The Triangle's share of recent graduates has grown over the past 10 years

Between the lines: The Triangle has long had an advantage when it comes to an educated workforce thanks to its large universities, like UNC, Duke, N.C. State and N.C. Central.

• The data shows that advantage continues to grow, with even more recent graduates living in the area.

By the numbers: More than 31,200 bachelor's degree recipients from the class of 2023 resided in the Triangle last year, according to JLL.

• That's equal to 1.2% of all 2023 college graduates, up from 1.1% in 2013.

Zoom out: The Triangle ranked 20th among metro areas with the most recent graduates.

• The metros that attracted the most graduates were: New York (272,000), Los Angeles (132,000), San Francisco Bay Area (122,000), Boston (108,000) and Chicago (106,000).
• The cities with similar amounts of graduates as the Triangle were: Denver (36,000), Austin (36,000), Detroit (34,000), Orlando (28,000) and Charlotte (27,000).