Job market around St. Louis suburbs?

[RhinoRX]

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I'm considering relocating and one of the potential locations may be in the STL suburbs (specifically Chesterfield, Creve Coueur, Ballwin, Maryland Heights, Manchester areas). Anyone have a feel for how the retail job market is out there? Or job market for non-retail as well? Thanks in advance.

 

[Angela1234]

All the tons of new graduates will be posting here now because they must be reading our posts about not being able to find work. Not a great situation. Gone are the days when employers would give you relocation costs, bonuses and cars.

 

[RhinoRX]

All the tons of new graduates will be posting here now because they must be reading our posts about not being able to find work. Not a great situation. Gone are the days when employers would give you relocation costs, bonuses and cars.

Are you from MO, or do you just mean that as a general statement?

 

[Angela1234]

It was meant as a general statement. I think the job market is hard nearly everywhere. Because I'm thinking if a job doesn't turn up by May by some miracle, I am going to be competing with tons of new graduates.

 

[crazybob]

Are you from MO, or do you just mean that as a general statement?

Of course it's a general statement. You'd have better luck calling a pharmacist who lives in St. Louis.

 

[hereticmnk]

From St.Louis. Used to live in Ballwin before moving. Job market sucks. Have an established school in St. Louis College of Pharmacy + SIUE that opened up. Not easy to find jobs. May need to travel an hour or so to some rural areas.

 

[rph3664]

Don't expect to find a job in this area, because of STLCOP and SIU-E.

 

[RhinoRX]

From St.Louis. Used to live in Ballwin before moving. Job market sucks. Have an established school in St. Louis College of Pharmacy + SIUE that opened up. Not easy to find jobs. May need to travel an hour or so to some rural areas.

Any ideas why organizations like AACP would present the market in MO as being among the better states in the country? Here's the aggregate demand index from December 2012:

http://www.pharmacymanpower.com/usstatemap.jsp

The midwest looks much better than the east coast, and MO, NM, etc. are looking pretty good..

For those unfamiliar with the aggregate demand index, this is the scale used:

5 = High demand: difficult to fill open positions
4 = Moderate demand: some difficulty filling open positions
3 = Demand in balance with supply
2 = Demand is less than the pharmacist supply available
1 = Demand is much less than the pharmacist supply available

 

[awval999]

Any ideas why organizations like AACP would present the market in MO as being among the better states in the country? Here's the aggregate demand index from December 2012:

http://www.pharmacymanpower.com/usstatemap.jsp

The midwest looks much better than the east coast, and MO, NM, etc. are looking pretty good..

For those unfamiliar with the aggregate demand index, this is the scale used:

5 = High demand: difficult to fill open positions
4 = Moderate demand: some difficulty filling open positions
3 = Demand in balance with supply
2 = Demand is less than the pharmacist supply available
1 = Demand is much less than the pharmacist supply available

The jobs in MO are in the middle of the state. And rural. Just like every other state. Texas is the best example. Still jobs there. Just not in Dallas, Austin, Houston or San Antonio.

 

[hereticmnk]

The jobs in MO are in the middle of the state. And rural. Just like every other state. Texas is the best example. Still jobs there. Just not in Dallas, Austin, Houston or San Antonio.

This.

You will have no problems finding jobs if you are flexible. Just don't expect to find them by Chesterfield, Ballwin or other populated areas. You will have to travel. Not a bad idea to be licensed in IL either considering its not that far of a drive.