Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in these Midwestern cities
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#2Their data only covers 2010 to 2018. It's not related to the pandemic.
Re: Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in these Midwestern cities
#3I'm not quite sure on the reliability of this site, but assuming it's reliable...
"And, as icing on the cake, seven of the top 10 most affordable states in the nation are in the Midwest."
Name any big city you've heard of in the Midwest, and it's on the list. Chicago, Detroit, and so on. The list is, for the most part, "rust belt" cities that are all doing pretty well these days.
I'd say the one thing they all have working against them is weather. I'm in Buffalo, and I can see why folks flock to SoCal and places with better weather. Winter can be a real drag sometimes. Working from home makes it much more bearable, commuting in a snow storm can be really rough, dangerous and even deadly.
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#4Stats are from 2018, any idea what the trend has been in the last six months? Are a significant amount of workers truly leaving places like SF and NYC for a cheaper place in the Midwest?
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#5For people that work in any of these cities, how have you been enjoying it? What sort of tech companies are around? What do the job interviews and salaries out there look like?
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#6No thanks
Re: Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in these Midwestern cities
#7Stats are from 2018, any idea what the trend has been in the last six months? Are a significant amount of workers truly leaving places like SF and NYC for a cheaper place in the Midwest?
From what I have read a lot of the movement during COVID has been from major metro are to nearby smaller city.
For example in my midwestern city (Minneapolis) there was a recent article in the paper about home prices in a smaller (but touristy / historic )town ~2 hours away (Duluth,MN). The claim was a lot of people from Minneapolis were moving there.
I've read the same about SF residents moving to Sacramento or something like that.
You can work from home, still hit the office 1-4x a month, see family, etc. so it makes sense.
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#8How does this increase compare with other regions?
Re: Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in these Midwestern cities
#9For people that work in any of these cities, how have you been enjoying it? What sort of tech companies are around? What do the job interviews and salaries out there look like?
Interviews are really tough. Salaries are awful.
Seriously. Please stay in your coastal enclave. It's terrible here :)
Re: Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in these Midwestern cities
#10I'm not quite sure on the reliability of this site, but assuming it's reliable... "And, as icing on the cake, seven of the top 10 most affordable states in the nation are in the Midwest." Name any big city you've heard of in the Midwest, and it's on the list. Chicago, Detroit, and so on. The list is, for the most part, "rust belt" cities that are all doing pretty well these days. I'd say the one thing they all have w…
That's not wrong, but as a Midwesterner, I think you also have people have legitimately enjoy experiencing all four seasons. And in cities with good public transit systems (like Chicago and Minneapolis) the damper of driving in crappy weather isn't as present.