The Benefits of Working In A College Town

West Virginia University is among numerous colleges across the country who can’t find enough people to fill all the open positions on campus.

By COED Staff

Morgantown, W.Va., home to WVU has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the U.S. — just 3.9% — and the university itself has about 260 job openings, from nurses to professors to programmers. In fact, of the six metropolitan areas with unemployment below 4% as of January, three of them are considered college towns. One is Morgantown. The pattern holds true for many other big college towns, such as Gainesville, Fla., Ann Arbor, Mich., Manhattan, Kan., and Boulder, Colo. In stark contrast, the unadjusted national unemployment rate is 8.5%.

If graduation is looming and you’re worried about finding a job check out this article and consider moving to a college town. There is plenty to do, there will be plenty of people your age and it has a strong sense of community.