According to job related report by Forbes, using studies from CareerBuilder and Economic modeling Specialist Inc. Raleigh ranks among metros such as Provo-Orem, Utah, Houston-The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri, Austin-Round Rock, Texas ,  Port St. Lucie, Florida, . Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-North Carolina. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida and Lafayette, Louisiana.

Factors in the ranking are on factors such as employment levels, unemployment rates, projected growth, job listing growth, and the availability of well-paid new jobs.

Raleigh’s rank, reflects strong growth attributed to the STEM industries – science, technology, engineering, and math.

Source: TBJ 2/12/15