Today, there are lots of articles telling young people which cities have the most college gradates, the highest wages, and the most jobs. These are perfectly useful guides to the near future. But it's interesting to look back at the best cities for young workers in 1980 to see how often history intervenes with extrapolated trends.
Image: In 1980, Flint, Michigan, had the highest median income for young workers in the country. It has since lost more than a third of its population. Carlos Osorio/AP
