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Durham, NC MSA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for Durham, NC MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Durham's tight labor market absorbs research-sector cuts without easing pay.
Finance
- October 2026 — Durham's tight labor market absorbs research-sector cuts without easing pay.
- September 2026 — Durham finance pay splits sharply by role, not by trend.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — RTI layoffs hit a Durham market with no slack left.
- September 2026 — Durham's tight labor market masks a shrinking candidate pool.
- August 2026 — Durham's Labor Market Splits: Pharma Builds, Institutions Shrink
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Durham's IT pay signals diverge sharply from a tightening labor pool.
- September 2026 — Durham's IT pay is splitting: admins up, security and PMs down.
- August 2026 — Shrinking Labor Pool Tightens IT Talent Supply as Information Jobs Fall
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Durham's research layoffs mask a manufacturing talent squeeze.
- September 2026 — Durham's biomanufacturing boom collides with a shrinking labor pool.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Durham-Chapel Hill's tight labor market meets a shrinking workforce.
- September 2026 — Durham holds steady as state labor pool quietly thins.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Triangle restaurant hiring outpaces a thinning labor pool.
- September 2026 — Durham crew pay slides as local labor market stays tight.
- August 2026 — Durham crew pay falls as labor pool tightens.