Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance
The two best places in the country to find a job are Washington, D.C. (6 job postings per unemployed person) and Jacksonville, FL (3 job openings per unemployed person), according to a new Job Market Competition index put together by job search engine Indeed (see chart above). 
Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Looks like we need to retrain Detroit's UAW members to become gov't workers!
It looks like we have gone from an agriculture economy, to manufacturing, to technology, to finance and now to a government based economy - from productive to non-productive.
What next?
The few will not be able to support the many.
I was visiting Washington about two weeks ago and I was amazed how busy everything was. It was dificult to get restaurant reservations and theater tickets. At night, bars were full and people on the street all seemed to have a super time.
This city is absolutely booming. Speaking as a taxpayer, I am not amused
There are some interesting parallels between worst and best places for a job and the America's 10 Most Miserable Cities as put together by Forbes magazine...
Also from Forbes/ABC News: Where Americans Are Overspending
Maybe Ohio cities will shoot to the top of the list...
Where's Save the Rustbelt when you need him?
Ohio's Green Hell - State May Lose 46,000 Jobs Annually Under Waxman-Markey; JunkScience.com Launches In-State Job Loss Awareness Campaign
As one of those DC area employed people, let me tell you...thanks!
Seriously, I've been trying to tell Ohioans for years how their dollars are coming to the DC area mainly to fund bureaucrats.
Fairfax County has the highest household income in the country. They call the county gov't facilities "The Palace" and have had budget surpluses around $44M/year!
Maryland has the highest household among states...and some of the highest state taxes in the country.
Where do these luxuries come from? The rest of the country of course.
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