From Texas to New Hampshire

[R S]

I had some of the information reversed.  Michigan has the highest unemployment rate (sadly).

-- Ross

R S <lioninthefire at yahoo.com> wrote: You haven't missed much.  Unemployment in the area is high, pay is low (in general).  There are quite a few graduates from Michigan State who stay in the area and competition is high.  I remember one situation in particular.  I was in charge of hiring a Support Analyst (level 1) for somewhere around $8/hr.  There where a number of extremely overqualified candidates and we ended up choosing only a few of the applicants for interviews.  I miss living there, however Michigan is just above Mississippi for the second highest unemployment rate in the country (http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/index.html).  I have friends who are as qualified as I am and make no more than $15/hr.  Although that surely doesn't apply to everyone, it makes it more difficult to find a job that matches cost of living.  

There are a lot of great things to do in Michigan, from the lakes to the mammoth National/State parks.   It's too bad about the crime and economic factors in the metropolitan areas, otherwise I'd consider moving back.  Then again... if it hadn't been that way, I would not have moved in the first place.

-- Ross

Dan Miller <rambi.dev at gmail.com> wrote: I'm also from Lansing, well, not the city, grew up just north of the
city. Moved out here because I received a job.

Dan

R S wrote:
> Thanks for the info, much appreciated.  Just curious, what part of
> Michigan are you from?  I moved to Austin from Lansing.
> 
> -- Ross
> 
> */Dan Miller /* wrote:
> 
>     I'm fairly new to New Hampshire. I relocated here about 6 months ago
>     from Michigan. As for your questions:
> 
>     What do you feel is the best area overall for IT  employment in NH? I
>     don't know about others, but I commute into MA everyday for work. There
>     are quite a bit of people that do this. There is IBM, Oracle, and other
>     big names within about 1 hour (during rush hour) drive time. There is
>     also BAE systems here in Nashua.
> 
>     Secondly, where do you recommend a person move in NH who is looking for
>     a modest cost of living? I'm living at Royal Crest Estates Apartments,
>     decent living. They have 2 bedrooms, and if your interested I can try to
>     get them in contact with you.
> 
>     Dan
> 
>     R S wrote:
>     > Hello, my name is Ross and I come to you from Austin, Texas. I found
>     > your group and I would like to participate. I have a couple questions
>     > to throw out there, from someone interested in moving to and
>     working in
>     > New Hampshire. I'm  thinking (strongly) about moving my family to New
>     > Hampshire. I've been researching the state for some time and I am very
>     > impressed. My wife is originally from Connecticut, and wants to move
>     > back east after a short stint in Arizona and Texas. I'm originally
>     from
>     > Michigan, although now in Austin, Texas.
>     >
>     > Regarding my background, I have a little over six years experience in
>     > enterprise Unix/Linux support. What do you feel is the best area
>     > overall for IT employment in NH? Secondly, where do you recommend a
>     > person move in NH who is looking for a modest cost of living? It's not
>     > dirt cheap in Austin (anymore), however we can live comfortably on a
>     > 60K-70K salary here.
>     >
>     > I'm looking forward to hearing from anyone who is interested in
>     >  responding. I also look forward to helping however I can. I can't
>     > attend any meetings, however I'd like to be involved with your
>     group via
>     > mailing the lists if there aren't any objections.
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     > Ross
>     >
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