{"id":1851,"date":"2009-01-19T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/01\/where-the-jobs-arent\/"},"modified":"2009-01-19T05:56:28","modified_gmt":"2009-01-19T11:56:28","slug":"where-the-jobs-arent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/01\/where-the-jobs-arent\/","title":{"rendered":"Where The Jobs Aren&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the economy is in a downturn, most people wonder when will it bottom out.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if we have bottomed yet or not, but <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20090119\/ap_on_bi_ge\/city_job_declines_1\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo has a quick story<\/a> listing the 5 cities that will lose the most jobs this year (speculative, of course):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The New York area is expected to lose 181,000 jobs in 2009, the report said. Consulting company IHS Global Insight produced the report for the group.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles area is expected to see 164,000 lost jobs, in part because of the huge drop in home prices that has punctured the California economy.<\/p>\n<p>After New York and Los Angeles, the Miami area is expected to see the greatest loss, with a decline of 85,000 jobs. Chicago and the surrounding area are next, with losses projected at 80,000.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Again, this is speculation.\u00a0 One thing that catches my eye \u2013 this report is based on number of jobs lost.\u00a0 Well, obviously New York and LA have the greatest chance of leading the pack.\u00a0 They are the largest cities in the US.\u00a0 I would prefer to see the numbers reported as the unemployment rate for each city.\u00a0 That would provide a better read on each local economy.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the ray of hope \u2013 5 cities expecting an increase in employment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ithaca, N.Y.; Fairbanks, Alaska; and St. George, Utah, are among the handful of the nation&#8217;s 363 metropolitan areas expected to see employment remain flat or increase slightly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the economy is in a downturn, most people wonder when will it bottom out.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if we have bottomed yet or not, but Yahoo has a quick story listing the 5 cities that will lose the most jobs this year (speculative, of course): The New York area is expected to lose 181,000 jobs in 2009, the report said. Consulting company IHS Global Insight produced the report for the group. The Los Angeles area is expected to see 164,000 lost jobs, in part because of the huge drop in home prices that has punctured the California economy. After New York and Los Angeles, the Miami area is expected&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/01\/where-the-jobs-arent\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49,2],"tags":[1159,1157,528,1156,1158,1082],"class_list":["post-1851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","category-hiring","tag-cities-with-jobs","tag-city-unemployment","tag-job-hiring","tag-job-loss","tag-jobs","tag-unemployment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-tR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2043,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/06\/the-pain-of-a-lagging-indicator\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":0},"title":"The Pain Of A Lagging Indicator","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 6, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Hiring, that is, and it appears that it is going to be an even rougher road over the back half of 2009.\u00a0 If you are in the recruiting, hiring, assessing business you are aware of this fact.\u00a0 9.4% unemployment is remarkable.\u00a0 From abcnews.com: The percentage of people without jobs in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2381,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2010\/07\/the-unanswered-question\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":1},"title":"The Unanswered Question","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Take a look at this headline from Twin Cities Business: MN June Unemployment Rate Drops, Sheds 3,700 Jobs Jobs are lost and the unemployment rate decreases\u2026how can this be?\u00a0 It is a question that begs an answer, yet you won\u2019t find it in this article.\u00a0 The closest it comes: Minnesota\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2113,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/09\/spin-defined\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":2},"title":"Spin Defined","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"From a CNNMoney.com article this morning (emphasis mine): Private sector employment fell more than expected in September, but the pace of job losses continued to slow, according to a report released Wednesday. Automatic Data Processing, a payroll-processing firm, said private-sector employers cut 254,000 jobs in September, down from a revised\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1835,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/01\/the-72-flu\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":3},"title":"The 7.2 Flu","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"January 9, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's announcement of 7.2% unemployment is remarkable in a bad context.\u00a0 Yet, I do appreciate the AP writer's opening sentence (my color): The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs. Dramatic, wouldn't you say?\u00a0 Look, it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1682,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/07\/hiring-stats-should-be-localized\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":4},"title":"Hiring Stats Should Be Localized","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 30, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"You ever notice what a mixed bag of economic news we receive these days?\u00a0 Here is one that caught my eye from CNNMoney.com (my editing): The private sector gained 9,000 jobs in July, primarily among small businesses and the service sector, according to a report payroll manager ADP released Wednesday.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2349,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2010\/06\/employment-still-lagging\/","url_meta":{"origin":1851,"position":5},"title":"Employment Still Lagging","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest employment numbers are out and it doesn\u2019t look good (emphasis mine). 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