Columbus, Ohio has been named as one o fthe top 10 places to get a job, according to a recently announced Yahoo! article “America’s Best Places to Find a Job in 2009“.
Columbus — and the rest of Central Ohio — has benefitted from the area’s diverse job base with hospitality, health care, manufacturing, and technology.
According to the article:
While some are a bit hesitant to praise their local economy 20 months into a recession, Bill LaFayette, vice president of economic analysis for the Columbus Chamber, has seen the local data and the national averages, and he knows one thing is certain: “We’re doing a whole lot better than average,” LaFayette says. For one thing, Ohio’s capital city is smack in the middle of the state–and pretty central for much of the country–and it boasts a strong transportation and distribution industry. Columbus’s distribution employment has grown by a third since 2001, while the rest of the nation, on average, is down.
While the Central Ohio market is facing its own challenges, it is good to know that the grass is really greener here.