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#511533 - 05/29/09 03:33 PM Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs
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Okay, what's the straight poop on Oly? Here's an excerpt from the article and following that the story link.

No. 6: Olympia, Wash.
Population: 233,113
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 36.1
Cost-of-Living Index: 105 (100 being the national average)
Median Household Income: $55,129
Salary Growth (2004-2008): 22%

Olympia is a cultural diamond in the rough of the Pacific Northwest. Mischaracterized sometimes as a sleepy government town, Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene. But its state government continues to be the keystone of the city's economy; it employs about half of the city's workforce. Education is another big driver of the city's growth and character.

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/best-cities-its-all-about-jobs.html


Edited by Mikespike (05/29/09 03:35 PM)
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#511539 - 05/29/09 03:51 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: Mikespike]
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I guess prostitutes and drug dealers are now considered to be "employed".

rofl
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#511541 - 05/29/09 03:53 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: The Moderator]
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Originally Posted By: parker
I guess prostitutes and drug dealers are now considered to be "employed".

rofl


is that the "diamond in the rough" part? grin
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#511545 - 05/29/09 04:06 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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Originally Posted By: Abu-Loomis
If your a 19 year unemployed stoner, Oly is NOT the place to find a job rofl


I think Evergreen has a degree program for that!

Just think, some day you could be:

Dr. Abu-Loomis - Stonerologist

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#511563 - 05/29/09 04:49 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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I know there's an Enumclaw joke in here somewhere......
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#511605 - 05/29/09 06:21 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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Originally Posted By: Kanektok Kid

The hippie chicks though.....................rofl


I'm not sure, but I think "earth biscuit" is more PC than hippie chick. Or it could be a description of a hippie chick muffin. I don't know, you decide. wink
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#511607 - 05/29/09 06:25 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: The Moderator]
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Originally Posted By: parker
I know there's an Enumclaw joke in here somewhere......


"Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene"

appearantly, enumclaw sex-fiends are really just performance artists doh rofl
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#511628 - 05/29/09 09:11 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: Mikespike]
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"Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene"


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#511635 - 05/29/09 10:08 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: larryb]
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#511655 - 05/30/09 01:17 AM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: fish4brains]
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if oly is 6th best for jobs, i'd hate to think about how horrible it is elsewhere. i'll be rounding up my first month of unemployment sometime next week frown

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#511733 - 05/30/09 06:51 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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Hey Man....It's cool...

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What's with all the unemployed hating John?
It's the cool new thing.

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#511737 - 05/30/09 07:08 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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Hey Man....It's cool...

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Yeah I picked the wrong time to take some time off.
Fishin's pretty good though.

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#511744 - 05/30/09 07:58 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: ]
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Hey Man....It's cool...

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Who doesn't. Chick just pulled up. Talk to you boys later.
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#511749 - 05/30/09 08:23 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: seastrike]
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Oly's a pretty cool town...I've lived there twice over the past fifteen years, and if you're not one of the panhandlers downtown, it's a pretty nice place.

The only problem it has is that it's at least an hour to any good fishing...and yes, I have heard of the Skokomish, the Capitol Lake fall king boot snagfest, the Nisqually river floss-a-thon, and I've caught hundreds of 4 inch cutthroat in the Deschutes.

I said "good fishing".

Fish on...

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#511758 - 05/30/09 09:52 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: Mikespike]
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I find it hard to believe and wonder who lobbies for these awards.
I have lived here most of my life (only because family is here) and it is not that great and getting worse every year.
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#511759 - 05/30/09 10:59 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: riverswild]
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I've lived in Oly for 10 years and like it here. Go figure, I moved here from Aberdeen. My only complaint is the same as Todd, an hour to good fishing.
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#511803 - 05/31/09 01:54 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: Todd]
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Originally Posted By: Todd
Oly's a pretty cool town...I've lived there twice over the past fifteen years, and if you're not one of the panhandlers downtown, it's a pretty nice place.

The only problem it has is that it's at least an hour to any good fishing...and yes, I have heard of the Skokomish, the Capitol Lake fall king boot snagfest, the Nisqually river floss-a-thon, and I've caught hundreds of 4 inch cutthroat in the Deschutes.

I said "good fishing".

Fish on...

Todd
come on todd, what about the skookumchuck? the van would fit right in there...well, as long as you bring the lawn chairs and case of schmidt ice! smile

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#511808 - 05/31/09 02:29 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: Chum Man]
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Originally Posted By: Chum Man
come on todd, what about the skookumchuck? the van would fit right in there...well, as long as you bring the lawn chairs and case of schmidt ice! smile


Don't forget the plunking bell and Eminem cd.
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#511835 - 05/31/09 07:12 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: fish4brains]
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Sorry...I forgot about the Skook...I promise to remember how much it sucks next time smile

Fish on...

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#511861 - 05/31/09 10:58 PM Re: Olympia, WA ranked 6th best city for jobs [Re: riverswild]
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Originally Posted By: riverswild

I have lived here most of my life


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