Despite national trends of slowing population growth and declining labor participation rate, Raleigh-Durham has continued to experience job growth at a pace that's over the national average during both growth or recessionary cycles.
- Raleigh-Durham is set to continue attracting workers into the market well into the future. The migration of prime-age workers is expected to increase over the next decade.
- Universities will attract younger talent to the market and children who move here will be more likely to stay than leave.