RALEIGH – Across the region, many colleges and universities have concluded classes, and many high schools are wrapping up their academic year as well. For students seeking summer employment, they’ll find ample opportunities to do so in Raleigh, a new study from WalletHub finds.
Of 182 cities nationwide, Raleigh ranks as the 37th best city in which to seek summertime employment.
And the region ranked even higher when it comes to the quality of the job market for those job seekers aged between 16 and 24 years old.
WalletHub ranked Raleigh 34th overall in that category.
Part of that rank is driven by Raleigh’s rate of employment for those between 16 and 24 years of age, which ranked 16th overall.
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The city also ranks 26th overall for the median income earned by part-time workers, according to the data, at $18,817 annually.
Durham ranked 73rd overall, and 67th for youth job quality. And Durham outperformed Raleigh when it came to the median income for part-time workers, ranking 21st overall with a median annual income of $19,140.
The Bull City also ranked highly among other cities when it came to the cost and accessibility of public transportation, at 20th and 56th for accessibility.
Raleigh ranked 29th for cost of public transit, but 97th for accessibility.
How rankings were calculated
“Our sample considers only the city proper in each case and excludes cities in the surrounding metro area,” the study reads.
To rank each city, the researchers studied 22 indicators that track employment, affordability, and leisure. Each of those indicators were weighted, and a total score calculated.
The top score possible would be 100.
The city with the number one overall ranking, Orlando, Fla., received a total score of 60.02.
Raleigh’s score was 47.97 and Durham’s overall score was 44.56. There were 35 other U.S. cities that ranked between Raleigh and Durham.
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NC’s labor markets
Charlotte ranked 111th overall with a score of 41.82, and Greensboro ranked 132nd with a score of 39.22. Winston-Salem ranked 144th overall and Fayetteville ranked 158th. No other North Carolina cities were included in the analysis.
Raleigh and Durham both ranked in a WalletHub analysis for best cities in which to launch an early career that was released earlier this month. While Durham ranked 18th in that analysis, Raleigh ranked 15th overall.
Raleigh also ranked as the third-best large city for college students, in an analysis that also measured, in part, of a region’s labor market.
And while many employers offering summer internships may have already selected their preferred candidates, this week’s WRAL TechWire Jobs Report includes some positions that could appeal to seekers of a summer job or a year-round part-time role.
Across the Triangle’s labor market, for all job seekers, employers are still looking to hire tens of thousands of roles.
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