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CityWatch: Charlotte
The Queen City
Our research team has analyzed more than 4,000 cities and identified the top 2% we believe are best positioned to benefit from global megatrends. Charlotte is one of these cities:
Banking powerhouse
Home to more than 53,000 banking sector jobs, ranking fifth on an absolute basis and first when adjusted for the size of the local labor force.1
Best places to live
Placed first in the extra-large metro category (population greater than 2.5 million) in the latest “Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023–24.”2
Migration magnet
Metro area continues to grow rapidly, adding 424,000 new residents over the past 10 years, a cumulative 18% increase, more than tripling the national average growth.3
Resilient local economy
7.5% more jobs than prior to the pandemic, versus 3.3% for the U.S. overall. Only six U.S. markets with employment bases greater than 1 million have had a stronger recovery.4
Business friendly
North Carolina is ranked highly for corporate tax structure, a favorable regulatory environment, access to capital/funding and workforce training programs.5
Nuveen is proud to have acquired Commonwealth, a new mixed-use development in the trendy Plaza Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte. By enhancing this turn-of-the-century site, we aim to create a walkable, vibrant community with apartments, coffee shops, fitness centers, restaurants and services.
- 3.5X
Ratio of banking jobs as a share of overall employment versus the national average.1 - 3rd
Growth rate ranking among metro areas with a population greater than 2 million.3 - 9 Fortune 500 & 18 Fortune 1000
Companies headquartered in Charlotte.6
In this issue
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Endnotes
Sources
1 Source: Moody’s Analytics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Charlotte has a location quotient of 3.54 for credit intermediation employment (NAICS: 5221) as of 2023 Q4. This ranks first for U.S. metro areas with at least 15,000 credit intermediation jobs.
2 Source: The best places to live in the U.S., ranked. https://realestate.usnews.com/ places/rankings/best-places-to-live
3 Source: Moody’s Analytics, U.S. Census Bureau.
4 Source: Moody’s Analytics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compares total nonfarm employment between 2020 Q1 and 2023 Q4 in metro areas with at least 1 million employed workers as of 2020 Q1.
5 Source: Kaelble, S. (14 Sep 2023). 2023 top states for doing business meet the needs of site selectors. Area Development. https://www.areadevelopment.com/Top-States-forDoing-Business/Q3-2023/2023-top-states-for-doing-business-meet-the-needs-ofsite-selectors.shtml
6 Source: Editors, F. (18 Dec 2023a). Fortune 500. https://fortune.com/ranking/ fortune500/2023/
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