Archive for November, 2009

Dallas Teaching Jobs, Healthcare Jobs See Biggest Yearly Employment Gain

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Those with Dallas teaching jobs and healthcare jobs saw the biggest yearly increase in employment last month.

The October unemployment rate has not yet been released for the Dallas area, however, Texas as a whole saw its unemployment rate increase from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent last month, which is lower than the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.

The Dallas-Plano-Irving area had a total non-farm employment of 2,060,600 during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 2,054,600 workers during September, but a 2.5 percent decrease from last year.

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Fort Lauderdale Nursing Jobs

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Those considering a career in healthcare may want to look into available Fort Lauderdale nursing jobs.

The Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach area’s education and health services industry employed 94,600 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 94,100 workers during August, but a .4 percent decrease from last year.

As a whole, the healthcare industry includes offices of physicians, dentists and other health practitioners; outpatient care centers; medical and diagnostic laboratories and home healthcare services; other ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals. Of the 15 largest occupations in the industry, nine provide direct patient care.

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Baltimore Medical Jobs

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Anyone looking for a career in Maryland may want to consider Baltimore medical jobs.

The Baltimore-Towson area’s education and health services industry employed 233,100 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 231,100 workers during August and a 1.7 percent increase from last year.

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation reports that the state’s healthcare industry has continued to grow since 2001, expanding at a rate of 10.2 percent through 2005. During that time, the industry added 23,912 jobs, accounting for a growth rate more than three times that of overall expansion in the state.

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Middle-Skill Jobs in Milwaukee to Increase

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

A new report found that those looking for jobs in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin could benefit from training for middle-skill positions. Visit http://milwaukee.jobing.com to learn more about Milwaukee jobs.

The report – from The Joyce Foundation, Ford Foundation and Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance – suggests that the State of Wisconsin should invest in more training to prepare workers who will be needed for about 500,000 new and replacement jobs expected to open by 2016. Those jobs will require education beyond high school but short of a four-year college degree.

The report further suggests the state could gain a competitive advantage in economic recovery if businesses and policy-makers use the current national recession as a time to provide skills training for workers capable of filling the expected available positions.

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