From what I've heard the US employment situation is dependent heavily on the industry and location. What industry do you want to work in? What city or region do you want to live in? The oil and gas, pharma/life sciences, financial services, and tech industries are likely thriving. Manufacturing and service industry jobs are declining because they can be offshored or outsourced to countries that can do that labor for cheaper.
Don't listen to people who say, "it's worse than 2008". They likely work in a stagnant industry or in a region that would not be your primary market anyway.
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The American workforce numbers 139.4 million. This includes those working or actively seeking employment in the United States. In 2001 unemployment in the United States reached a 30-year low of 4.2 percent. In 1970, it was 3.9 percent, by 1980 it had risen to 7.5 percent, and it was 5.7 percent in 1990. Unemployment is higher among youths (age 18-24) than among the general population. In 2000, the youth unemployment rate was 8 percent. Unemployment is also higher among females with an average rate of 6 percent. Although the data is from a while back, I think there's not much difference now either. Hope this helps 
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
I think the condition you described is worse in Pakistan and India.
You would think so but that's often not the case. . To live an "American lifestyle" is cheaper in America than it is abroad. One can hypothetically buy a McMansion in Neveda or Texas for under $500K but this same property would go for millions in any other country. Much like contemporary condominiums is cheaper in America than it is in developing countries where such modern housing is in short supply and often is marketed to expats.
Cost of living is developing countries is only 'cheaper' if you're fine with bungalows that aren't serviced by utilities. There are some exceptions like Thailand which seems to have a lot of first world styled amenities for cheap but Thailand is a big exception.
How much is McMansion cost in Thailand?
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
I think the condition you described is worse in Pakistan and India.
You would think so but that's often not the case. . To live an "American lifestyle" is cheaper in America than it is abroad. One can hypothetically buy a McMansion in Neveda or Texas for under $500K but this same property would go for millions in any other country. Much like contemporary condominiums is cheaper in America than it is in developing countries where such modern housing is in short supply and often is marketed to expats.
Cost of living is developing countries is only 'cheaper' if you're fine with bungalows that aren't serviced by utilities. There are some exceptions like Thailand which seems to have a lot of first world styled amenities for cheap but Thailand is a big exception.
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In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
I think the condition you described is worse in Pakistan and India.
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
I think the condition you described is worse in Pakistan and India.
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
I am about to finish a masters degree in business administration from UK and thinking to work in USA? Can anybody guide me right to the current employment conditions in the country? Few years back, companies in the country were laying off employees.. Is that still continuing ?
I would say come over to Canada and the oil field since they always need some business entrepreneurs here
That said BP's homebase and local division is in the UK so you might get a better nibble applying there.
A few years ago when the oil price is going up the roof, I saw a documentary of a high school drop out (in Canada) who make 3-5 times more salary than an average teacher. Is current condition still support this kind of salary? What about immigration law?
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I am about to finish a masters degree in business administration from UK and thinking to work in USA? Can anybody guide me right to the current employment conditions in the country? Few years back, companies in the country were laying off employees.. Is that still continuing ?
I would say come over to Canada and the oil field since they always need some business entrepreneurs here
That said BP's homebase and local division is in the UK so you might get a better nibble applying there.
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
LOL!!! Yeah nothing like those nice areas in China with their pollution, undrinkable water, insane traffic, and other sanitary issues.
Job market for professionals with good qualifications is fairly fierce atm. Lot's of young kids exiting college with their degrees are finding it difficult to find jobs if they don't at least have some sort of vocational on-the-job training. Even un-paid internships are viewed favorably by American Employers. More and more employers are realizing the benefit of real-world experience vs. conventional degree's.
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
Problem is China pollution is too great. The moral of some business men are also quite low. Google milk scandal and gutter oil.
Agree, not going to travel to china..
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
Problem is China pollution is too great. The moral of some business men are also quite low. Google milk scandal and gutter oil.
In the US the living cost is insane. Ask yourself, are you willing to pay they insane rent required to live in a nice area?
Consider moving to china.
Consider moving to china.
I'm sure someone will chime in with some other story, but since alot of the people I know have your credentials (but actually live in the US,) these are their options (excluding connections, which you probably have none.)
With a masters and no experience, you can pretty much guarantee yourself some entry level job in Manhattan making 35k. You can pay 1400 for a studio apartment, or ride a train in every day for 12 years.
Option B is working for free (aka commission based) at any life insurance company, while training to be a financial planner.
Both options suck. Don't do it. You need an advanced degrees in engineering or medical fields, or to be an overpaid police officer to guarantee yourself a comfortable living here.
I thought about searching other countries for jobs originally, but like you, where am I supposed to go?
With a masters and no experience, you can pretty much guarantee yourself some entry level job in Manhattan making 35k. You can pay 1400 for a studio apartment, or ride a train in every day for 12 years.
Option B is working for free (aka commission based) at any life insurance company, while training to be a financial planner.
Both options suck. Don't do it. You need an advanced degrees in engineering or medical fields, or to be an overpaid police officer to guarantee yourself a comfortable living here.
I thought about searching other countries for jobs originally, but like you, where am I supposed to go?
The US is not the place to be looking for employment. Our government increasingly seems to be discouraging work.
Because discouraged worker isn't part of the unemployment number.
Well they're probably getting discouraged because businesses don't want to hire. A Congress that can't do anything and a POTUS who knows more about Jay-Z than he does about economic policy - not to mentioned the most ill conceived law in the last 20 years - the ACA.
The US is not the place to be looking for employment. Our government increasingly seems to be discouraging work.
Because discouraged worker isn't part of the unemployment number.
The US is not the place to be looking for employment. Our government increasingly seems to be discouraging work.
May I ask too..... do you count the many foreign military soldiers, as employment? It seems as though many "wars" are started, to decrease unemployment. 
Retorical question tho.
Where I work now, only 4 out of 10 people have work, so your 6 to 8% is still very good.
But it's still the land of the FREE! and people will try and go there, when they are not FREE. Good luck getting a visum, security clearance and prerequisites are very strict.
Retorical question tho.Where I work now, only 4 out of 10 people have work, so your 6 to 8% is still very good.
But it's still the land of the FREE! and people will try and go there, when they are not FREE. Good luck getting a visum, security clearance and prerequisites are very strict.
The recent decrease in unemployment rate is masking people leaving the work force and not applying for jobs anymore and new jobs being low skilled low paid part time jobs
If you're looking for the jobs that'll REALLY be a kicker in America, it's anything that's low-priced, or a daily necessity.There will be lots of Walmarts and McDonald's openings, as people buying said products is very common, and thus the companies can expand their operations rapidly.
Daily jobs, however, are anything from plumbers to electricians to guys who can do anything other people don't want to do.
I know people that do said jobs, and they get quite a nice salary from the demand for simple things.
But I'm not sure how long that will stay for, it all depends on supply and demand.
Wallmart products will be increasingly more expensive as the USD depreciates against the Yuan because most Wallmart products are imported, maybe it will change when producing in the States will become more interesting but there will still be a huge cost to support the huge public sector; politicians don't eat for free and don't drive their own cars
Walmart also has a huge amount of control over it's suppliers as they are such a large customer. If the US dollar were to weaken too much then Walmart could demand that their suppliers either cut costs, move someplace with a weaker currency or deal strictly in dollars.
Labor cost in the US is too expensive.
As for putting pressure on suppliers, Walmart can not push the cost down below production cost and labor cost.
To have low production cost, a country need good infrastructure such as cheap electricity, efficient power grid, good road and highway, cheap and quality labor, efficient port and good transnational transport system in place as well economic of scale to bring down the cost.
Which country beside China has all the condition in place to support low production cost?
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