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My family needs to move from the suburbs of Chicago by next week on the 14th. It's a sudden move and we only have $4000 to make this move. What I need to know is where my step-dad can get construction jobs. He does construction on houses, not things like major buildings.
He is dead set on Orlando, Florida, but I think around Fargo, North Dakota is a better choice. We can't afford any risk right now, so North Dakota seems safe to me with its low unemployment rate. However, I don't know how well he'd be able to get construction jobs there.
Is there any other state or city where he would do well with construction?
Tulsa, could be a option; the area has been on quite the housing construction boom for the last few years. And the area is in the not-so tornadoey section of the state. Hope this helps...
My family needs to move from the suburbs of Chicago by next week on the 14th. It's a sudden move and we only have $4000 to make this move. What I need to know is where my step-dad can get construction jobs. He does construction on houses, not things like major buildings.
He is dead set on Orlando, Florida, but I think around Fargo, North Dakota is a better choice. We can't afford any risk right now, so North Dakota seems safe to me with its low unemployment rate. However, I don't know how well he'd be able to get construction jobs there.
Is there any other state or city where he would do well with construction?
If you go to ND, don't go to Fargo, which is on the far eastern end and not where the oil boom is happening. Move to the western end, near Williston. However, construction jobs can be found anywhere if he is skilled enough, and willing to work for a reasonable enough price. One booming industry right now is repairing foreclosed houses for property management companies like Safeguard.
Williston may have the jobs but, housing is very hard to come by. Tulsa is a nice area and housing is pretty cheap.My ex was a block mason in Orlando they were always building something . I would suggest looking on craigslist for rentals and jobs in certain cities that your interested in.
My family needs to move from the suburbs of Chicago by next week on the 14th. It's a sudden move and we only have $4000 to make this move. What I need to know is where my step-dad can get construction jobs. He does construction on houses, not things like major buildings.
He is dead set on Orlando, Florida, but I think around Fargo, North Dakota is a better choice. We can't afford any risk right now, so North Dakota seems safe to me with its low unemployment rate. However, I don't know how well he'd be able to get construction jobs there.
Is there any other state or city where he would do well with construction?
Oh god, NOT Orlando! The job market in this area is notoriously poor, especially for construction trades. Besides some Texas cities (which I would suggest avoiding due to the high number of immigrants who willingly work for lower wages) check out cities like Des Moines or Omaha which have a low cost of living, strong economy and very low unemployment rates which typically indicate a somewhat strong new housing market.
ND or OK would be decent for construction jobs. Both states have a number of large and small industrial and commercial projects over the next two years and the housing market is pretty cheap in OK. For ND, I would recommend Fargo over Grand Forks and Bismarck above those. Williston, Watford City and Dickinson are very expensive and you can shuttle from Bismarck for those jobs if you need to.
Either of those states, you should be able to show up and have a job in a couple of weeks, provided you have good references and experience.
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