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I'm in a small town in Fl with limite job prospects. The various media surveys rate Raleigh very high. Business Week rates Raleigh as the #1 city in the country. kiplingers rates Raleigh high every year. I would be moving without a job and open to do a variety of work just to start. How is the economy now in Raleigh. It seems like a very vibrant area from what I've read.
I'm in a small town in Fl with limite job prospects. The various media surveys rate Raleigh very high. Business Week rates Raleigh as the #1 city in the country. kiplingers rates Raleigh high every year. I would be moving without a job and open to do a variety of work just to start. How is the economy now in Raleigh. It seems like a very vibrant area from what I've read.
Keep reading. The Triangle is still in a holding pattern. Wait to see if the state cuts more positions in MArch when the budget is announced.
Moving here without a job or PROSPECTS of a skilled job will probably lead to aimless wandering and on line applications for months.
Best to search for a job before moving anywhere.
There are many universities here with students and graduates with degrees working at Wally World and serving fries with that coke at Mickey D's for minimum wage.
Moving here without a job or PROSPECTS of a skilled job will probably lead to aimless wandering and on line applications for months. Best to search for a job before moving anywhere.
I agree with this post. You should move to where you find employment in this economy.
I'm in a small town in Fl with limite job prospects. The various media surveys rate Raleigh very high. Business Week rates Raleigh as the #1 city in the country. kiplingers rates Raleigh high every year. I would be moving without a job and open to do a variety of work just to start. How is the economy now in Raleigh. It seems like a very vibrant area from what I've read.
What exactly does a "wide variety of work" mean? You could probably find hourly, fast-food type jobs all day long but if you are in a more specialized field, that could be a challenge. As the other posters have already said, find work first, wherever that may be.
Raleigh does not live up to the media hype. There are already thousands of recent transplants here looking for work in this "promised land". There were still more layoffs and closures last year than there were new jobs....and that trend isn't going to correct overnight.
Raleigh does not live up to the media hype. There were still more layoffs and closures last year than there were new jobs....and that trend isn't going to correct overnight.
I don't think your math is right. According to your statement, Raleigh would have sustained a net job loss. That is not the case. There was a net job increase.
The college town has one of the best job growth projections of any city we assessed and the 16th best average salary for young professionals, exceeded only by markedly more expensive cities."
Average annual job growth of 2% sounds OK until you look at the average annual population growth of around 4%. Also, calling Raleigh/Cary a "college town" shows what kind of article you get from a NY writer sitting in his office and doing nothing but examining one set of statistics.
Average annual job growth of 2% sounds OK until you look at the average annual population growth of around 4%. Also, calling Raleigh/Cary a "college town" shows what kind of article you get from a NY writer sitting in his office and doing nothing but examining one set of statistics.
I would definitely call Raleigh a college town with what, 6 schools in the area including several big name ones? Go to any professional's office, practically every single one has a diploma from a local school.
Raleigh does not live up to the media hype. There are already thousands of recent transplants here looking for work in this "promised land". There were still more layoffs and closures last year than there were new jobs....and that trend isn't going to correct overnight.
This is completely correct. As someone suggested, move where you get a job.
I'd be very interested in the link to information saying there was a net job loss in Raleigh last year. To my knowledge, there was a net job gain, and a slight reduction in unemployment, despite the employee base/job pool enlarging.
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