Certain areas of economy swelling with jobs

[babylonsister]

Certain areas of economy swelling with jobs

By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY


There is life — and work — in parts of the economy, from health care workers to hard hats.

A handful of states and big industries have added jobs at a remarkably healthy rate throughout the recession, providing hope for job seekers in a tough economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

About 4.4 million people got new jobs in January, and 3 million more openings were available, BLS data show. Those numbers are down sharply from the start of the recession in December 2007 and weren't enough to offset the 4.9 million people who lost or quit their jobs in January. But the jobs data do show some bright spots — expanding industries that promise new, stable career opportunities.

"There are no nurses looking for work," says Mary McNamara of the American Nurses Association. The big problem: finding nursing professors to train new nurses to meet heavy demand.

Where the jobs are:

•Health care. Every part of the $2.5 trillion industry is growing. Hiring has continued non-stop at hospital, out-patient clinics and physician offices. Nearly every job is in demand: nurses, lab technicians, physician assistants.

•Government. The federal workforce has been growing at a faster rate than local governments' labor pool, but cities, counties and school districts are adding a greater number of jobs because they employ 15 million workers — seven times as many as the federal government. Fastest job growth: education, police, firefighting and blue-collar jobs connected to infrastructure such as roads. Slowest growth: administrative work.

• Energy. Oil, gas, coal and electricity production keeps adding jobs, although the pace has slowed since energy prices declined last year. Sewer and water utilities are growing, too.

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http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2009-03-23-jobs_N.htm

[Deja Q]

1. Most governments, local to state, are putting in hiring freezes.

What next, helpdesk support being the best way to get into a company? (that's all being automated; a dying skill)

[Sequoia]

2. How can the education outlook be so high when schools are closing and

teachers being laid off left and right?

[Deja Q]

3. I think there is a bigger issue here...

The only thing swelling is the amount of apparent inaccuracies spewed in that article.

:puffpiece:

[stillcool]

8. Perhaps it's regional?

I think the stimulus bill has money directed towards education, with the intention of retaining teachers.

[county worker]

4. Anyone in the Santa Barbara County area and unemployed go to this site

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sbcounty/default.cfm

You check the boxes that you qualify for and when an opening comes up they send you an email.

The budget for 09-10 has been completed and the openings that will come up have been planned for. The budget has to be approved by the Board of Supervisors but the departments already know what vacancies will be filled as soon as the budget is approved. Stay current on the site and you may get called for an interview. No promises but it's worth doing.

[XemaSab]

6. Cool! Thanks!

:hi:

[tama]

5. Gardening n/t

[ddeclue]

7. Government isn't really all that great a choice for job hunters right now because:

a) A lot of the jobs require gov't security clearances.

b) Federal jobs may be growing but state and local jobs are being cut back so it works out to be a wash.


The only health care jobs worth having usually require a medical professional license - doctors and nurses and pharmacists.

Energy jobs are out there but they are very specialized - you generally have to have a lot of specific experience to get these jobs.

[ogneopasno]

9. A lot of the "hard-hat" government jobs are bid out, too. Many cities have gotten rid of their city

construction workers.

And our health-care providers are laying off quite a bit in our area. So, it's not like this is all over.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. My boyfriend is getting his hours cut - he's in health care - MRI/CT tech.

His boss says she's never seen anything like it in her 25 plus years..........so, yeah, it must be a regional thing.

[montanacowboy]

11. This article is a crock of Shiieet

Health care workers are being cut way back on their hours. RN's are taking the jobs from LPN's and CNA's.

Construction is dead, no new homes are being built; the builders glutted the market in 05-08

Forget Government; few and far between jobs and if you are not a veteran you will not get the preference points; even though you score a 100 on the cert, any veteran can beat you out on the hiring list which normally only has three people on it; believe me I know, been in government for years and right now forget it. It's very hard in good times, let alone now.

This article is so dam misleading and out and out lying

[babylonsister]

12. It does clarify 'a handful of states'.

I live in Texas, and you'd never know there was a recession here, at least not in this area.

[ddeclue]

13. What part? Houston? Dallas/Ft. Worth? Ausin? El Paso? nt

[babylonsister]

14. Houston.

Most every restaurant around here is packing them in. Houses are still going up. I don't notice any difference, though I'm not looking for a job either.

[ddeclue]

16. Maybe I should consider moving to Houston and work for the space program..

I guess Houston seems like a pretty cool place to live - I drove through there once.

:)

[bluestateguy]

15. I think alternative energy jobs will be the next bubble for the economy

And that will be a good thing in the long run, even though bubbles always burst.