Job Market

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Daddy B

Texas has a separate economy from the rest of the US?

Sure, to a degree. You're just used to teeny little Portugal.


Each of our provincial economies are still separate in some aspects from Canada as a whole, I am sure it is the same down there-right? Like, our western provinces are booming now because their economies are resource based - and the east is not doing so well because they are more manufacturing based- oh and that pesky cod running out problem in the Maritimes- but that is okay because the Newfies struck oil!


'Course, it's all balanced out through the provincial equilization payments. So now the west is helping the east whereas it used to be the reverse.

edit: Oh, and WHEAT....how could I forget farming? Lots of money in that right now.

[vieve]

Originally Posted by Th3Skipper

How's the job market in your area? In New Jersey I am hearing more and more about lay offs.

You aren't kidding! Sounds like Merrill Lynch is having a bloodletting rather than a layoff- possibly 7,000 people, according to numerous sources

I'm a career counselor who lives in Jersey and works in Philly and things aren't looking too good here for people with experience. Interestingly, the downturn hasn't quite hit the market for new college grads yet.

[u2girlie]

I have to say that I'm very comfortable where I am (watch, I just cursed myself) and no plans at my company for lay offs for at least another 3-5 years. Hubby is in manufacturing (cnc machinist) and there are lots of jobs out there right now, believe it or not. Oh, and we're in Connecticut.

[Gulliver]

Originally Posted by u2girlie

I have to say that I'm very comfortable where I am (watch, I just cursed myself) and no plans at my company for lay offs for at least another 3-5 years. Hubby is in manufacturing (cnc machinist) and there are lots of jobs out there right now, believe it or not. Oh, and we're in Connecticut.

Send him down here, he could make a pile of money.

[MN Annie]

My son has 5 days left to work. The Finnish owned company he works for is shutting down their North American research center. He has no idea what he will do next.

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by u2girlie

I have to say that I'm very comfortable where I am (watch, I just cursed myself) and no plans at my company for lay offs for at least another 3-5 years. Hubby is in manufacturing (cnc machinist) and there are lots of jobs out there right now, believe it or not. Oh, and we're in Connecticut.

I could get him about 50 jobs in a day. We are SO struggling to find skilled labour.

[Juanito]

Speaking of immigrant workers who are vital to Canada's economic success......

No, I wasn't the one making the threats because I found out that some of my favorites were going to be headed up north to earn more valuable Canadian dollars.

[NiceTom]

Around here, most of the automotive-related jobs are having alot of uncertainty (or mabe alot of certainty about being laid-off). My last job, working QA in a small precision machine shop that was dependant on automotive, was going fine, but there were always rumors about impending doom-but it had been that way for the last 3 years.

Now I'm on my 2nd week at a new place, making medical instruments and implants-there are still rumors, but at least this time the rumors are about expansion and growth. My biggest downside is that I now have an hour commute each way.

[TAPPY]

Originally Posted by Rissask

I could get him about 50 jobs in a day. We are SO struggling to find skilled labour.

Same here.

The newspapers are full of ads looking for skilled labor, construction, medical, high level admin jobs. Oil & Gas/Petro jobs are booming right now and that is where the high pay is so it is sucking the life out of the other industrys in the area.

Nurses or really any one in the medical field can write their own ticket.

[Tommygurl]

Originally Posted by Rissask

I could get him about 50 jobs in a day. We are SO struggling to find skilled labour.

And for good pay! Stucco workers are making up to $26 bucks an hour here! People won't even go to work on construction sites for less than $20!

[beerbreath]

Originally Posted by Tommygurl

And for good pay! Stucco workers are making up to $26 bucks an hour here! People won't even go to work on construction sites for less than $20!

Wow what a difference, here in Florida Construction workers are being laid-off left and right. Very bad here,and getting worse.

[Rissask]

We all got this e-mail this morning:

On Friday, April 25th we will serving as host for the provincial government who will be making an announcement to the press regarding immigration. We have been asked to host this event as we are certainly the leading manufacturing in the province and leading the province in employment opportunities for recent immigrants.

Not sure what they are going to announce...rumour is, the gov't is going to open up the borders to anyone who wants to come here to work.
Which is good, we need people- but I have no idea where they think they are all going to live....house prices are ridiculous and the vacancy rate is nil....a bunch of Atco trailers?

[Tommygurl]

We have quite a few workers in the area from Jamaica & Mexico! For now they seem to be living in good conditions here in our area but I shudder to think these people are open to possible exploitation!

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Tommygurl

We have quite a few workers in the area from Jamaica & Mexico! For now they seem to be living in good conditions here in our area but I shudder to think these people are open to possible exploitation!

Well, it should all be on the up and up...they will be making at least minimum wage, etc. A lot of them will have their accomodations looked after as well. I think living conditions for many of them will be better than what they are used to. I know the guys who came to work here from the Ukraine said as much. They are a few issues, obviously, (some of them didn't like working for female supervisors too much, for one thing) but they are settling in pretty well in general.



What I wonder about is us taking the skilled labour out of the country they came from.....but apparently they can't find work there. And they send money home, which helps their families back home live better...globalization, it's very complex and controversial for sure.