Newsday: Employment is growing across Long Island but... (Nassau: credit card, job market)

[Forest_Hills_Daddy]

As Newsday reports, both Nassau and Suffolk counties are reporting higher number of available jobs. However, there are caveats:

- Salaries in most of these new openings are relatively lower (~$50K), especially when compared with NYC jobs.
- Ironically, these lower pay jobs include healthcare occupations which entail more training and skill. Maybe this is due to the concentration of employment in the hands of a few large companies (e.g., Northwell).

It's likely the net effect of this will be Long Islanders enduring long commutes on the inefficient LIRR just to pursue higher pay.

The story:

Six surprising facts about Long Island's job market
https://www.newsday.com/business/sur...ket-1.27349290

[hotkarl]

Supposedly the rich are fleeing NY in droves seeking tax amnesty in cheaper states.
I don't mind.

[Forest_Hills_Daddy]

Prediction: Expect a big jump in consumer spending on Long Island. Don't be surprised if more people are whipping out their credit cards and buying new stuff like TVs, celphones, homegoods etc.