Best Big Cities for Jobs

[sully51]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/bes...hisSpeed=15000

found this on another forum, Top 5 cities are all in Texas


Expected ignorant response:
"blah blah blah Texas sucks blah blah blah"

[Bafugama]

There are a thousand of these things that come out every month. Every list has slightly different points of emphasis making them all different from one another. This one has 5 Texas cities. Another list of 20 cities may not include any of these 5. It's all about the criteria they use specifically and how each criteria is weighed against each other. What makes it the best big city for a job? Amount of jobs? What about level of unemployment? Is this just office jobs? What about blue collar jobs? What about job security? There are a ton of aspects that go into these lists, I just can't take any list specifically over another, just because there are so many, and they use such similar criteria.

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by sully51

http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/bes...hisSpeed=15000

found this on another forum, Top 5 cities are all in Texas


Expected ignorant response:
"blah blah blah Texas sucks blah blah blah"

texas is an innovative state in my opinion. unfortunately when i think of texas business i think of lying sacks of shit in the oil, computer, and energy business

[sstrong93]

Dallas is poppin' as far as the job market is concerned.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

Any architecture or planning jobs down there, our job market sucks.

[neumdogg]

I'm guess the Texas thing is true because obesity is killing off everyone down there creating more jobs!!!



KIDDING!

[sstrong93]

Originally Posted by DIDriveOut2SPAC

Any architecture or planning jobs down there, our job market sucks.

I can only imagine so. There's construction and all kinds of projects going on right now in the DFW area.

[MGH4007]

Boston seems to be putting up more and more buildings.

[SmoothG]

I'd still rather live in a dozen other large cities than any of those.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

Originally Posted by MGH4007

Boston seems to be putting up more and more buildings.

Nothing new in the books, everything going up is already payed for, or funded by one of the super rich universities.

[ji/\/\ithing]

Texas has finally realized that if they want intelligent, hard working employees, they need to import them from other states.

it's about time, Texas.

[MGH4007]

gotchya, good luck finding something. Do you go to mit?

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

Originally Posted by MGH4007

gotchya, good luck finding something. Do you go to mit?

I take classes and work there, but I will be getting my undergrad at Wentworth this August.

[Ascf33]

#8.

I'll tell you though... there are jobs, but not that many jobs. It depends on what you do. Technology jobs grow on trees here.

[AJF_41]

Texas sucks...

[Carbon Copy]

"blah blah blah Texas sucks blah blah blah"

[abrazosybesos]

Why so much hate against Texas? I just don't get it. I have friends who've come here from all around the country, and none of them have a bad thing to say about living here (and we live in College Station, one of the most stereotypically "Texan" parts of the state!). It's a beautiful state, the people tend to be friendlier than the average American, and yes, our economy has been pretty resilient to the economic downturn.

[Bafugama]

I have nothing to say about Texas. I've never lived there, and because of this don't know much about the culture, history, or cities. All I know of Texas is Bush () and massive heat ().

[Carbon Copy]

i actually love texas.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

I loved Texas when I was there.

[ji/\/\ithing]

Originally Posted by abrazosybesos

Why so much hate against Texas? I just don't get it. I have friends who've come here from all around the country, and none of them have a bad thing to say about living here (and we live in College Station, one of the most stereotypically "Texan" parts of the state!). It's a beautiful state, the people tend to be friendlier than the average American, and yes, our economy has been pretty resilient to the economic downturn.

to be completely honest, my hatred, and alot of other people's, for Texas stems from one simple fact: everyone i meet from Texas swears that it is the greatest part of this country, and that the rest of the country should feel honored to be a part of the same country as Texas. i'm so fucking sick of "don't mess with Texas" and fucking 10 lb belt buckles and 20 gallon cowboy hats. it is particularly annoying when someone who lives in downtown Dallas claims to be a "cowboy"... shut the fuck up, you've never ridden a horse, you couldn't sling a lasso if your life depended on it, you are a fucking image.

btw, same basic principle applies to New York. you are just another part of America, you are not the epitome of anything but pretension.

[Bafugama]

Originally Posted by ji/\/\ithing

to be completely honest, my hatred, and alot of other people's, for Texas stems from one simple fact: everyone i meet from Texas swears that it is the greatest part of this country, and that the rest of the country should feel honored to be a part of the same country as Texas. i'm so fucking sick of "don't mess with Texas" and fucking 10 lb belt buckles and 20 gallon cowboy hats. it is particularly annoying when someone who lives in downtown Dallas claims to be a "cowboy"... shut the fuck up, you've never ridden a horse, you couldn't sling a lasso if your life depended on it, you are a fucking image.

btw, same basic principle applies to New York. you are just another part of America, you are not the epitome of anything but pretension.

This could be said about New Englanders, New Yorkers, Southerners, West Coasters, people from the Midwest, etc. Essentially everybody in the country.

[MGH4007]

Originally Posted by Bafugama

This could be said about New Englanders, New Yorkers, Southerners, West Coasters, people from the Midwest, etc. Essentially everybody in the country.

**calling all morons** I only joke.

[abrazosybesos]

Originally Posted by ji/\/\ithing

to be completely honest, my hatred, and alot of other people's, for Texas stems from one simple fact: everyone i meet from Texas swears that it is the greatest part of this country, and that the rest of the country should feel honored to be a part of the same country as Texas. i'm so fucking sick of "don't mess with Texas" and fucking 10 lb belt buckles and 20 gallon cowboy hats. it is particularly annoying when someone who lives in downtown Dallas claims to be a "cowboy"... shut the fuck up, you've never ridden a horse, you couldn't sling a lasso if your life depended on it, you are a fucking image.

btw, same basic principle applies to New York. you are just another part of America, you are not the epitome of anything but pretension.

Yeah, these are definitely the exception, not the norm. Most of us look like normal people.

[Bafugama]

Originally Posted by MGH4007

**calling all morons** I only joke.

Being from the Mid-Atlantic, I personally don't understand why anybody would not want to live there. Mild winters, mild summers, delicious sea food, close vicinity to several big cities, lots of culture and history, close to the coast, etc.

See, I can do it too. It's easy, and just about everybody does it.

[ji/\/\ithing]

Originally Posted by Bafugama

This could be said about New Englanders, New Yorkers, Southerners, West Coasters, people from the Midwest, etc. Essentially everybody in the country.

here's the difference (in my experience this applies to Texans and New Yorkers): they don't just think where they're from is the best, they think it's the only good place in the country. everything else is garbage apparently.

[dre2142]

Ok, thanks for posting that list. Im moving to Texas now

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by dre2142

Ok, thanks for posting that list. Im moving to Texas now

they don't like your type in texas...based on comments made on this board

[dmbgodagirl41]

I would love to have the balls to just finish my masters and say "fuck it" and move somewhere in the midwest or west coast while I still have a couple years of total single-dom left in me. Texas is cool for the most part, but I would hate having just the city and then having to drive 4+ hours to something else. I think that's why I love the east coast. Don't want to hang in baltimore? Shit, I can drive an hour and be in 4 other cities.

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by dmbgodagirl41

I would love to have the balls to just finish my masters and say "fuck it" and move somewhere in the midwest or west coast while I still have a couple years of total single-dom left in me. Texas is cool for the most part, but I would hate having just the city and then having to drive 4+ hours to something else. I think that's why I love the east coast. Don't want to hang in baltimore? Shit, I can sit in traffic for 5 hours and be in 4 other cities.

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