I don't have a dog in this fight, but...

classicman · 01-17-2012, 11:09 PM

Metropolitan Unemployment rates ...
Best to worst - I couldn't get the chart to work out...

10 worst ... ALL but one in CA. The other in AZ. Ranging from 14+% to over 27%

http://bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm

SamIam · 01-18-2012, 12:29 AM

Pretty interesting link. Apparently, anyone seeking a job should move to North Dakota where the unemployment rate is something like 2.8 percent. Intrigued, I checked out North Dakota on the vast City Data Forum.

Word on the forum is that North Dakota is experiencing quite the oil boom in the western part of the state. If you want a job on the oil rigs, its THE place to be. Except there's no housing.

However, the oil-rama has caused the entire state to boom, so you can find jobs even in the eastern half of the state in Fargo and Bismark, etc. And the housing is pretty cheap. I checked out the Fargo paper's classifieds and was stunned at all the job listings. I could even continue in my new found career as motel desk girl, given all the openings they had in the hospitality industry alone.

Good to know in case I become truly desperate. But I can't feature moving to North Dakota unless my situation here becomes untenable.

How's that for thread drift?

01-17-2012, 11:09 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Metropolitan Unemployment rates ... Best to worst - I couldn't get the chart to work out... 10 worst ... ALL but one in CA. The other in AZ. Ranging from 14+% to over 27% http://bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-18-2012, 12:29 AM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Pretty interesting link. Apparently, anyone seeking a job should move to North Dakota where the unemployment rate is something like 2.8 percent. Intrigued, I checked out North Dakota on the vast City Data Forum. Word on the forum is that North Dakota is experiencing quite the oil boom in the western part of the state. If you want a job on the oil rigs, its THE place to be. Except there's no housing. However, the oil-rama has caused the entire state to boom, so you can find jobs even in the eastern half of the state in Fargo and Bismark, etc. And the housing is pretty cheap. I checked out the Fargo paper's classifieds and was stunned at all the job listings. I could even continue in my new found career as motel desk girl, given all the openings they had in the hospitality industry alone. Good to know in case I become truly desperate. But I can't feature moving to North Dakota unless my situation here becomes untenable. How's that for thread drift?

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