re: NOLA named 4th least competitive job market in US

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I think this thread is about the competitiveness of the New Orleans metro as a whole, and it's tragic lack of white collar jobs and opportunities for people with a college degree.

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Forbes Ranks New Orleans #1 as America’s New Brainpower City Brainpower rankings usually identify the usual suspects: college towns like Boston, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area

Brainpower rankings usually identify the usual suspects: college towns like Boston, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay area. And to be sure, these places generally have the highest per capita education levels. However, it’s worthwhile to look at the metro areas that are gaining college graduates most rapidly; this is an indicator of momentum that is likely to carry over into the future.

To determine where college graduates are settling, demographer Wendell Cox analyzed the change in the number of holders of bachelor’s degrees and above between 2007 and 2012 in the 51 metropolitan statistical areas with over a million people (all saw gains) This includes New Orleans, which ties for first place on our list with San Antonio. The New Orleans metro area’s population of college graduates grew by 44,000 from 2007 to 2012, a 20.3% increase, nearly double the national average of 10.9%. (The percentage of college grads in the U.S. stood at 19.4% in 2012, up from 18% in 2007.)

But let me guess, even though you like Forbes in the OP, you will disagree with it here....

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But let me guess, even though you like Forbes in the OP, you will disagree with it here....

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It is pointless. Most commenting neither live nor do business in Greater New Orleans. They pigeonhole New Orleans from one negative article or experience and refuse to see the rest that debunk their claims.

I'll never understand the fascination with LV. I seem to be alone in that, but why anyone pays /sqft what LV real estate is going for is bewildering to me.

From the same article

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New Orleans story, of course, is unique; the jump certainly is partly due to the return of evacuees to the city after Katrina, and some scoff that the region is destined to return to its historical pattern of exporting its educated young.

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from an analytical standpoint, the data is almost 4 years old. There also is no correlation given between the jobs available and the "brainpower". What good does having a bunch of BS or BA degree holders if there aren't jobs to support them?

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I'll never understand the fascination with LV

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It was a great place to be post Katrina when a lot was available for 40k and you could not afford a 150-200k lot else where.. Now, not so much. Also, if you are going to live in that area you may as well jump the 17th and live in Metairie. It is literally the same area with none of the Orleans problems.

Just popping in to say that, per this article, the top four least competitive job market are as follows:

1. Chicago
2. NYC
3. Philly
4. NOLA

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Just popping in to say that, per this article, the top four least competitive job market are as follows:

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1. Chicago
2. NYC

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Very hard to find a job with a college degree there.....

Maybe this list is shite

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entire stretch of Metairie North of W. Esplanade and Vintage are good to go, that includes Kenner along the lake.

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That is why I mentioned a few neighborhoods by the lake. I have family who live there, it is very nice in places.

Old Metairie is also very nice, in places.

I obviously disagree with your characterization of Lakeview. I would prefer to live along the lakefront in NOLA than anywhere else. The enjoyment I get from City Park and Lake Pontchartrain cannot be matched elsewhere. then I have a 5 minute run to the FQ/WHD/CBD for dinner, and entertainment. UNMATCHED anywhere else in Louisiana or many places in America.

New Orleans is a great place if you have a few bucks to spend. Sorry you cannot appreciate that.

The truth is the Uptown big shots don't want Nola to grow past a certain point. This is what prevented the city in the past from expanding in the past. That's why it's so difficult for things to change.

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but you don't get the "cultured" NOLA address...

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Right, lol. I owned a lot in LV, sold and made a nice profit. Friends and family still living in LV fall in one of two groups:
1. Looking to make a move to Metairie
2. Tell everyone they are from LV like it's some bastion of the elite.