There are plenty of jobs, we have a massive miss-match of unemployed vs the skills to take the open jobs and the ones being created.
Many of these are going to be oil and gas related blue color jobs with all the support jobs that go with it. Metal Working, Mechanics, Truck Drivers, etc...
These jobs aren’t in the cities where you currently live.
I have a relative that is working in Seattle and many of his co-workers have been laid off, he is in danger of being laid off as well. All it would take for him to get another job, one that pays more relative to the cost of living...is move.
No one wants to move, they want the jobs to come to them!
In many of these cities, these jobs aren’t coming back till 2-3 years after we get a new president. Some of these state policies are as bad as Obama’s, so when the growth comes back, these jobs aren’t likely to come back even then.
Nobody wants to move because they can't sell their homes. They're tethered to underwater mortgages.
If then.
No one wants to be a worker bee.
Our president is a drone.
Hillary thinks she is queen bee.
Need to clean out the hive.
I agree that the real fix to jobs is relocation. What guys need to look at....simply buy into a small RV trailer and figure to move as necessary for two to three years while this mess gets settled out. The wife and kids can stay in the old neighborhood if necessary....but you have to go where the jobs are located.
Continental Resources is moving to Oklahoma City and is planning to hire at least 461 new employees over seven years with a total average compensation of $130,000 a year.
Actually, noone can move. If you owe the bank more than your house is worth, your are stuck.
dila813 wrote:
No one wants to move, they want the jobs to come to them!
I'm wondering how we get past that.
In the past, the resourceful moved to where the jobs were. Downturns were opportunities to move somewhere else and start a new life.
Underwater mortgages take away that option.
Certain states with such job killing policies include California.
In the past, many people moved to other places for work. Yes you do limit yourself if you insist on staying in one place.
And there’s the intangibles if you like where you live. If your friend really likes Seattle, for example, he will be less eager to relocate than somebody who would like the experience of living in some other part of the country.
And I’ve heard that two career couples have a harder time relocating than just a single worker without family issues to deal with.
I’ve heard also that the housing market and people being upside down on mortgages has discouraged people from relocating. They feel tied down to a house they can’t sell, or can’t sell for enough to pay off the mortgage and start somewhere else.