The Cities Where Everyone Has a Job

**LindenCy** · 12-10-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by CYphyllis

Always love the comments that go with an article like that:

"Why not just say Move to East Bum #$%$ Egypt - and you can find a job, Who the hell wants to live in these places.....????????

Compliments of: Seattle10 - more than likely typed on an iPhone while dodging the swarm of bums on every city block.

Let's keep those stereotypes rolling. That way people like that don't move to these nice areas and mess them up.

**Doc** · 12-11-2012, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

Let's keep those stereotypes rolling. That way people like that don't move to these nice areas and mess them up.

North Dakota? It is sooo cold there. And there are no mountains. It's like ****in Little House on the Prairie, the part where they get lost walking from school to home and freeze to death. Just terrible. If you actually have options, you do not work in Bismark. Also, Midland? MOX!!

**Doc** · 12-11-2012, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Bush, Cheney.

I hear they're unemployed. Minot will take em.

**Rabbuk** · 12-11-2012, 12:19 AM

Liberal fascist lies.

**LindenCy** · 12-11-2012, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Doc

North Dakota? It is sooo cold there. And there are no mountains. It's like ****in Little House on the Prairie, the part where they get lost walking from school to home and freeze to death. Just terrible. If you actually have options, you do not work in Bismark. Also, Midland? MOX!!

Midland would probably be my last choice on that list.

**WooClone15** · 12-11-2012, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

Let's keep those stereotypes rolling. That way people like that don't move to these nice areas and mess them up.

Our new motto-Iowa: Gateway to Nebraksa

**00clone** · 12-11-2012, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by WooClone15

Our new motto-Iowa: Gateway to Nebraksa

I believe "Gateway FROM Nebraska" would be more popular.

**CyinCo** · 12-11-2012, 07:39 AM

Choose any medium sized US city with a major university and you'll find unemployment is always low. Universities support a wide cross section of jobs. Cities like Madison, IA City, and Ames benefit greatly from this. The ND locations are simply supply and demand. There is a lot of work being done there and not enough people.

**mtowncyclone13** · 12-11-2012, 08:06 AM

I hate these lists because it makes me feel even worse I could never get a job in these places. My degree was so specialized I am the only one in my profession in the entire county. I wish I could move to Ames but I don't consider full-time at best Buy as a positive move.

Oh, yeah! Go (state of) Iowa?

**VTXCyRyD** · 12-11-2012, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Daserop

everyone has as job...then why is there unemployment still in those cities?

Some people choose to be unemployed. (retired early, stay at home parent, etc.)

**VTXCyRyD** · 12-11-2012, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by mtowncyclone13

I hate these lists because it makes me feel even worse I could never get a job in these places. My degree was so specialized I am the only one in my profession in the entire county. I wish I could move to Ames but I don't consider full-time at best Buy as a positive move.

Oh, yeah! Go (state of) Iowa?

It could be worse than Marshall county. And what is your profession? It's obviously not a Spanish/English translator.

**CyinCo** · 12-11-2012, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by VTXCyRyD

Some people choose to be unemployed. (retired early, stay at home parent, etc.)

I don't believe unemployment statistics include those who aren't looking. I may be incorrect, but my understanding is the data is tracked based on those filling out requests for unemployment money and applications. If you decide not to collect and apply at the office, you are no longer considered. Anyone else have more details?

**WooClone15** · 12-11-2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by 00clone

I believe "Gateway FROM Nebraska" would be more popular.

Yeah but that's the problem. We want people to think Iowa sucks so they don't move here and bring their ****-poor attitude.

**WooClone15** · 12-11-2012, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

I don't believe unemployment statistics include those who aren't looking. I may be incorrect, but my understanding is the data is tracked based on those filling out requests for unemployment money and applications. If you decide not to collect and apply at the office, you are no longer considered. Anyone else have more details?

The department of labor statistics finds the unemployment rate using a survey. They call households and ask if the person is between two ages (I think it's 18 and 65), and have been looking for a job in the past few weeks. If you answer yes to both of those questions you are considered unemployed. So the unemployment rate is the number of people who have been looking for work in the past few weeks over I think the total adult population of the United States. The issue with this is that it is lower than the real unemployment rate because if you have given up looking for a job because you can't find work then you are not unemployed.