University valedictorians, overachievers and would-be entrepreneurs across the country graduated this month into a bleak economic landscape. Faced with 9.5% national unemployment, even the most ambitious young people are thinking carefully about how to find their best shot at success...
...In the mountain states, eighth-ranked Denver, Colo. boasts an unemployment rate below the national average, and a job market that's expected to keep growing. And on the West Coast Seattle, Wash. comes in seventh, winning points for its strong income and employment prospects.