Another Day, Another Ranking for Raleigh
Raleigh nabbed the No.6 spot for the “hottest” labor market in the U.S., according to a new Wall Street Journal ranking. Wages are growing across North Carolina’s Research Triangle, the report noted, at around 5 percent compared to the national average of 3.6 percent. Job growth is also strong at 3 percent, and the unemployment rate — 3.6 percent last year — was slightly below the national average.
WRAL Techwire provided additional detail to the ranking.