this sounds like NW Arkansas - only it is the Walmart boomskyline":2r2z2v3m said:In NE Texas, I think most folks that want a job have one. Employees are very hard to find. The oil field is booming and there are lots of jobs in the oil field. Cost of living keeps going up and land prices keep escalating. When you've lived through the oil and gas bust and the high interest rate cycle a few times, it makes you wonder when the wreck is going to happen.
cfpinz":2b7f6s51 said:Primary employers here were factories for years, but now most are downsizing and sending jobs overseas. Used to be the folks working for the biggest companies had the best benefits, retirement, job security, etc... Now it seems those are the most uncertain jobs. I believe the future of this country lies in small business. Specifically public service, people in this country are becoming too lazy/complacent to take care of themselves anymore. A man/woman who is willing to do physical labor and take on the responsibility of business ownership has unlimited potential.
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backhoeboogie":su1gv2ie said:Anyone who wants to work can make a really good salary right now around here. The oilfield boom has the welders covered up. I talked to a welder last week that earned well over a quarter million last year. They have all raised their prices and still can't get any time off. Truck drivers are on demand something fierce. Big construction has projects going in everywhere. Good employers are having a hard time retaining employees. The economy has never been better in my life time. Poor old rock and cedar break farmers are getting rich off of gas royalties. The Barnett Shale is hot.
Edit: One more thing, I don't hire out myself and my Caterpillar and people are begging me to do so because all the big equipment around here is booked solid.