At the same time the economy is so terrible many retail and fast food places are having to close up or reduce hours because they cannot fill jobs.
I will add another dimension to this thread:
CRIME is a major factor in where a company decides to locate.
You cannot attract good employees when it isn’t SAFE for them & their families. That drives UP the wages in order to attract ANY employees. It also makes other factors of life more costly-—home owners insurance (due to more break-ins)-—
Auto insurance for more ‘smash & grab’ intrusions-—daily food & other purchases because of more shoplifting-—Medical costs because the gang members NEVER pay to be stitched up & returned to their cesspool lives. The value of YOUR property is constantly devalued due to the criminals who never seem to face true punishment for their daily intrusions into our lives.
You & yours cannot simply attend a concert— a meeting—or go shopping in many areas of the USA because it is too dangerous. Politicians have been so soft on crime that it is truly out of control and it drives up the cost of everything.
IF you sit down & think for awhile about all of this, anyone here at FR can certainly add to this list.