The Raleigh-Durham job market as of September 2025 continues to exhibit robust growth in health care, education, logistics, and biotechnology, though manufacturing and technology are facing challenges. North Carolina Department of Commerce reports the state’s unemployment rate has held steady at 3.7 percent into August 2025, with Raleigh-Durham tracking similarly. However, AInvest notes that this figure may understate the true labor market strain, citing initial unemployment claims spiking 18 percent in July 2025 and technical errors undercounting 19,000 continuing claims this September. The broader U-6 underemployment metric stands higher at 6.7 percent. While headline numbers show stability, listeners should be aware of unseen volatility and job churn.Healthcare and education are among the region’s most resilient employers, with systems like UNC Health and Wellstar expanding clinic networks and absorbing over 21,000 new jobs across the state year-over-year. The biotech sector is booming thanks to major investments such as Genentech’s expansion in southern Wake County, creating 1,500 construction jobs and adding to a decade-long total surpassing 3,700 biotech roles with $5 billion in capital investments, according to Wake County Economic Development. Life sciences, medical research, and pharma continue attracting talent, helped by the area’s strong university infrastructure. Indeed.com shows tens of thousands of local job postings this September, including administrative, healthcare, logistics, and skilled trades. Conversely, the technology sector in Research Triangle Park lost around 1,100 positions in the last year, attributed to automation and AI disruption. The region’s manufacturing jobs have dropped by roughly 8,100, pressured by high tariffs and sluggish global demand. Large employers in the region include UNC system universities, Duke University and Duke Health, SAS, IBM, and C.H. Robinson in logistics. Public-sector investments and programs such as the One North Carolina Small Business Program distributed over $4 million in grants to 90 small businesses in 2024-2025, supporting innovation and start-up activity.Commuting patterns still show reliance on personal vehicles with moderate public transit use; however, evolving hybrid work norms have slightly reduced rush hour congestion as tech and research employers offer flexible schedules. Seasonal patterns in hiring are apparent, with increased opportunities in retail and logistics during the fall-winter holiday season and construction ramping up in spring and summer. The labor market’s evolution reflects an ongoing shift from traditional manufacturing to roles in health, biotech, professional services, and logistics, with workforce challenges persisting in education and public health. Key gaps remain in accurate ongoing unemployment data—listeners are advised not to rely exclusively on the headline unemployment rate when assessing the true health of the job market.Today, currently open positions in Raleigh-Durham include a Membership Clerk at Costco Wholesale, a Scheduler at Blue Ridge Day Surgery Center earning $22-28 an hour, and multiple quality assurance management roles in biotech, such as a Sr. Manager-QA Incoming Batch Disposition offering salaries up to $134,200 annually. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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