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- The Triangle Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Population: 1,232,000
Located in the center of North Carolina, the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill known as the Research Triangle has gained the right to be voted as one of the best places to live and work. This area offers a great quality of life, low crime rate, affordable housing, outstanding educational institutions, and home to some of the topnotch research/teaching healthcare facilities in the world. More than 66% of the population 25 and older has attended or graduated from college. A diverse industry and community base combined with good old southern hospitality makes Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill an ideal environment in which to raise a family.
The leading industries currently located in and around the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area are: Administrative; Engineering; Technology.
HIGHLIGHTED EMPLOYERS: International Business Machines (IBM); Sparks Lawn Care, Duke University, Nortel Networks, Mission Hospitals, Wake County Public School System; GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.; Nortel, Inc; Progress Energy; Wake County;City of Raleigh; Cisco Systems; Research Triangle Institute; Verizon; First Citizens Bank & Trust Company; Logistics; Wachovia Corporation; State of North Carolina; North Carolina State University.
Raleigh- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Unemployment Rate:
|
Month |
Year |
Unemployment Rate |
|
January |
1994 |
4.4% |
|
January |
1999 |
3.1% |
|
January |
2008 |
5.2% |
Demographics
69 % White
23% Black
6% Hispanic
3% Asian
.40% Native American
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