Forbes magazine says Madison is the third best city in the U.S. for young professionals. Its survey looks at factors such as concentration of big businesses; the number of small businesses per capita; cost of living; unemployment rate; median salaries for 24-year old to 34-year old employed college graduates, provided by PayScale.com; and 2010 to 2012 job growth projections by Moody’s Economy.com.

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