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I thought Pittsburgh had a better employment/job market then Columbus, Ohio?
I am sure if there was a break-down between what Pittsburgh employment base is and Columbus base is one has around 2.4 million people I think (Pitts) and 1.9 million (Columbus) it would indicate Pittsburgh far ahead.
Pittsburgh seems to have more of an economic base then Columbus?
Columbus doesnt really have a good economy either, Cincinnati probubly has the best economy in the state of Ohio.
What are you joking? Columbus has one of the best economies in the Midwest. It's marked by consistent job-growth, relative freedom from recessions, and lots of expansion in high paying new-economy jobs.
Pittsburgh is one of the hardest hit cities in the rust belt. It's nothing like Columbus.
Columbus might be doing well for the midwest but it's not even one of the top 22 nationally.
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I thought Pittsburgh had a better employment/job market then Columbus, Ohio?
I am sure if there was a break-down between what Pittsburgh employment base is and Columbus base is one has around 2.4 million people I think (Pitts) and 1.9 million (Columbus) it would indicate Pittsburgh far ahead.
Pittsburgh seems to have more of an economic base then Columbus?
Columbus doesnt really have a good economy either, Cincinnati probubly has the best economy in the state of Ohio.
Pittsburgh's economy is presently based on medicine, higher ed, and to a lesser extent by far, finance.
I never thought of Pitts and cincy to be good cities. there pretty slumy and dangerous. my sister is contemplating college in cincy and doesn't want to go to the school because of the slums and crime. cincy posts having one of the highest rape rates in the country.
dyt937: Dayton looks like a great place for young people to start out,almost in last place just above Detroit.
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why would you say that, do you even know the average age in those cities. all the detroit' corktown district and downtown, and midtown residences are very young. so look at the median age who are living fine before, criticizing cities.
Gee, Columbus has a good economy? I lived there for almost 20 years.
The insurance industry is big there. So if you think working in a cubicle in an underemployed wage and potential status is appealing...
Call centers? Retail jobs? Some communication jobs, but not wellpaying. But come to think of it, not too many are wellpaying.
Medical? Only nursing is wide-open. Everyone else is crunched.
Columubus is a great town, but it is hit hard economically like the rest of the midwest.
That explains why these cities aren't grandstanding.
But they do have a lot of good points to living there.
Jobs are not one of them. Service sector economies aren't well-paying, and some of the younger people don't know what it was like when people could earn a good wage.
Now, the gap is big.
And yet Columbus is growing at a pretty good pace, especially for a Midwestern city. The income data from 2000 to 2005 (apparently a net LOSS in income after inflation) seems to suggest you're on target that people aren't moving to Columbus to take advantage of easy economic opportunity... so why are people moving there? Just trying to get away from more expensive cities? It's a mystery for the ages...
EDIT: is the population growing simply by virtue of annexation of surrounding areas, maybe?
Location: I wonder... hmmmmm... maybe... I live somewhere in that pleasant state of VA, Mother of Presidents.
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haha... Ohio.
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