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Current data, as reported by the writers and career professionals at ResumeWriters.com. Last
updated 02/28/03. Data updated monthly.
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Aerospace/Aviation |
1.9
- 0.4 |
| Automotive |
2.4
- 0.1 |
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Banking/ Brokerage |
1.5
- 0.2 |
| Biotech/Science |
4.1
+ 0.1 |
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Business/Consult |
2.8
- 0.2 |
| C. Service/ Retail |
2.6
- 0.5 |
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Education/ Teach |
3.4
- 0.2 |
| Eng./ Architecture |
4.7 +
0.1 |
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Entertain/Hosp. |
3.2
- 0.2 |
| Govt./ Non-Profit |
3.6 unch |
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Healthcare/ Med. |
4.6 unch |
| H.R./ Emp. Services |
2.6 +
0.1 |
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Import/
Industrial |
2.6
- 0.2 |
| Insurance |
2.7
- 0.2 |
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IT/
Tech Support |
1.3
+ 0.1 |
| Law Enf/ Public Safe |
5.5
-
0.1 |
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Legal/
Paralegal |
3.0
-
0.1 |
| Manage/ Exec. |
2.5
- 0.4 |
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Marketing/ PR/ Adv. |
3.4
- 0.4 |
| Media/ Design/ Art |
2.7
unch |
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Publishing/ Journal. |
3.4
-
0.1 |
| Real Estate |
4.5
- 0.4 |
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Sales |
3.5 +
0.2 |
| Soc. Serv./ Counsel. |
3.0
+
0.2 |
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Trades/
Construction |
5.1
- 0.3 |
| Transport./ Logistics |
2.1
- 0.3 |
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Software/ Web Dev. |
1.0 + 0.1 |
| Students/ Grads |
2.8
- 0.3 |
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Telecom/ Networking |
0.8 - 0.3 |
| TV/ Film/ Broadcast |
1.7
- 0.3 |
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Composite |
89.0 |
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Average |
3.0 |
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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State of the Job
Market Columns |
February 28, 2003
By Brian McCullough, Head Writer,
ResumeWriters.com
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As always, this column and our data is provided by the
professionals at ResumeWriters.com.
Learn how we collect our data here.
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As you can see from our chart, the news on
the job front this month has been almost universally bad. Not only are the
majority of our industry segments in the red, but the composite Index score
suffered a significant drop this month.
Our overall average job market score
dropped to 3.0, reaching a level that we would consider to be nearing
historical lows. If the overall job market continues to decline much further
from here, we could be reaching back to recession-type levels.
It could be argued that the overall
job-market has never left recession, despite the strides the larger economy
has made.
From nearly every writer, we heard that
clients were blaming a possible war. Wary companies may begin to hold off on
hiring for a while until the situation in Iraq reaches some sort of firm
conclusion. The declines we see this month may reflect the beginning of this
"wait and see" period.
The
above reporting is taken from polled evidence and personal impressions, collected from the career
professionals at ResumeWriters.com.
ResumeWriters.com does not collect or share personal data
from it's clients. Information reported is of a macro, and not personal
nature.
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