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09Jul2009

New Job Data - by Sector and by Geography

DateThursday, July 9, 2009 at 01:49PM

Here are some interesting details from the Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey that hit the business wires this week:

FIRST

There are 2.6 million positions available at the end of May, up from 2.5 million in April.

Sectors Hiring

537,000: Jobs open in education/health services in May
520,000: Jobs open in business/professional services in May
302,000: Jobs open in retail in May

Where the Jobs Are Geographically

545,000: Job openings in the Northeast
922,000: Job openings in the South
517,000: Job openings in the Midwest
567,000: Job openings in the West

In and Out

52.9 million: Number of hires from May '08 - May '09
57.8 million: Layoffs, resignations, and others in same period

 

AuthorDrew Myers | CommentPost a Comment |
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Thursday
07May2009

They Are Hiring

DateThursday, May 7, 2009 at 08:10PM

Some industries are hiring!  It's true:  The recession is not uniform across all industries. You can find some bright spots in the Employment Situation: March 2009 bulletin from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)—click here for the pages that show non-farm employment by industry. On those pages, I have indicated in red the industries in which employment actually increased from March 2008 to March 2009.

Along those lines, let me repeat something I wrote in our May/June 2009 Search & Employ magazine: “Talk to everyone who has opportunities for veterans. Do not rule out any business or industry until you have discussed the opportunities with a recruiter. And do not confuse occupations with industries. For example, a veteran who is interested in an occupation in information technology should not confine his or her search to firms in the I/T industry.” I pointed out that an ad for MillerCoors in that issue listed I/T as an available opportunity.

The BLS bulletin for April 2009 will be out in a couple days. The link will be http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

Help out - comment on which industries or companies you know are hiring!

 

AuthorDrew Myers | CommentPost a Comment |
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