Jobs and employment are important factors in deciding where they want to live. The more you know about jobs in senior communities the better informed you will be. Some general statements we believe are true:

Part Time Jobs are more plentiful than Full Time Jobs in Small Towns.

A part time job may be easier to find and that may suit you fine if you want to reduce your work hours. Retail, service and agricultural businesses are most likely to offer part-time employment. In retail jobs, many of them are part time. Think Walmart.

Or Freelane, work at home is the way to go today.

Many If Not Most Small Town Jobs Are in Small Locally Owned Businesses.

One source says nine of every ten jobs with small town employers are in locally owned businesses. But the smaller employers are less likely to offer full benefits than the large national companies. Locally owned businesses have many part time opportunities.

With retirement from your city job, you may even want to start your own small business. There are lots of opportunities to start your business in area such as almost any services, retail, restaurants, work at home, consulting and of coarse Internet businesses. It may be easier to buy an existing business.

When you consider starting a new business, you have to consider location. More and more entrepreneurs are recognizing the benefits of starting a business in a small town. There are cost saving from office space , tax advantages, cheaper labor, and a strong work ethic. Then many times there is a growing market. You may even become a big fish in a little pond.

Reportedly, many smaller communities and towns are attracting an increasing percentage of new industrial plant locations. But senior communities can be excellent for starting information age jobs in our new flat world. With the Internet, email, very low phone costs and overnight shipping you can work anywhere. Might as well be a nice place to call home.