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writes:Over the last year, I've been doing my Masters degree at the uni in a city not too far from my hometown, and it's been fully funded/well paid. The place I'm living in at the moment is expensive, but I've found a cheaper/nicer place with friends in the same city. My main problem arises because I was expecting to get a funded PhD after my supervisor more or less told me if I applied I'd get it... and I didn't get it, the other applicant did, despite the interview going well. So, despite having savings that can cover moving into the new flat for a year, I'm worried about burning through my cash and ending up at square one financially by this time next year, and with little actual progress made on my CV during that time. I want to go to the States on holiday, or even live in Canada for a while because I'm eligible for a year working VISA... Is the job market really so bad that the odds of getting something decent for a year in the city is unlikely?
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 July 2012): it really depends on which industry you are in and where you plan on going.
Compared to the UK living expenses and housing are cheaper and the dollar is not very strong against the pound so your savings would go a lot longer.
I'd say you should line up a few interviews and go over for a couple of weeks on holiday/job hunt and see what you can come up with.
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reader, YouWish  +, writes (1 July 2012):
 It actually varies by state and by industry.
In states like California, Nevada, Michigan (in the manufacturing sector), Ohio, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and others, some industries which have been hurt most by the economy have driven up unemployment numbers.
Other states are a lot better off, like Vermont, Iowa, North Dakota, a lot of the upper midwest and some northeast states, it's not bad at all.
What your field of work is makes a huge difference as well, as Person said. The industries hardest hit are the construction industries, manufacturing industries (which have been seeing an upswing), and the best industries with the lowest unemployment rates are therapists, health care, psychology, and law enforcement subgroups.
If you're worried about burning through cash, then where you move to in the States makes a huge difference. Very high cost of living areas such as New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, much of the Northeast as well as the state of California will cost you much more to live than other areas such as the South, the heartland (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, etc.). Colorado is one of the best states to live in, because the costs haven't gone out of control and the unemployment rate is low, not to mention that it is a state that favors the intellectually bent.
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reader, person12345 +, writes (1 July 2012):
 Why don't you talk to your supervisor about other options?
The job market does suck, but not nearly so much for anyone with a graduate degree. It also really depends on what your degree is in. If you're say, an engineer, you will have zero problems finding a job. If you're a philosopher you're going to have a hard time.
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