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If your brother can contribute to the household, that would help your circumstances. Im sure you already know that.
Im a true believer, you shouldn't move anywhere out of the state if you don't have a job already lined up. And it is 10 times harder to find a job in another state when you don't live there, its hard to find a decent job anywhere without connections. Have you asked your job about a transfer, if there are any positions available elsewhere?
Most New Yorkers, end up moving upstate NY, or other tristate areas, PA. If you really want a change, Florida and the carolinas have cheap living but you have to be sure both you and your brother can get a job. And if he can't get a job in NYC not sure how better off he will be down there.
Thank you, I am continuously checking with my company to see what transfer options are available. I have seen so many people relocate to places like Florida just to come right back when it didn't work out due to the bad job market.
Join the National Guard or when you have free time, teach yourself how to code. Once you learn enough skills to code, you can freelance for money online or might be lucky enough to land a junior developer job. Possibly enroll in a "coding bootcamp." I see that NYC has a strong Tech job market.
I am intimidated about coding, is that something that you have done before, teaching yourself how to code? Is that an option for someone who is not good at math?
I have flirted with the idea of joining the National Guard and decided against it because I might be deployed and I cannot due to my mom.
I don't get why people are telling her brother to look into getting a trade. He will have to pay for trade school, how will he do that without a job???
What is the highest level of schooling that ur brother has completed? Tell him to go on the city jobs website Jobs Home | City of New York and submit his resume to the listing based on what type of education he has completed. The city has jobs up that you don't have to take a test and pay a fee for.
This city is so expensive, the Brooklyn Nets can't even afford to live in Brooklyn. Best of luck.
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How is the job market in the Midwest? What are some states that you consider good? Thank you!
Very good in places. I think Sioux City (don't laugh) has one of the lowest unemployment rates, along with Omaha. And unlike other good job markets, real estate is cheap and public services such as schools are good. Florida is definitely a bait and switch: cheap housing, but no jobs. Texas is better for jobs, but services are lacking.
If you want to make more money, pay less rent, and live a better life, you have to trade weather and attractions. The Midwest is cold and boring, so that drives away the rich people. At the same time, it has a history of social cohesion and public education similar to the northeast. The economy is prosperous outside the Rust Belt cities because of the latent agricultural and resource economies, and increasingly because of the good educational infrastructure.
I'd head for PA. Philly is dirt cheap for a big US city and the job market is pretty good. Just try to stay away from the inner city parts and stick to the suburbs.
So true. I have been looking at homes in pa. You can actually buy homes for under $100k. Some places half that!! With schools rated 6 and 7. Any job will pay a $700 monthly mortgage.
I don't get why people are telling her brother to look into getting a trade. He will have to pay for trade school, how will he do that without a job???
What is the highest level of schooling that ur brother has completed? Tell him to go on the city jobs website Jobs Home | City of New York and submit his resume to the listing based on what type of education he has completed. The city has jobs up that you don't have to take a test and pay a fee for.
This city is so expensive, the Brooklyn Nets can't even afford to live in Brooklyn. Best of luck.
If he is an adult and unemployed he can get grants and financial aide to pay for training if he is attending a community college.
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