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Overall State Employment Down 10%, Architecture, Engineering Jobs Double

MINNEAPOLIS-Job openings in the state are down by 10% from one year ago to 58,839 or five job vacancies for every 10 unemployed people. Despite a general decline in openings, a number of industrial sectors in the state are showing strong hiring demand.

By Dana Dubriwny | Updated on August 12, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS-According to a study released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Labor Market Information Office, Minnesota jobseekers are competing for fewer employment opportunities than last year. Spelled out in the latest Minnesota Job Vacancy survey, job openings in the state are down by 10% from one year ago to 58,839 or five job vacancies for every 10 unemployed people.

Despite a general decline in openings, a number of industrial sectors in the state are showing strong hiring demand. Healthcare had another strong performance with healthcare support vacancies up 38%. Vacancies in management occupations were up 66% over last year. Architecture and engineering openings also grew with nearly twice as many job vacancies during second quarter 2005 compared to last year.

“The survey results are consistent with the employment trends we have seen over the past few months,” says DEED commissioner Matt Kramer. The biannual survey began in the fourth quarter of 2000. More than 10,000 employers across Minnesota were surveyed during the second quarter of 2005; the next Minnesota Job Vacancy Survey will be conducted during the fourth quarter 2005.

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