Best 25 US cities for millennials looking for jobs, according to study

Most of the cities are in the South or Midwest

These are the best cities for job-seeking millennials (Stock)

Young job seekers in the US currently entering the workforce are at an advantage - as the job market is at the strongest its been in a decade, according to the New York Fed.

For millennials, this means ample opportunities to secure a job within their field - as long as they know where in the country to look.

While some cities are notoriously harder than others to make ends meet, including New York City, other bustling American cities are making it much easier for millennials - and offer all of the necessary factors such as reasonable cost of living, salary, and similarly-aged demographics.

To narrow down the best cities for millennials, insurance agency Jetty analysed research on the largest 150 metropolitan areas in the US - by focusing on average millennial income, cost of living, unemployment, millennial population growth, and millennial share of the workforce with data from the US Census Bureau, US Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Zillow.

The resulting 25 cities, many of which are in the South or Midwest, are perfect for recent graduates, who are currently experiencing an unemployment rate of just 3.7 per cent nationwide.

The number one cities on the list are nearby Denver, Aurora and Lakewood, Colorado - where millennials make up 38.3 per cent of the workforce.

The cities, located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, also boast an overall unemployment rate of 2.3 per cent, and an average millennial income of $39,232.

Second on the list are cities San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara in California. Millennials living in these cities enjoy a 36.9 per cent share of the workforce and make an average income of $57,410 - the highest on the list.

California also takes the third place on the list with cities San Francisco, Oakland and Hayward.

These California cities offer millennials an unemployment rate of 2.4 per cent and an average income of $56,615 - as well as 37 per cent of the workforce.

Boston, Massachusetts, Charleston, South Carolina, and San Antonio, Texas also made the list at fifth, 11th, and 18th respectively.

For the full list, see below:

1. Denver, Aurora, Lakewood - Colorado
2. San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara - California
3. San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward - California
4. Colorado Springs - Colorado
5. Boston, Cambridge, Newton - Massachusetts, New Hampshire
6. Grand Rapids, Wyoming - Michigan
7. Portland, South Portland - Maine
8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9. Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, Franklin - Tennessee
10. Des Moines, West Des Moines, Iowa
11. Charleston, North Charleston - South Carolina
12. Indianapolis, Carmel, Anderson - Indiana
13. Austin, Round Rock - Texas
14. Omaha, Council Bluffs - Nebraska, Iowa
15. Amarillo - Texas
16. Lubbock - Texas
17. Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway - Arkansas
18. San Antonio, New Braunfels - Texas
19. Minneapolis, St Paul, Bloomington - Minneapolis, Wisconsin
20. Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
21. Columbus - Ohio
22. Milwaukee, Waukesha, West Allis - Wisconsin
23. Cleveland, Elyria - Ohio
24. Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford - Connecticut
25. Oklahoma City - Oklahoma