This is definitely true ... and there are a lot of little hubs (like the defense work opportunities near Wright-Patterson in Dayton) that perpetuate this problem by doubling down on &quot;enterprise&quot; solutions.<p>As a scientific Python and Haskell developer myself, it has been exasperating trying to find anything in the Midwest. I have heard good things about some of the stuff popping up in Pittsburgh, but thus far nothing over than has panned out either.<p>It&#x27;s a tough one: there are a lot of great cities out here to live in, like Madison, St. Louis, Evanston&#x2F;Chicago, Ann Arbor, and Pittsburgh just to name a few. But when I go looking for job opportunities that have any slight relevance on my skill set, there&#x27;s just nothing here. ... Illiquid market problems.