“Durham, Raleigh rank high in keeping jobs”

From the Triangle Business Journal – an assessment of the relatively positive economy in our area: “Durham and Raleigh ranked in the top 15 in 2008 among major metropolitan areas in terms of keeping jobs, according to a new analysis. The analysis was performed by American City Business Journals, parent of Triangle Business Journal. It says that the nation’s major labor markets lost nearly 1.2 million jobs last year. The study focused on the 88 U.S. markets that have at least 250,000 nonfarm jobs. They collectively had 90.42 million jobs in December 2008, compared to 91.60 million at the end of 2007. That equaled a decline of 1.18 million. According to the report, Durham ranked 11th best among the metros, creating 1,700 jobs in 2008. Raleigh tied with Seattle for 15th by creating 200 jobs.” For the full article, please click here.