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-- Looking for skilled, low-cost labor? Forget about India and China. How about Jonesboro, Ark.?
As the national unemployment rate hovers near 10%, some companies are starting to eye job-hungry areas of the country as prime candidates for the kind of outsourced work that once would have gone overseas.
Dubbed "ruralsourcing," "rural outsourcing" and "onshoring," the practice relies on two simple premises: Smaller towns need jobs, and they offer a cheaper cost of living than urban centers. So businesses that outsource work to these areas can expect to pay less -- rates are often as much as 25% to 50% lower -- than if they were hiring urbanites with comparable skills
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-- Looking for skilled, low-cost labor? Forget about India and China. How about Jonesboro, Ark.?
As the national unemployment rate hovers near 10%, some companies are starting to eye job-hungry areas of the country as prime candidates for the kind of outsourced work that once would have gone overseas.
Dubbed "ruralsourcing," "rural outsourcing" and "onshoring," the practice relies on two simple premises: Smaller towns need jobs, and they offer a cheaper cost of living than urban centers. So businesses that outsource work to these areas can expect to pay less -- rates are often as much as 25% to 50% lower -- than if they were hiring urbanites with comparable skills
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It is a good idea for lower skilled jobs but I question if that will last for higher skilled jobs. Most people do not go to college for 4 years and get a degree to live in a little town in Arkansas. Some people like it but most would prefer the big city lifestyle. You might end having to pay more to get them to live there.
It is a good idea for lower skilled jobs but I question if that will last for higher skilled jobs. Most people do not go to college for 4 years and get a degree to live in a little town in Arkansas. Some people like it but most would prefer the big city lifestyle. You might end having to pay more to get them to live there.
you do have a point but you only see 1/2 the picture. You would be surprised how many younger people today (especially after marriage) are looking to work in the smaller cities. OF course not when they are first out of college and still enjoying the party scene, but as they have families. They are seeing the benefits of smaller town living. Add to that most mid sized and large cities started out as small towns.
It is a good idea for lower skilled jobs but I question if that will last for higher skilled jobs. Most people do not go to college for 4 years and get a degree to live in a little town in Arkansas. Some people like it but most would prefer the big city lifestyle. You might end having to pay more to get them to live there.
Why not? If you are a software engineer and can't find a job in a city like Miami, then why not move to Ark, and take the job and live in an affordable town. The big city party scene comes with a high price tag. Might as well get started in a small town and get some experience and then pick your city when you're holding all the cards. I started in Champagne Illinios, which is a small town, but it gave me valuable work experience.
I've noticed in recent years, a bunch of retail companies move into the area and establish warehouses for the northeast region. Why? Labor, land, and everything is cheaper here than anywhere else in the Boston to New York corridor.
Most people do not go to college for 4 years and get a degree to live in a little town in Arkansas. Some people like it but most would prefer the big city lifestyle. You might end having to pay more to get them to live there.
As a person who grew up in a town of 4,000 in rural AR and went to a near-by 4 year college, you would be surprised. A lot of my friends had no interest in leaving the area after graduation. People like me with CIS degrees did have to leave but others with degrees in accounting, nursing, etc stayed. Graduation was quite a while ago and I don't know if I would have stayed but that option would have been nice.
-- Looking for skilled, low-cost labor? Forget about India and China. How about Jonesboro, Ark.?
As the national unemployment rate hovers near 10%, some companies are starting to eye job-hungry areas of the country as prime candidates for the kind of outsourced work that once would have gone overseas.
Dubbed "ruralsourcing," "rural outsourcing" and "onshoring," the practice relies on two simple premises: Smaller towns need jobs, and they offer a cheaper cost of living than urban centers. So businesses that outsource work to these areas can expect to pay less -- rates are often as much as 25% to 50% lower -- than if they were hiring urbanites with comparable skills
It is a good idea for lower skilled jobs but I question if that will last for higher skilled jobs. Most people do not go to college for 4 years and get a degree to live in a little town in Arkansas. Some people like it but most would prefer the big city lifestyle. You might end having to pay more to get them to live there.
I'm not sure how accurate that is. My area has a lot to offer in terms of an outdoor lifestyle, lakes, etc. We have a significant number of technical people that have moved to the area that are lucky enough to telecommute. (wish I were one). It all depends on lifestyle choices, but plenty of professional people would refer to stay away from larger urban areas, except for jobs.
I'm curious about something...sort of related to the OP. Back in the late 80s and 90s a large number of US companies set up production facilities in Mexican border towns, particularly Jaurez (sp). GM (my old employer) among them. Given the high crime rates and violence this city is now noted for, has anyone heard if some of these businesses are moving back "home"?
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