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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.
Yes, and if you read the article it's all conjecture and no facts.
Portland has never been a strong job market.
And FL lost over 6,000 high paying jobs with NASA shutting down, the 3,000 jobs they gained by Legoland opening doesn't exactly even things out.
Just based on my experience here is what I have seen. If you use CareerBuilder to apply for a job, they will tell you how many other people have applied for the same job. So if I apply for a job in Boise (where I live) I have generally been one resume out of a hundred. When I apply for the same types of jobs in Phoenix (where my family & friends live, so looking to relocate back to AZ) my resume is one out of anywhere from 500 to 1000 resumes. My family in Phoenix tells me that they see a bunch of help wanted signs in restaurants and retail stores. So if I want to earn a third of what I did before, Phoenix would be an easy place to get a job.
Yes, and if you read the article it's all conjecture and no facts.
Portland has never been a strong job market.
And FL lost over 6,000 high paying jobs with NASA shutting down, the 3,000 jobs they gained by Legoland opening doesn't exactly even things out.
The final irony is that all of those rocket scientists would be "overqualified" to work at Legoland, even if that was the last choice available to them... What a "Recovery!"
Orlando is the biggest joke of a city to work in, yet it ALWAYS ends up on lists like this because of all the low-wage tourist-sector service industry jobs. Even professional positions often pay less than the same position in another state. Employers in FL are known for "paying in sunshine".
I grew up in Orlando but left in 2006 and immediately increased my salary by about 40% for the same type of job.
Orlando is the biggest joke of a city to work in, yet it ALWAYS ends up on lists like this because of all the low-wage tourist-sector service industry jobs. Even professional positions often pay less than the same position in another state. Employers in FL are known for "paying in sunshine".
I grew up in Orlando but left in 2006 and immediately increased my salary by about 40% for the same type of job.
Couldn't have said it better-I also hope to leave Florida in the next 2 years once I finish school and my other half is finished with the CPA exam.
Williston, ND should be on that list. That is if you want to make 100K a year and have nowhere to live and nowhere to spend the money LOL.
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