Current data, as reported by the writers and career professionals at ResumeWriters.com. Last updated 11/30/03. Data updated monthly. (About our data.)
 

The above data is on a 0-10 point scale. A rating of "10" would mean finding a new job in that industry right away is extremely likely. A rating of "1" would mean finding a new job in that industry right away is almost impossible.  The "+" and "-" represent the change in ranking from the previous month.

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• November, 30 2003 - The strong resurgence across most job markets continues. We now believe that the turnaround we witnessed in mid-to-late summer reflects the moment when... (more)

• October 31, 2003 - No data.

• September 30, 2003 - The job market composite held relatively steady this month, and actually registered a slight improvement, month on month. But this improvement was largely thanks to a few key industries... (more)

• August 31, 2003 - For the first time in five months, our State of the Job Market composite index is down slightly. The index is a sea of red numbers, but it's important to note that the majority of the pullbacks are small. (more)

• July 31, 2003 - July marks the fourth month in a row that our state of the job market index has risen. From a low of 86.1 in March, our composite number now stands at 97.2. (more)

• June 30, 2003 - Is the job market finally turning around? This is the third month in a row where we have seen stabilization or gains across most of our job markets. The composite job market number is nearing 100. We are cautiously... cautiously taking this as a sign that the job market may be bottoming out. (more)

• May 31, 2003 - For the first time in this year, we can report some good news: things didn't get worse this month. In fact, we have seen a second consecutive month where our composite index number rose slightly. The average Index score climbed back and held above the 3.0 mark... (more)

• April 30, 2003 - Is the job market finally turning around? For the first time since we've been keeping State of the Job Market data, we're beginning to see signs... (more)

• March 31, 2003 - The start of Gulf War II has brought about the anticipated major shifting among some industries in our state of the job market data. Our writers report... (more)

• February 28, 2003 - We are starting to get indications that some industries are beginning to experience tightening as a possible war becomes more likely. Especially susceptible industries are first on our radar. We are beginning to get resumes en-mass from... (more)

• January 31, 2003 - For our first State of the Job Market report, we thought it might be valuable to explain the data, and show you how to read it. This index can be used as a tool to reflect the general strength or weakness of various job sectors, as well as the job market on the whole. (more)

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