RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The Bull City placed 35th for jobs in a new Wall Street Journal study of “small metro” areas across the U.S. Asheville came in at 23rd, Wilmington at 64th and Burlington at 97th.
The same study for larger metros ranked Raleigh fifth.
Here’s how Durham ranked in the data as compiled by Moody’s:
- Unemployment rate rank: 93rd
- Labor force participation rank: 49th
- Payroll change rank: 79th
- Change in labor force size rank: 20th
- Change in average weekly wages rank: 232nd
