ResourcesJune 14, 2010
Pasadena, CA — The Department of Labor has reported that there were 255,000 fewer people on unemployment benefits at the end of May, bringing the number of unemployed getting benefits down to 4.46 million. Economists believe that this is because people who have been unemployed for more than six months are starting to fall off the unemployment benefits.
There is a group of economists who think that a lot of jobs are just not going to come back. They suggest that automation and outsourcing have replaced jobs such as administrative assistants and other office jobs that can be done on a computer. According to a growing consensus, such people need to retrain for new kinds of jobs.
Many unemployed people are planning to go back to college for getting certified in healthcare and education related jobs. However some job experts believe this may not work out for most people. The factors listed against this move are cost and job relevance. Even community colleges are expensive, and the much touted new jobs in healthcare require at least a year's experience in most cases. They think that instead of spending time and money on learning a new skill, most people would be better served trying to get a job in their current field if they are ready to move around.
And as per Hound, the nations' leading job search engine, there are still jobs aplenty for those seriously looking for them. The job site reported adding over 104,000 jobs in the last seven days alone.
Here is the latest data on Hound on the sectors with most openings:
- Admin jobs (29,964)
- Customer service (26,317)
- Financial Services (30,955)
- Education jobs (38,751)
- Information Technology jobs (62,528)
- Retail jobs (38,719)
Roger Croft
Editorial Coordinator
Hound.com
rogerc@hound.com
About Hound:
Hound is the world leader in the monitoring and reporting of jobs on employer websites, through its active and growing research into all employers throughout the world. With over 300 employees working round the clock, Hound goes to employer websites, collects information about job openings, and reports everything it finds to its members. There are over 700,000 employer jobs listed currently on the site. Hound has been named one of the Top 20 Best Job Sites by PC Magazine, the #1 Job website by Applicant.com and among the 10 Best Online Job Search Sites by geeksugar. Hound is a company owned by Career Mission, one of the world's largest conglomerates of job search-related companies.
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