Employment Opportunities To Improve In 2010
December 26, 2009 by trisha
ars since the recession began and in that time nearly two and a half million jobs have been lost. Employment opportunities have been scarce in that time however the downward spiral
of lost jobs appears to be reaching an end. While the new year may not bring jobs for ever person in search of one, the opportunities should increase. Here we look back at what has transpired and what we can look forward to in coming months.
Looking back at the downsizing of America jobs.
Twelve months ago we seen the largest downsizing of jobs in nearly ten years. Approximately 1.6 million jobs were lost between July 2008 and June 2009. In January 2009 the number of jobs cut appears to have peaked at 241,729 for the month, the largest number of jobs lost since January 2002. Looking back at the month of November 2009, there were over 15 million unemployed workers when two years prior the number was closer to 7 million people unemployed. This is not including the number of people (6 million) who are currently unemployed but have not actively looked for a job for a period of four weeks or more.
Job opportunities in 2010.
With the number of job seekers in the millions, it may take some time for everyone to begin to feel the effects of the turnaround predicted in the job market. Fortunately the number of jobs being cut has declined steadily throughout the second half of the year. With job losses on the decline and more opportunities for growth expected in the coming year, it appears we might be entering a period when more people will have the opportunity to find full time employment. The first people likely to see the effect will be those currently working part-time or in temporary positions. Since they already have a foot in the door, they will probably benefit first when employers begin to increase hours and hire temps to fill permanent positions.
John A. Challenger CEO of Gray & Christmas, Inc (a global outplacement and executive coaching consultancy) predicts the following areas will see increased job creation in 2010 and coming years; health care, government, energy, financial services and information technology.
With the decline in lost jobs and the anticipation of more jobs being made available, this year might bring the change that many unemployed workers have been desperately looking for in the past two years. If you are out of work don’t give up, employers are hiring and the number of jobs offered will likely continue to increase as we move forward.
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