were not told ahead of time that Boeing had reached a deal with federal prosecutors. Boeing appeared on track to meet the conditions of the deferred prosecution agreement. Then, in January 2024, a portion of a 737 Max jet operated by Alaska Airlines blew out in midflight. The company – and its promises to focus on safety in the wake of the 2018 and 2019 crashes – was suddenly back under the microscope and the subject of multiple federal probes into its manufacturing and safety oversight systems. At the same time, federal prosecutors have begun a review of whether Boeing had met the conditions of its agreement with the department. In May, the Justice Department, now under the Biden administration, determined that the company was in breach of the agreement. Last July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to one count of fraud, pay $243.6 million in penalties, invest $455 million to strengthen its safety, quality and compliance programs, and submit to oversight by an independent monitor for three years. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In December, however, District Court Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas, who is overseeing the case, rejected the plea agreement, citing concerns that diversity was among the criteria being used to select the outside monitor. After the change in administration, prosecutors sought more time to review the agreement. In March, one day after the Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing was negotiating with the Justice Department to withdraw its guilty plea and forgo outside monitoring, O'Connor set a June 23 trial date. The revised agreement must be approved by O'Connor. The criminal case delved back into the design of the Max, an updated version of the hugely popular single-aisle 737. Boeing was racing to get the plane into service in the 2010s, locked in competition with its European rival Airbus, which was also offering a new model. The automated system implicated in the crashes – which was supposed to push the nose of the jet down in limited circumstances – was needed because of new, larger engines on the Max. Prosecutors have said that its two technical pilots concealed information from an FAA oversight office that the automated system could be triggered during a wider range of conditions, leading to mention of the system being removed from a safety report. That meant airline pilots in the United States and around the world did not have to undergo expensive training on the new system. But it also meant that pilots were not familiar with its operation. The FAA office only learned of the expanded scope of the system's operation after the first crash, according to prosecutors. Celebrity Ontario Toronto Maple Leafs Celebrity Toronto Maple Leafs
