Realistic employment/housing prospects BG-Findley? (Toledo, Findlay: to rent, home, transfer)

[bubbagirl]

This is all in consideration with no definite plans at this time, but I want to feel the waters on it.

As some Ohioians know, your friendly Michigander neighbors are having it rough. I am a native Michigander, my husband is from the Toledo area. We live and own property in MI, but have faced the ranks of unemployed like so many others in our state. We've discussed moving to Ohio for the simple reason that he does want to be back in Ohio and closer to relatives. I personally liked the BG / Findley areas when I have visited as they seem like really nice, small town feel areas and are still within reasonable distance to family.

Realistically, though, what is the employment statis really looking like?? What kind of prospects are available for a non-college grad looking to get into a CSR / dispatching / etc type position at a good wage? Or, is Ohio feeling the job pinch like MI is? We've only surivived in MI because we started our own business, but it would take a lot to transfer that to OH. Aside from that, we would want to rent a country home with ability to bring in horses; this sort of situation is very difficult to come across and I wouldn't know where to start to find this sort of arrangement.

Any thoughts appreciated.

[Art1979]

Pardon my ignorance, but I have a little trouble understanding the vocation for which you are looking. Is this emergency vehicle dispaching or something similar?

If it helps, I know the local newspapers have an electronic classified section:

- www.toledoblade.com - Toledo
- www.sentinel-tribune.com - Bowling Green
- www.thecourier.com - Findlay

There seems to be more agricultural land (in light of the county home w/ horses idea) in the Wood County area (Bowling Green) as Findlay's starting to convert more and more of its land for commercial use. Don't get me wrong, there's still plenty of farmland in Hancock Co., it's just that the Findlay city council seems to enjoy annexing land quite often. I have mixed emotions on the whole ordeal, but that's for another day.

Does this help at all?

[bubbagirl]

I will certainly take a look.. my job qualifications are customer service / office support and management / dispatching (trucking, logistics, towing, entry 911 if I decided to return to that, etc). Again, thanks for the info on the open areas around Findlay. It is a shame that they are allowing it to get converted to commercial use. An area can never regain what you lose after that when it comes to rural life, natural beauty, and small town appeal.

I'm just wondering what to realistically expect on job applications. For every open position in Michigan there are about 2500 applicants; this makes obtaining a job very difficult. Is Ohio this bad right now?

[Art1979]

Originally Posted by bubbagirl

For every open position in Michigan there are about 2500 applicants; this makes obtaining a job very difficult. Is Ohio this bad right now?

Although I don't have that kind of comparable statistic, I found this article on vindy.com:

http://www.vindy.com/content/busines...4495438745.php

Here are a few other statistic heavy sites I found:

http://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/Regional/index.cfm

http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/39000.html

At a glance, it seems middle-of-the-road. It's nothing blockbuster, but it's not out of control. Does this help?