Charlotte was recently named "One of the Top Ten Cities for College Grads" by Kiplinger. That's due in part to a recent survey issued by the National Association of Colleges and Employers that showed Charlotte employers are planning to hire approximately 19.3% more recent graduates this year.
The increase in open positions means Charlotte employer's will have about half as many applicants per job now than at the same time last year. North Carolina's real estate market has continued to grow in the downturn and is forcasted to be one of the fastest-growing real estate markets in the country with Charlotte leading the way.
With a population of 1.7 million and growing, Charlotte, NC is the second-largest banking center in the country, only to be outdone by New York City. Major corporations like US Airways, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are among the city's top employers. However, Charlotte has also seen substantial gains in other fields such as aviation, defense, bio-science and energy production. In 2010, Charlotte saw the addition of 4,900 private-sector jobs and is set to gain even more in 2011. With an average starting salary of $66.886, the top-paying field of study for the graduating class of 2011 is chemical engineering. The accounting field comes in a close second but is set to offer the most projected job growth for this year with 7,244 new positions being created.
Most recently, Lowes announced its plans on hiring nearly 300 IT professionals in Mooresville, AptarGroup will be adding 150 positions in Lincolnton, and Babcock & Wilcox will be expanding its nuclear division and make Charlotte the headquarters of Generation mPower. Charlotte's vast appeal to many outsiders is due in part to low rents and living costs combined with an ever expanding real estate market. With the addition of the light-rail, sidewalks, greenway's and bike lanes, Charlotte neighborhoods like Dilworth, Elizabeth, Plaza-Midwood and NoDa are quickly becoming the most sought after neighborhoods in Charlotte.
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