Hot-off-the-press from Jobbait.com:
If you’re considering moving to a recession-proof area, this may help you. 6 cities (metro areas) are recession-proof according to our analysis of the latest BLS data available on November 23, 2008:
1. Merced, CA
2. Grand Junction, CO
3. Billings, MT
4. Laredo, TX
5. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
6. Morgantown, WV
Another 29 are almost recession-proof.
To sign up (for free) to see all 35 recession-proof cities, including the total number of new jobs by specific industry in the last 12 months, go to www.jobbait.com.
My sister has lived in Laredo since the 1970’s. Amazing the growth there, yet just accross the border in Nuevo , Laredo there has been much vilence. I haven’t been accross there in years!! Can anyone give me a report who has? Is the market barren, etc. ?