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40s
White/Male
Single
Tech skills (but a bit out of date)
Lots of sales/customer service experience
Haven't held a steady job since 2006
I am thinking about settling down and getting a normal job. I don't currently have an apt and all my stuff is in storage. I have a nice car, but am thinking about selling it for more money to help with relocation. I realize that getting a job after 5 years off will be hard, but that's where I am right now. So, where should I move?
Absolute requirements:
Decent job market (I understand almost nowhere has a "good" job market right now)
Lowish cost of living (I have some money saved, but not a lot)
Would really like:
No brutally cold & snowy winters
No brutally hot & humid summers
Lots of outdoorsey stuff to do
Plenty of educated single women
Would be great if it had:
Walkable downtown areas
Good enough transit that I could do without a car
Low taxes
Short average commute times
Every place I'm considering has its drawbacks:
Denver: long (but not too brutal) winters, bad traffic
Austin: Brutally hot & humid summers, bad traffic
Albuquerque & Colorado Springs: Weakish job markets
Seattle: High cost of living, bad traffic
Boise, Portland, and even San Diego (lol cost of living) have also been suggested. Where else should I consider?
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Well North Dakota has very low unemployment with their recent oil and mineral industry windfall. Fargo may not be the most appealing choice, but there are jobs to be had. So much so that housing is at a shortage there at the moment. If you are serious about re-entering the workforce you may want to consider a resume builder in a place that has the jobs even if it's an undesirable locale.
I'd say the DC metro area (DC/VA/MD) which has a low unemployment rate (6.0%) and a great transit system that would allow you to go carless. It's ticks off all the other boxes and though not a cheap place to live, there are well-paying jobs to be had.
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