Whats the job situation look like in New Castle, PA? (Penn: cheap house, employment)

[chance2jump]

Hi!
Just wondering how the jobs / employment looks, and also cost of housing?

We're "discussing" future possibilities, and New Castle came up as we have friends there.

Thanks!

[nocheapones]

What type of work would you be looking for? I'd say in general that the job situation is not very good. Housing is cheap though, just be careful - the cheapest parts of town tend to be unsafe and run-down.

[Katiana]

New Castle constantly keeps popping up here, yet there's not much there. I don't get it. I understand friends, but some Irish guy was trying to buy a house there recently. And there have been many other threads about it. Maybe it's listed in some "Best Places" book?

[PeterRabbit]

Here's a link to very comprehensive information and photos about New Castle. "Retirement Housing --- or Anybody's Housing on Less than a Shoestring"
Cheap Senior Retirement, Cheap but wonderful place to live,* Housing on a Shoestring, NICE SAFE CHEAP TOWN, cheap frugal retirement, cheap houses, best place to live on Social Security, Cheap retirement community housing in: Alabama<br> Alaska<br>* A (broken link)

The downtown area looks great:
New Castle, PA* Photos, New Castle, PA pictures, A Front-Porch Pennsylvania Town in Amish Country, A small American Town in Renaissance (broken link)