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I would have expected the usual oil boom states... I thought Florida was a mess for jobs, though I have no person experience there.
Keep in mind that low unemployment numbers just mean that there are relatively few people on unemployment in the area. That doesn't mean that there are a lot of actual jobs. Also, once a person's unemployment benefits run out, they no longer count as unemployed, so you could have a high "shadow unemployment" number even in areas with low official unemployment.
Indianapolis should be on the list and for a few good reasons
Indianapolis is leading the nation in job growth. Indiana created 17000 jobs in the past month and over 50% of those were created in the Indianapolis metro area. We Lead the nation in job growth and continue to do so with the 5th best business climate in the country .
Also unlike Las Vegas or Pheonix which is in the middle of a barren desert Indianapolis is in a way better location. There is plenty of scenary and Trees and nature around compared to sand and more sand. Plus Indy is only a 3 hour drive from Chicago and 3 hours from St Louis. Indianapolis is also within a days drive to 80% of the US population.
Indy has also been making the news for an outstanding job at hosting large events like Super Bowl 46 *Which was so good there is a demand from both the NFL and Media to bring another Super Bowl back to Indianapolis later this decade* the Indy 500 which is the largest sporting event in the world. with over 400,000 in attendance and many other conventions and festivals held throughout the year.
Indianapolis is also the most affordable major metro area to live in. Cost of living in Indianapolis is 25% below the national average and half that of major cities like NYC/SF/LA etc.
- Nashville, TN
- San Antonio, TX
- Orlando, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Portland, OR
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Phoenix, AZ
- Atlanta, GA
I don't know who combined this list, but I can tell you Portland, OR has never been a good place to find a job. I lived there from 2002 to 2005 and even back then it was bad.
Other than a brief surge in the late 90s, Portland has always been a tough job market. Too many people want to live there, you have all these 20 and 30 something hipsters competing to be baristas at Starbucks...LOL.
FL is a mess right now, sure there might be some low paying service industry jobs but they're not going to pay enough to support people. FL is also very heavily dependent on the tourism dollar. A lot of those jobs are seasonal.
I don't know who combined this list, but I can tell you Portland, OR has never been a good place to find a job. I lived there from 2002 to 2005 and even back then it was bad.
Other than a brief surge in the late 90s, Portland has always been a tough job market. Too many people want to live there, you have all these 20 and 30 something hipsters competing to be baristas at Starbucks...LOL.
FL is a mess right now, sure there might be some low paying service industry jobs but they're not going to pay enough to support people. FL is also very heavily dependent on the tourism dollar. A lot of those jobs are seasonal.
I agree about Portland. A friend of mine held out as long as she could but finally had to leave the area selling her condo on short sale. She was so bummed as she loved living there but the job market is terrible.
Those cities are for non-skilled job searchers looking for hourly wages. Which is fine...
Agreed. I live in Orlando and minimum waged jobs are everywhere!
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