Baltimore: a great city for riding out the recession
Guess what city is 8th on BusinessWeek's list of top cities for riding out a recession, because a majority of jobs are in recession-proof industries such as health care and education?
Yup, it's Baltimore, not far under Arlington, Va. at #1 and the District at #2.
With nearly a quarter of a million workers, Charm City has more than 40 percent of its jobs in strong industries, including 11 percent in education, more than 15 percent in health care and nearly 10 percent in government/public administration jobs.
According to the article:
"Baltimore, once a major port and manufacturing center, has developed more sturdy industries such as medicine, law, and health. Major employers include Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. The city, however, still struggles with poverty and crime and could face challenges, especially with its financial sector and tourism-related jobs, if the economy continues to worsen."(photo: Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Comments
Good news--thanks, Liz!
Hey, that's what we're here for! --- lfk
Posted by: Terry | October 17, 2008 10:33 AM
People are freaking out about the economy but honestly there are still jobs out there. Here are 3 job sites from About.com’s top 10 job site list.
http://www.linkedin.com (networking)
http://www.indeed.com (aggregated listings)
http://www.realmatch.com (matches you to jobs)
Whole top 10 list here:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/joblistings/tp/jobbanks.htm
DD: Thanks for the tips, Rachel. You're right that now is not the time to freak out.
Posted by: Rachel Foster | October 17, 2008 7:39 PM