Are There Still Greener Pastures?

Posted on | May 25, 2009 | No Comments

Interestingly, just as folks are being “involuntarily freed” of their homes and are beginning to relocate to lower-cost markets, many to their home towns, it seems that greener pastures are turning brown.  Sure, you can find a city with cheaper housing, but, can you find a job near your cheaper housing?  That’s the big question.

If you’re currently searching for a job, you’ve got to be asking yourself, “Are there still greener pastures?”.  “Is there somewhere I can move, or commute, to find a new job, or is everywhere just as bad as here?”

The answer is, “Maybe”.

There are a few states with relatively low unemployment rates, a decent number of available jobs and fewer than 3 unemployed people for every one available job.  These, Ladies and Gentlemen, are your greener pastures–perhaps the last bastions of job-hunting bliss.

States	Unemployment Rate	# Jobs Available	Competitiveness
North Dakota	4.0	10,700	1.34
Nebraska	4.4	29,000	1.54
Wyoming	4.5	8,000	1.53
South Dakota	4.8	11,100	1.57
Iowa	5.1	34,400	2.21
Utah	5.2	32,900	2.07
New Mexico	5.8	24,700	2.11
Montana	6.0	12,700	2.11
Louisiana, Oklahoma	6.2	41,600,39,400	2.99, 2.60
New Hampshire	6.3	19,100	2.31

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Conference Board

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