Job Openings in Washington Increase For The First Time In 3 Years
The 2010 spring Washington Job Vacancy Survey Report recorded the first increase in the number of job vacancies offered since fall 2006. The survey indicated that companies were attempting to fill an estimated 38,732 open positions during the April 2010 survey period. While theses job opening indicate that the economy is improving, it is still unclear whether Washington state and the nation are indeed entering a recovery period.
This is good news for job seekers in Washington. According to the survey for this spring, it shows a 21 percent increase in openings since last fall. Most of the jobs are made up by the private sector, however, some public health care and education jobs are included.
Health Care was the leading industry in job growth. Registered nurses were the job that was most in demand with over 2,300 openings.
Software engineers were the next in terms of most needed, with almost 2,000 job openings.
For more information, please see the full survey.
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