Local Job News: Same as you’d find on the internet.
Reading the local newspapers always gives some interesting insights. However, it should be noted that syndication has really made a big blur between what can really be useful locally and what is more generic “internetty” information. Especially now that most Sunday job sections are partnered with Hotjobs or Monster, this line is getting hazier and hazier.
If I go to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Job Section, I see Hotjobs.com in HUGE letters on the front. And all articles from the Sunday section (which is supposed to be the BIG day for jobs) are also posted on-line now. For example, today’s two articles are posted so that you can view them without having to actually buy the paper. So now my wife and I usually just buy them for the ads (which are also now on-line).
The real problem is how are you supposed to get any kind of inside track as to what is really happening in the area? If you were moving from say Chicago to San Jose, do you real get a better local flavor by looking at the local paper?