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Welcome to the ILostMyJob.com video podcast providing information and resources
for your Job Transition.
First, Outlook News with Scot Combs
The U.S. Job Market Overview from Plunkett Research;
job seekers in 2011 will continue to face a difficult job market, although conditions
may improve a bit by the middle of the year if the economy is stable.
By 2011, most employers will have pushed productivity about as far as they
can, and future growth in business will require more employees.
Job seekers who want a good positions will be forced to be better prepared and to do
better research than in the boom years of the recent past.
They will also have to work harder to find good jobs.
Job seekers should be prepared for the fact that nearly all industry sectors suffered
ill effects from economic and financial market problems
that originated when the housing bubble finally popped in mid-2007.
The good news is that a select set of employers and growth companies will offer good job opportunities.
In this period of challenges, a few companies will enjoy booming business.
Sectors such as high-tech batteries, education and health care will continue to grow and hire.
A few companies with exciting new technologies or cost-saving services
will see terrific growth. Netflix and Salesforce.com are good examples.
Money and PayScale.com got together to rate the top 100 careers with
great pay and growth prospects.
We don't have room for all 100 here but we do have room for the top ten.
10. Biomedical Engineer; 9. Certified Public Accountant;
8. Sales Director;
7. Database Administrator;
6. Civil Engineer; 5. Environmental Engineer; 4. Physical Therapist; 3. Management Consultant;
2. Physician Assistant and
1. Software Architect.
Now, off to the numbers.
From the US Department of Labor's UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT;
in the week ending Feb. 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims
was 410,000, that's an increase of 25,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 385,000.
The 4-week moving average was 417,750, an
increase of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 416,000.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.1 percent
from December to January, seasonally adjusted.
This decrease stemmed from a 0.4 percent increase in the average hourly earnings, which
was partially offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers.
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