Charleston Ranks #5 in Yelp’s Inaugural Local Economic Outlook Survey of Cities Primed for Growth
Yelp’s inaugural Local Economic Outlook is a new program to track which areas of America are ripe for economic opportunity: where small businesses in America have the best chance of success.
This program is an ongoing effort to surface insights from Yelp’s deep data stores to help businesses succeed and to arm policymakers with the information they need to make effective change that will boost local economies.
The Outlook centers around a list of 50 cities in the U.S. ranked by economic opportunity to show the current state of affairs in the local American economy. We define “economic opportunity” as the chance businesses have to stay open, and for new businesses to thrive.
In addition, we have produced a list of 50 neighborhoods and 10 business categories that have experienced the largest positive change in economic opportunity over the last year to provide a guide for where to look next.
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Top 10 Cities
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Orlando, Florida
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Tampa, Florida
- Dallas, Texas
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Houston, Texas
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