The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate held steady in February at 9.7%. But a disturbing trend continues: Employment fell in areas like construction, while temporary help services added jobs.
And the long term loss of manufacturing jobs continues. We continue to move from a manufacturing based economy to a service based economy.
The BLS report also shows that over the last two years, the largest gains were in health care, social services and education. I’m not so sure about education jobs right now with the outlook for budget cuts and teacher layoffs here in Illinois.
Where are the skilled jobs today if you don’t have a college degree?
By and large, they’re trade or technology based.
Jobs in the construction trades are down, but they’ll rebound. We’ll always need good carpenters, electricians, plumbers, roofers, iron workers and so on.
Most of the new jobs will be I T and technology based. We hear a lot about Green jobs and we’re seeing them. With medical advances, there’s a growing need for medical technicians.
Name the industry and there’s a technology component. And many of the technical jobs don’t require a 4 year college degree.
The jobs do require training, whether at a community college or at technical and vocational schools, like DeVry and IIT, as examples.
So what about those who don’t have college degrees or are not college bound?
They’re good candidates for good paying jobs in a broad range of trade and technical fields.
You can learn more about the current jobs outlook at the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook website - http://www.bls.gov/oco/
And you can check out specific job categories at their A-Z jobs index –http://www.bls.gov/oco/ooh_index.htm
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