What is the job market like in the area?
My husband and I currently live in the DC area where the job market is the absolute worst we’ve ever seen in the nearly 20 years we’ve been here. He used to have his dream job as a federal contractor for the Treasury which was going to be turned into a federal job after his contract ended in late 2025, but a certain orange person put a stop to that. Now he can’t find anything full time, much less anything in his field. We have a few friends and acquaintances in the exact same boat…it’s really awful here. There’s zero jobs, but the cost of living continues to skyrocket regardless.
I work remotely for an organization in Arlington so I can work from anywhere, so we’re thinking about moving somewhere else with a better job market and more affordable housing. We’ve always liked NC and I have some family in the Raleigh area. We‘re thinking of selling our place here and buying a much nicer place in the Raleigh area where I can have a dedicated home office and where my husband can find full time work.
So with all the at said, I guess my question is this: How easy is it to find full time employment in the Raleigh area? (I’m talking any job, including retail, food service, anything!) We’re really unhappy now, but given the cost and stress of moving, I’d be worried that we could just be exchanging one bad situation for another and it wouldn’t be worth it. Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide 🙂