Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Unemployed? They Need Skilled Employees in Alaska


Today, we will be airing on Crosscurrents a couple of stories from the "funemploymed", to prove there might be a silver lining to the staggering 11.6% unemployment rate in California.

If you are among the laid off and think it's about time to start over somewhere new, Business Week lists 20 of the top places to start over a life or career in the country, based on potential hiring and on quality of life.

Among the top? Anchorage, Alaska. And I love how the Professor of Economics quoted in the story says: "it's possible that out-of-work Californians who have come to Alaska looking for opportunities might be responsible for pushing up the unemployment rate a bit." We really do get blamed for everything, don't we?

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