Best Cities for Jobs According to Forbes (Charlotte, Raleigh: rankings, best place)

[mm34b]

Forbes ranked Raleigh-Cary as the best area for jobs in the United States.

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord metropolitan area, which ranked 36th, and the Greensboro-High Point area, listed at No. 89.

http://www.forbes.com/careers/2007/02/15/best-cities-jobs-leadership-careers_cx_hc_0216cityjobs.html

[Carolina_native]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Forbes ranked Raleigh-Cary as the best area for jobs in the United States.

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord metropolitan area, which ranked 36th, and the Greensboro-High Point area, listed at No. 89.

http://www.forbes.com/careers/2007/02/15/best-cities-jobs-leadership-careers_cx_hc_0216cityjobs.html

I read that article. It showed the city of Hickory as one of the worst in terms of job growth, but Hickory was ranked 3rd for the best place to start a business.

[friendnc]

Originally Posted by Carolina_native

I read that article. It showed the city of Hickory as one of the worst in terms of job growth, but Hickory was ranked 3rd for the best place to start a business.

Working in geography/demographics in the past, this is why I say one should be VERY careful about looking at one ranking system. The number can be spun to a certain outcome. It's best to look at several rankings/publications and see which areas show up a lot. Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, and Denver show up in a lot of my research in the last several years.