Are you concerned about bringing your SO into a declining economy??

[Imua 0]

I actually wanted to ask this question before, but forgot - the other thread reminded me. With all the negative news about the economy, are you concerned about bringing your SO here or are they concerned about coming here and not being able to find work? I am afraid sometimes that Govi will not be able to find a job when he gets here - he only has a HS equivalent and there is a lot of competition here for 'unskilled' jobs. If Govi cannot find a job then I dont know what we will do - I do not make enough to support the both of us for an extended period of time. True he is coming from a very poor country but there are other resources which he has there(family, friends, culture of sharing) which he will not have here - I only have one family member here in NY so we will be pretty much alone. I really think about it sometimes...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Pattu Rani, you're in NY, right? Take advantage of the CUNY system when he gets here, if you can't support him chances are he will qualify for a lot of aid. Living in the NYC area has its advantages, and CUNY is one of them!

[sj5 4]

he will able to find a job. don't worry

[mawilson 2,133]

There's no recession in NYC.

"The number of jobs in New York State dipped in February, a sign that the state,

like the nation, may be heading into a recession. But the jobs numbers in New York City,

moving counter to that trend, increased slightly last month."

Job Total Dips in State, but the City Gains a Bit

[GaryC 7]

The headline in the Peoria paper a few weeks ago said that despite what was happening in the rest of the country jobs in Peoria rose by 12%. It all depends on where you live.

[Nikita2Charles 32]

The recession is nationwide. ONE problem with CUNY and other university around the country, YOU NEED to LIVE in NY for a minimum of 1 YEAR to quality for in state tuition. Grew up in Brooklyn so i had a few foreign student friends that went through that ordeal, some call it it's not fair but the same goes for someone from NY leaving the states to go to School in another state.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Recessions never impact the entire nation uniformly.

Some will get hit harder than others.

[Dan J 277]

Recessions never impact the entire nation uniformly.

Some will get hit harder than others.

That and depending on the industries in a particular area, you could see it later than others or in some cases, quite a bit later.

But also jobs being created or lost is only one indicator, and by itself a pretty poor one. You have to look at were the jobs are being gained or lost. Are we losing skilled jobs and replacing them with low end service jobs? For those that are currently working, are thier wages going up, down or staying the same?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Correct, Dan.

And the only way to know is to look at metrics gathered over time at a national or market level.

Anecdotal evidence means very little.

[Imua 0]

There's no recession in NYC.

"The number of jobs in New York State dipped in February, a sign that the state,

like the nation, may be heading into a recession. But the jobs numbers in New York City,

moving counter to that trend, increased slightly last month."

Job Total Dips in State, but the City Gains a Bit

Thanks for the reassurance mawilson - I figure he will probably get a job in a bodega to start, and I notice most in my area are doing a brisk business in lotto tickets..

[Imua 0]

The recession is nationwide. ONE problem with CUNY and other university around the country, YOU NEED to LIVE in NY for a minimum of 1 YEAR to quality for in state tuition. Grew up in Brooklyn so i had a few foreign student friends that went through that ordeal, some call it it's not fair but the same goes for someone from NY leaving the states to go to School in another state.

Yes, same for University of Hawaii, you need to establish residence first. Queens College which is near me has a Continuing Education program where you can get Cisco network certification - classes are in the evenings and weekends - with his current job experience he would do well I think.

[panamania79 2]

I actually wanted to ask this question before, but forgot - the other thread reminded me. With all the negative news about the economy, are you concerned about bringing your SO here or are they concerned about coming here and not being able to find work? I am afraid sometimes that Govi will not be able to find a job when he gets here - he only has a HS equivalent and there is a lot of competition here for 'unskilled' jobs. If Govi cannot find a job then I dont know what we will do - I do not make enough to support the both of us for an extended period of time. True he is coming from a very poor country but there are other resources which he has there(family, friends, culture of sharing) which he will not have here - I only have one family member here in NY so we will be pretty much alone. I really think about it sometimes...

I am not worried at all.A declining economy in the USA is still better than the economy for the working class person in Panama.He'll find a job easily enough.I make enough to support us until he can find a job.

[Alex+R 0]

This is NYC. Ain't no recession on.

He'll find a job, but get him in college ASAP. Even out-of-state at CUNY is pretty cheap and you can cosign some loans for him.

[SnowyTater 0]

I don't know anything about NY. I guess in a big city there'd hopefully always be jobs and a short turnover time for kids that won't work, that sort of thing, so hopefully he'll be able to slip in quickly enough.

I'd tell any of you to do like the rest of the country is doing and move down here down south, if you don't have strong ties up there Every other person on the planet is already here so ought as well Meant to be a lot cheaper cost of living. Maybe it balances out though because no public transportation and smaller paychecks? I don't know. I've really heard both ways.

I'm worried about the economy in general for the both of us We're both gonna be fresh newly grads and feel pretty pathetic and vulnerable about that. I worry about Iain more though because he's never had a job before and I think that's gonna look kind of bad, but he's got a computer science degree so I'm just hoping that's a really big field with lots of openings. Whereas I'm an english degree, so even if he takes ages to find a job, I imagine he'll automatically be getting like 900 times more salary than I will so it'll work out

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... he's got a computer science degree so I'm just hoping that's a really big field with lots of openings.

It's still tough for entry level grads, though. Especially if you don't enter the workforce through on-campus recruiting.