luckystar112
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If you''re looking to ride out the recession, Texas is the place to be.
Don''t say I didn''t warn you though.....lol!
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1380964.html
Excerpt:
For people seeking economic opportunity, Texas is becoming what California has been since the Great Depression, says Los Angeles urbanist and author Joel Kotkin. Texas recently "ran the table" in a recent list of "Best Cities for Jobs" prepared by Kotkin for New Geography and Forbes. Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas were ranked as the top five large metro areas in the country to find a job.
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"Part is the nature of Texas: People don’t move there for climate and scenery," Kotkin said. "They move to Texas for jobs and affordable housing. People make economic decisions to go to these places. They don’t go for perfect weather where you can surf one day and ski the next."
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Texas has lost jobs in the recession, with the unemployment rate at 6.7 percent in March, the highest mark since January 2004, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. But that still looks good compared with Michigan (12.6 percent unemployment), Oregon (12.1), South Carolina (11.4), California (11.2) or North Carolina (10.4).
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In 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, 14.3 percent of the people leaving the once Golden State were bound for the Lone Star State, according to Relocation.com, which tracks moving trends. Other states with sizable outflows to Texas included Florida (7.9 percent), Illinois (4.7), Michigan (4.6) and New York (4.3).
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"During the Dust Bowl, during the Great Depression, California was the place to go. Texas is the place to go now," Gattis said. "Sure, we are clearly losing some jobs but people are still moving here. I can see it anecdotally in the license plates around town. I see a lot of Michigan plates, California license plates, I see them from all over."
Just an article that I thought some of you might find interesting. I know that I have definitely seen a lot more Michigan and California license plates in the last year or so.
Everyone keeps telling DH and I to "stay put" which is funny since I know that we''ll be here for at LEAST another year. At the same time, we plan on leaving as soon as we can comfortably do so. I wonder if all of the people from California will move back once things calm down? I know that in my case a big house/new car means nothing to me. I''d live in a shack if it meant I could all of the amenities of a state like California (or in my case, Maine).
Interesting.
Don''t say I didn''t warn you though.....lol!
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1380964.html
Excerpt:
For people seeking economic opportunity, Texas is becoming what California has been since the Great Depression, says Los Angeles urbanist and author Joel Kotkin. Texas recently "ran the table" in a recent list of "Best Cities for Jobs" prepared by Kotkin for New Geography and Forbes. Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas were ranked as the top five large metro areas in the country to find a job.
...
"Part is the nature of Texas: People don’t move there for climate and scenery," Kotkin said. "They move to Texas for jobs and affordable housing. People make economic decisions to go to these places. They don’t go for perfect weather where you can surf one day and ski the next."
....
Texas has lost jobs in the recession, with the unemployment rate at 6.7 percent in March, the highest mark since January 2004, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. But that still looks good compared with Michigan (12.6 percent unemployment), Oregon (12.1), South Carolina (11.4), California (11.2) or North Carolina (10.4).
....
In 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, 14.3 percent of the people leaving the once Golden State were bound for the Lone Star State, according to Relocation.com, which tracks moving trends. Other states with sizable outflows to Texas included Florida (7.9 percent), Illinois (4.7), Michigan (4.6) and New York (4.3).
.....
"During the Dust Bowl, during the Great Depression, California was the place to go. Texas is the place to go now," Gattis said. "Sure, we are clearly losing some jobs but people are still moving here. I can see it anecdotally in the license plates around town. I see a lot of Michigan plates, California license plates, I see them from all over."
Just an article that I thought some of you might find interesting. I know that I have definitely seen a lot more Michigan and California license plates in the last year or so.
Everyone keeps telling DH and I to "stay put" which is funny since I know that we''ll be here for at LEAST another year. At the same time, we plan on leaving as soon as we can comfortably do so. I wonder if all of the people from California will move back once things calm down? I know that in my case a big house/new car means nothing to me. I''d live in a shack if it meant I could all of the amenities of a state like California (or in my case, Maine).
Interesting.
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