More Best Places - Sort Of

Sometimes, these seem a bit silly. But here we go.

Forbes Magazine recently came out with its list of Best Cities for Young Professionals.

For the second year, Forbes.com ranked the country's 40 biggest metros on economic opportunity for up-and-coming young professionals to gauge which cities are attracting the next generation of top business talent.

They looked at where graduates from elite universities landed. Then, they were able to use a couple of other Forbes lists to shape this one.

We then combine those rankings with the locations of Forbes'    400 best big companies and     200  best small companies; these are rated by revenue and high rankings for corporate practices, as well as long- and short-term sales, earnings growth and stock market performance.

And some other stuff, including salaries, cost of living, number of young adults and their marital status.

Seattle came in No. 19.

Then there's the Forbes List of Best And Worst Cities for Unemployment Pay. Seattle did better - or should that be worse? - ranking No. 9.

Finally, for today's list wrap-up (with a h/t to Kate Riley on the Seattle Times Blog), we have Reason Magazine's list of best and worst cities for personal freedom - Riley more accurately pegs it as a nanny list. Seattle ranks as the nation's second most nannyish, behind Chicago. Do the young professionals know this?

MORE Law school deans have their own thoughts about lists and such.