Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Overall, what is the economy like in the Triangle area right now? Are all sectors suffering or are there some that are doing okay or even better than usual?
Noticed your post on the Greenville, SC forum with this question....figured I would answer here. I moved back to NYC not too long ago because of the lack of industries located in the southern states. At the time I was living there was laid off from my job, had resumes going out in both North Carolina and South Carolina..............after months of looking for work and finding nothing went back to NYC. Most of the jobs in the southern states revolve around manufacturing or healthcare. Manufacturing is a hurting industry of course due to everything being made in Asia. For example in Greenville the Sara Lee plant will be closing there in early 2010, which will put a lot of people out of work. The south has made some progress within the past 10-20 years but not enough to offer enough jobs for the influx of people who want to move there.
Low wage jobs are still the norm there, the unemployment rate is over 10% in most areas.
Last edited by NewYorkBorn; 12-01-2009 at 08:57 AM..
South Carolina and Georgia are not the land of milk & honey either....but what NC, SC and GA all have in common is the fact that they all have a few metropolitan areas that have begun making some progress in the last 10-15 years. So now those who would probably never have considered a move to these states start to believe that they can escape the high cost of living in the northern states. Life is a trade off and a utopia does not exist so moving from one state to another with these expectations is a recipe for disaster.
I only wish someone would inject some truth and reality in the South Carolina forum.....the people there would rather cover the truth just to keep newcomers moving to the south!
Thank you all so much for your recommendations! I really and truly appreciate them. Will check out Carrboro, Durham and Wake.
Francois- We've heard great things about NC. More specifically, Asheville. However, my husband needs to be near a larger city in case he loses his job (which is long-distance, so he works from home). Not likely to happen in the short-term, but better safe than sorry.
Thank you all so much for your recommendations! I really and truly appreciate them. Will check out Carrboro, Durham and Wake.
Francois- We've heard great things about NC. More specifically, Asheville. However, my husband needs to be near a larger city in case he loses his job (which is long-distance, so he works from home). Not likely to happen in the short-term, but better safe than sorry.
puggal, I would also add Hillsborough, NC to your list. I see you currently live in Hillsboro so at least your city name wouldn't change. Hillborough has a nice historic area.... somewhat artsy. But it's is more than 25 mins from RTP.
As others stated, this area is very different from Portland. It's much more spread out and not as much density of historic housing stock as Portland.
Good luck with the research.
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