What's the job market like?

[Achaias]

I was just curious if anyone has seen a big drop in hirings where you live with the "recession" and all (doesn't have to be US). I know where we live its not terrible but it has markedly slowed down since last year around this time. I guess if you have a job right now you're lucky.

 

[resto]

Here in Colorado it is very slow hardly and job ads in the papers.

It is strange because all through the 90s we went through a huge boom and now it is just dead, just a big contrast.

Almost nothing is being built and a lot of people are getting laid off.

 

[johname]

they were building houses like crazy where i am in california, huge neighborhoods built in only a few months, now that has totally stopped and they cant sell them. really affects the job market, not to mention gas prices

 

[Achaias]

Yeah the same thing has happened out here. Yeah that seems to be the problem too many houses and not enough people buying.

 

[whitebark]

The entire Western half of Canada is booming (some exceptions like forestry which is slow due to the US housing collapse). In many places the unemployment rate is near zero. And unlike the US who skews their unemployment rate by not counting those who have given up looking for work we count everyone. Unemployment rates in Canada have been near historic lows for a couple years now.

 

[dgridley]

Construction still seems to be up around here but fast food business seems to have been hit. At $7 for a "Value" meal, one can see why. As a single person, I can buy a week's groceries for that if I'm careful.

 

[Compassion]

The entire Western half of Canada is booming (some exceptions like forestry which is slow due to the US housing collapse). In many places the unemployment rate is near zero. And unlike the US who skews their unemployment rate by not counting those who have given up looking for work we count everyone. Unemployment rates in Canada have been near historic lows for a couple years now.

I've heard that in oil rich Alberta and Manitoba that McDonalds workers start at about double US (15 bucks an hour) C'est vrait?

Construction still seems to be up around here but fast food business seems to have been hit. At $7 for a "Value" meal, one can see why. As a single person, I can buy a week's groceries for that if I'm careful.

Wow, gridley that is impressive, do you grow any of your food as well?

 

[dgridley]

Nope.. just careful and watch for bargains.. tuna, can of stew, bread, eggs, tea, etc. all cheap.

Wow, gridley that is impressive, do you grow any of your food as well?

 

[whitebark]

It's true - they are paying some outrageous wages just to get warm bodies in the stores. If they don't pay them well - someone else will. Saskatchewan is the next boom province at present with new oil and gas fields coming online. I don't see oil ever going below $100 per barrel again and at that rate even the money intensive oil sands are very profitable. Add in high rates for other natural resources such as copper and zinc and this part of Canada is looking up.

From this the rest of Canada keeps rolling on shucking off for the first time ever the downturn in the United States. Usually as soon as they catch a sniffle - we get a major cold - but not this time around... not yet anyways. A change in the US government should help going ahead.

 

[GILSAN]

Unemployment here in Portugal is at 8%. Lots of small/medium businesses closing down. Things look like they will get worst before getting better. Our stupid government didn't have the foresight to see what might be comming and now seems to have suddenly woken up and come to the magical conclusion that something is wrong.

Hey Roy (whitebark), don't you want to send us your government here for 6 months to sort out this mess!

GIL

 

[johname]

The entire Western half of Canada is booming (some exceptions like forestry which is slow due to the US housing collapse). In many places the unemployment rate is near zero. And unlike the US who skews their unemployment rate by not counting those who have given up looking for work we count everyone. Unemployment rates in Canada have been near historic lows for a couple years now.

I know the Ice Road Truckers get paid large coin, love that show

 

[slipondajimmy]

Here in Orlando some of the largest property developers are going under. The job market in general is down. But you can always find fast food work.

 

[htmlindex]

The job market's great right now for people looking to get a job, plenty out there. If you're looking, now's the time to make the move.

 

[weblord]

Lots of vacancies here mostly in the call centers but people to fill them up are graduate engineers, doctors and nurses but they all go abroad.

 

[AndyR]

I work in construction, and my job is secure as I am at the heavy end, road, rail, infrastructure with a good fixed workload for next year. House builders though are laying off up to 40% of staff in the UK with not enough mortgages, first time or other buyers to go around. Houses in completion are being roofed and then left for the upturn to arrive. No new starts are likely to be built until the markets pick up.

It strikes me that any economy that relies on personal debt (credit) for increased turnover can be very quickly knocked over with a reduction in confidence. It may take a year or more for people to begin spending again. Meanwhile personal equity in property will take a hit and reduce ability to spend on other than essentials.

 

[Easydoms]

I work in the auto sectcor here in the UK, currently based at Landrover I know that the order book with them is very strong at the moment, but also the suppliers that supply into Landrover are not showing any sign of job losses at all.

I guess with the Car Tax system coming into effect next year then we may see a change from them, but bearing in mind that 60% of vehicles built are exported abroad.

 

[brendonosx]

I mostly work online its not that hard to find business online!

 

[Phoebe_]

Lots of unemployed people here

 

[weblord]

for the basic reason
http://www.namepros.com/2905240-post14.html
ive already mentioned plus govt. is providing jobs that are not suited to the graduates.

Lots of unemployed people here

 

[thebrokenbox]

I don't really know how the job industry in here in Maine is really. I know in my town that things are getting expensive and people are getting upset. Where I work, a local fast food seafood restaurant, many people are upset that we had to rise our prices because of the cost of everything. I guess it all comes down to the fact that people are making less and want to spend less. Let's hope the next president can change that.