Job and housing market in some cities (live, state, better)

[faciee]

My family and I are thinking about moving. We are wondering how the job and housing market is in some states. We dont want to pack up if there is nothing out there for us. We are also thinking of renting for a bit until we get more settled. Here are some places we are thinking of moving to~
*Minneapolis
*North Dakota
*St. Louis
*Maine

If you have any information on these places or know where I can go find out info, I would appreciate it

[KatieBlue]

I think it would help if you told us what type of jobs you are looking at doing. North Dakota has many jobs available. The western part of the state is especially booming with jobs in the oil industry thus leading to other jobs as the towns are growing. Finding housing out there is difficult now, however. The eastern part of state is also doing well with more technology jobs and medical jobs available. I used to live in Minneapolis and the economy there is not quite as strong but better than much of the country. Plus, housing has gone down there while prices are climbing in ND.