Study: Wilmington ranked one of top cities for small business hiring

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A new study has placed the Port City in the top 20 cities where small businesses have a hiring advantage.

The study done by ZipRecruiter compared job applications to small businesses and large businesses.

It found that in Wilmington small businesses receive 24 percent more applications than bigger businesses.

Wilmington had the 20th best small business hiring advantage in the nation and was the only North Carolina city on the list.