Posted Jobs Declines 11%, Healthcare and IT Continue to Rise
As I posted last week, the number of jobs posted online declined in June. This week, Beyond.com is reporting second quarter posted jobs declined by 11%. It’s not all bad news however as Healthcare and IT posted jobs continue to rise.
The industries most affected continue to be Business, which was down 3.41%. Accounting and Finance dipped .91% and Engineering & Architecture slid .21%. On the flip side IT posted jobs grew by 1.13% and Healthcare related jobs grew by .52%. Healthcare continues to be the field to be in as posted jobs have increased by 2.15% over the last 12 months; the fastest growing of all industries. So where do things go from here? Here’s what Beyond.com’s CEO expects.
“While many industries are experiencing a decline, the healthcare industry has continued to grow to keep up with the rising demand for in-home services, nurses and other healthcare workers as a result of the aging population,” says Rich Milgram CEO of Beyond.com, Inc. “To recruit top talent in this tight labor market, many healthcare employers are offering generous salaries, signing bonuses, continuing education credits and flexible work schedules to attract and retain workers in this growing industry.”
As always I’ll keep you updated on the latest in the employment arena.
Until next time…
Job Hunting While Still Employed? Duh, Everyone’s Doing It
When we talk about job hunting, I’ve always just assumed that most people search for their next job, while they are still in their current one. Dad always said ‘never quit a job until you have another one lined up’ and that advice has always proved to be right on.
So when Accountemps released their survey results where respondents where asked “How comfortable would you feed searching for a new job while still employed”, I was somewhat surprised at the results.
Their responses:
Very comfortable …………….. 38%
Somewhat comfortable …………. 37%
Somewhat uncomfortable ……….. 21%
Very uncomfortable …………… 3%
Don’t know ………………….. 1%
When I say surprised, I mean surprised that more of them didn’t fall into the ‘Very Comfortable’ category. Let’s be honest, while it’s always nice to say ‘I’m leaving my job to take some time off and explore my options’, most of us don’t always have the cash on hand to take months off. Not to mention the loss of health and other benefits. Anyone seen the price of COBRA coverage? Granted some of the respondents were executives, so perhaps that skewed the results a bit. But I’m curious, how would you feel about job hunting while currently employed? As for me, I wouldn’t do it any other way.
Until next time…
Number of Jobs Posted Down in June
There’s been much written on the state of hiring so far this year. The general consensus is that things are good, but far from great. On the whole hiring has not lived up to what many had forecast and with the current economic climate, layoffs are becoming more and more commonplace.
Beyond.com, best known as a job board also does a nice job capturing and accurately reporting on the state of hiring across a variety of industries and they recently released their Milgram Report for June, The Milgram Report, according to Beyond, ‘highlights key recruitment trends and statistics related to online jobs, resume postings and salary information collected from the Beyond.com’. You can read the entire report here.
Key statistics in this months Milgram Report are the overall decline in the number of posted positions, which are down over 12% versus this time last year. However, the number of jobs posted when broken out by experience level shows a sharp increase in the 1-3 year experience category. So good news for college grads as that category increased over 107% from last year.
Overall, not great news for those in looking to change careers, but if you’ve been watching the market, this shouldn’t be surprising. With so much uncertainty in the marketplace, we’ll be watching closely.
Until next time…
