Both of North Carolina’s two largest metros cracked the top 10 in a new ranking of “opportunity magnets.”
The Charlotte Region comes in at No. 10 in the analysis by LinkedIn, which notes the area’s strong finance and manufacturing sectors. But the Queen City trails Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, which is listed at No. 3.
LinkedIn crunched data for 69 U.S. metros to come up with its ranking of the 15 best places to seek a new employment opportunity. It looked at job postings in each area compared with LinkedIn profiles that people had updated with new positions to find those where hiring is happening.
Both Charlotte and Raleigh moved up on the LinkedIn ranking from the previous year’s placement at No. 12 and No. 5, respectively.
The most recent list is topped by Austin, Texas, at No. 1, followed by Seattle at No. 2.
The most recent employment data released by the N.C. Department of Commerce shows that, as of October, the local area’s labor force had swelled beyond its pre-pandemic level.
The Charlotte Region is outpacing the nation in employment recovery. To read more about employment trends from the Charlotte Business Journal, click here.
