Travelers: Where in the USA is the economy booming again?
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Travelers: Where in the USA is the economy booming again?
This is a travel question:
I want to visit cities (with a goal of possible relocation) where the economy is booming again. I miss the late 1990s when there was labor shortages (lots of jobs) and the malls were full of happy shoppers and people talked about retiring at 50 with stock options.
Recent travels to the pacific northwest (where I live) were depressing. Unemployment in that area the highest it has been since the Reagan recession of the early 1980s, and businesses are being closed all the time. As a traveler (and Human Being) I found this to be a big turnoff.
Please tell me where I should visit where the economy has come back strong from last years recession?
I want to visit cities (with a goal of possible relocation) where the economy is booming again. I miss the late 1990s when there was labor shortages (lots of jobs) and the malls were full of happy shoppers and people talked about retiring at 50 with stock options.
Recent travels to the pacific northwest (where I live) were depressing. Unemployment in that area the highest it has been since the Reagan recession of the early 1980s, and businesses are being closed all the time. As a traveler (and Human Being) I found this to be a big turnoff.
Please tell me where I should visit where the economy has come back strong from last years recession?
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
The reason it's so depressed in the Pacific Northwest is due to all of the liberal give away programs supproted by either high income or sales taxes and too many unnessary environmental laws that make the cost of doing business there prohibitive. Good thing the Justice Dept. drove the tech stocks down by "breaking" Microsoft, beginning the Clinton Recession and not letting all those people retire at 50.
If you go to Hell, I hear it's booming and you may be with people you like.
If you go to Hell, I hear it's booming and you may be with people you like.
#6
Guest
Posts: n/a
Apparently WDW. We were there a few weeks ago and it was so crowded you could barely move. I guess it's a good sign, as Disneyworld goes, so goes the nation.
Also, when I went to rent a house in Nantucket a few months ago for this summer, they were nearly all booked. If you ask me travel is back in full swing.
Also, when I went to rent a house in Nantucket a few months ago for this summer, they were nearly all booked. If you ask me travel is back in full swing.
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Economy in the Washington DC area is terrible.
All the low wage jobs (clerical retail, fast food, call center, security, etc. are now paying min wage now that the foreigners have taken over. (10 years ago they paid $12.00 an hour)
The temp jobs have dried up. The people in the temp business tell me it has never been so slow.
Professional jobs in administration, accounting, sales and HR have all but dried up. It is very depressing here.
Only the government is hiring and it takes a year to move through their hiring process.
All the low wage jobs (clerical retail, fast food, call center, security, etc. are now paying min wage now that the foreigners have taken over. (10 years ago they paid $12.00 an hour)
The temp jobs have dried up. The people in the temp business tell me it has never been so slow.
Professional jobs in administration, accounting, sales and HR have all but dried up. It is very depressing here.
Only the government is hiring and it takes a year to move through their hiring process.
#11
Guest
Posts: n/a
Sorry about your situation, Bob. I do work for the govt. and every agency I know is hiring all sorts of contract workers which happens very quickly, in addition to recruiting for civil service. Also, the real estate market is still going strong and the shop owners in my neighborhood, (suburban MD) say their businesses are great right now.
#12
Guest
Posts: n/a
Fla native, I would hate to be at WDW if it was actually as busy as they want it to be! It was unbelievably crowded. The worst I've seen it in the 6 times I've been there over the years. I don't think Disney can use the excuse that business is bad any longer.
#14
Guest
Posts: n/a
The DC market is booming. The government is in terrible of need of contractors with technology/security experience. All of my clients are desperately seeking personnel with security clearances and technological backgrounds. I could find a new job in a week, if I needed one.
#16
Guest
Posts: n/a
The economy in Las Vegas is really bad. They laid off scores of workers after September 11th and even though the hotels are filling up again, few have been hired back. The casinos have determined that it is OK to require the maids to clean twice as many dirty rooms, instead of hiring more help.
This affects the travelers who struggle with overworked employees at the hotels.
This affects the travelers who struggle with overworked employees at the hotels.