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Truth be told, Rochester's consistent ranking as one of the 20 best regional economies the past two years had more to do with profound weakness elsewhere than it did with any great strength here.
One thing people forget with the Rochester metro is that out of the top 100 biggest metros in the country, the Rochester metro actually ranks in the high 60's in terms of government based employment. Meaning, that about two thirds of those top 100 metros have higher rates/percentages of government employment. So, private investment in terms of jobs in the area are higher than most major metros. This was discussed in the city vs. city section in the General US forum.
One thing people forget with the Rochester metro is that out of the top 100 biggest metros in the country, the Rochester metro actually ranks in the high 60's in terms of government based employment. Meaning, that about two thirds of those top 100 metros have higher rates/percentages of government employment. So, private investment in terms of jobs in the area are higher than most major metros. This was discussed in the city vs. city section in the General US forum.
Correction, it is 55th according to the list. Interestingly, "hot" metros like Austin, San Antonio, Raleigh, Charleston, Columbia SC, the Tidewater area of VA and of course DC, rank higher. This doesn't include military related jobs either.
Reality check: Raleigh isn't hot. Except if you're talking about summer weather.
Lots of people are suffering here, too. I hope no one moves down thinking they'll get a job.
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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod
Correction, it is 55th according to the list. Interestingly, "hot" metros like Austin, San Antonio, Raleigh, Charleston, Columbia SC, the Tidewater area of VA and of course DC, rank higher. This doesn't include military related jobs either.
brentwood, the fervor of "we all must move to NC" among many in WNY has died down a bit from what it was this past decade; to a certain degree at least. There are still some people who still think that the milder winters and lower property taxes will make the move heaven on earth; but it isn't as much of a mainstream ideal up here like it was a few years ago.
I think the only reason it's cooled down a bit is because you can't really move anywhere right now and get a well paying job with little hassle. If you have no reason to move, well, you're probably not going to move. Unlike earlier last decade when the job market was strong down there and still weak up here and there was no reason to stay in Rochester.
I personally know 4 people who have all relocated to Charlotte and they couldn't be happier. They had jobs with TW Cable up here and transferred down there, and I highly, highly doubt they'll ever come back here unless circumstances absolutely dictate it. But they're people that enjoy milder weather and not worrying about snow, although this winter was quite the exception. However they don't have to worry about their weather for the most part and wonder if it's going to be cold and snowing going in to late April. For that, I'm personally envious. I hate this ****, and this latest blast of snow we got royally pissed me off, even more so my poor wife who drove almost an hour and a half to drive 13 miles from Henrietta to Greece, as opposed to her normal 20 minutes.
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