If I were an unemployed tradesman, I would be headed to Texas. The massive plumbing and electrical damage caused by their deep freeze means a lot of skilled trades will be hiring. There will also be a shortage of less skilled, but related, construction laborers like drywall hangers, painters, carpet and flooring installers and more. Essentially all construction will be blowing up. Having lived in New Orleans after Katrina and Fort Myers after Irma, I can attest that lots of dancers and fuckers will be filling the clubs and relieving the heavy pockets of cash that these guys will earn.
So, any dancers, laborers, and construction workers put out by the pandemic are virtually guaranteed employment in a state with no income taxes. (Although, I do wonder how many people who recently relocated to Texas will now be looking to get the hell out, LOL.)
Good call. But good skilled craftsmen are needed everywhere. Adam Corolla said if someone who claims to be a good carpenter is out of work, it’s not because of lack work for carpenters, there’s some other reason.