how is the job market where everyone lives?

[bob]

Right now there isn't a whole lot in my neck of the woods.

I'm looking at applying for maybe a part time position working in a warehouse for an adult mail shipping company, a counter clerk position at an adult video store in downtown, a contract per work thing for a company in Milwaukee and an on-line freelance writing position.

They're not all good fits for me due to one reason or another and I was wondering if anyone else is having difficulty as it pertains to finding employment.

[tracy]

The job market in our little Texas town is terrible. I have been at the same convenience store for 6 1/2 years with not one bite for anything better. I make $7.50 an hour,have no benefits and no prospects of improvement. I can't afford to travel to Waco to look and,besides,most of the good jobs there are controled by Temp agencies. You actually have to know people to get on at Wal Mart! Yet I'm grateful....for my paycheck.

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Pretty poor in Oregon.  Sorry.
-Ed

[RCMerchant]

I'm in south west Michigan...and it's terrible. If you have a job-keep it. Your lucky.

[Psycho Circus]

England, specifically the north west......HORRIFIC!

[indianasmith]

Texas is overall pretty good in the larger cities and suburban areas, especially if you have marketable skills. Much tougher in the small towns.

[Nakuyabi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZR1gSvnOI0

[JaseSF]

Really poor. Not much to find in these parts, most folks around here end up migrating out west (Alberta) for work.

[tracy]

Texas is overall pretty good in the larger cities and suburban areas, especially if you have marketable skills. Much tougher in the small towns.

That's where Alan and I are.

[Snivelly]

I'm in west central Florida, and it's actually gotten a tad better here.  It's not great, most of the jobs are still low-paying, but there is work.  Housing and gas are ridiculously high though, but I'll bet that's true everywhere.

[lester1/2jr]

amazing that the DOW is above 13000. I'm working a job that could charitably be called "recessioney"

[joejoe]

Around here, the biggest jobs is the Honda factory or working at Wally-Mart.
There are some small factories in the area, but you go through the temp service to get them.

actually, I've been hauling scrapmetal and tearing apart cars for awile now. Scrap price goes up, scrap price goes down, just like gas.

All in all, I can't complain.
(besides, who would listen)

[The Burgomaster]

I live in Northern Massachusetts and work in Southern New Hampshire.  I would say the job market here is sluggish, but not impossible to find a job.  I've been with the same company for about 9 years, so I really haven't been actively reviewing the job market.  But my cousin just got a nursing job and within the last couple of days we received phone calls from companies where two of our former employees have been interviewing.  So, it seems like people are out there getting jobs.  It certainly doesn't seem as easy to find a job as it was 10 years ago, but not as tough as it was a couple years ago.

[tracy]

I'm in west central Florida, and it's actually gotten a tad better here.  It's not great, most of the jobs are still low-paying, but there is work.  Housing and gas are ridiculously high though, but I'll bet that's true everywhere.

Our rent here is pretty high for such a little place....but then because of the lake we're considered a resort area so all prices are high.

[God the Worms]

Here in Arizona, it's still pretty bad. I've been at it non-stop for 2 years with no results up until recently. I am now an overnight stocker at a Wal-Mart after taking the crap end of the stick with landscaping and fast food.