Best indication of the job market is to go to the local newspaper's Sunday classifieds. The paper is the Charlotte Observer, and the classifieds are available online. Can't tell ya much about Camden, SC, so try Googling the Chamber of Commerce for info.
When checking the classifieds, look at what the predominant categories of job listings are and that'll tell ya where the job market is in the area. Charlotte is basically the banking and finance center of NC and northern SC, Bank of America's southern cooperate center is there as well as several others, so as a guess, I'd say you're looking in the right place for your career path. The area is referred to as Metrolina because the greater Charlotte area includes a bunch of northern SC as well as the expected big chunk of NC, and the International Trade Zone is just south of Charlotte. That should make the area attractive to ya. Plus, western NC/eastern TN/Northern GA is loaded with places to wheel, and Charlotte has a couple of the bestest 4x4 shops that can be found anywhere (look for the board name "zubs" here for one.)
NC is as varied in topography as any place can be. The coastal plain covers the largest area followed by the Piedmont (yes, like Italy), and the mountains. We do have the highest mountains east of the Rockies, BTW, and the beaches are unique, too. The barrier islands called the Outer Banks has over 20 miles of sand you can ride in stretches spread out along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and along beaches outside of it.
The Raleigh area is the capital and is part of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill complex, but be prepared for crowding and growth and no places to wheel.
The law is pretty easy on 4x4s compared to some places, and if it's old enough, it doesn't have to be inspected.
Somebody else take over here.
LOL
i didn't stay long enough to find out...