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The Nebraska Job Vacancy Report

2007 Quarter 2

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Published October 2007

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Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank the Nebraska employers who responded to the Nebraska Job Vacancy Survey. This report would be impossible without their participation.

Dave Heineman, Governor

Fernando Lecuona III, Commissioner of Labor

Joan Modrell, Executive DirectorOffice of Workforce Security

Phillip Baker, AdministratorLabor Market Information Center

Office of Workforce Security

Research Team

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Table of Contents

Introduction 4Supply and Demand Indicators 4Region Definitions 5Response Rates 6

Major Findings and Over the Year Change

Job Vacancies and Job Vacancy Rates 7Duration of Job Vacancies 8Occupational Demand 9Industry Demand 10Benefits Offered 11

Statewide Results

Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group and Firm Size 13Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group 14Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group 15Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation 16Job Vacancies and Industry Employment 22Benefits Offered by Industry 23Experience and Education Requirements 24

Metro Results

Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group and Firm Size 25

Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group 26

Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group 27

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation 28

Job Vacancies and Industry Employment 33

Benefits Offered by Industry 34

Experience and Education Requirements 35

Eastern Results

Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group and Firm Size 36Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group 37Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group 38Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation 39Job Vacancies and Industry Employment 42Benefits Offered by Industry 43Experience and Education Requirements 44

Western Results

Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group and Firm Size 45

Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group 46

Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group 47

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation 48

Job Vacancies and Industry Employment 50

Benefits Offered by Industry 51

Experience and Education Requirements 52

Methodology 53

Survey Instrument 54

IntroductionThe Nebraska Job Vacancy Survey helps businesses, job seekers, career counselors and economic developers determine the supply and demand for labor in the current economy. The results include demand indicators which can reveal workforce shortages in occupations, industries, and regions of the state. The number of job vacancies, the job vacancy rate, and the duration of job vacancies, when viewed together, give a picture of which occupations are in demand; which are experiencing significant turnover; and which seem to be in relative balance.

Occupational characteristics can be analyzed to determine how they contribute to the supply and demand for a given occupation or occupational group. This report provides information on job vacancy attributes such as temporary or seasonal work, part time or full time hours, education and experience requirements, and compensation (wages and benefits).

Information on high demand occupations is important to several groups of people. Educators use this information to plan classes that will meet business demand and to assist students in identifying majors that will provide the education needed to find jobs in high demand occupations. Human resource professionals need to understand the job market and economy so they can hire employees competitively and in the process correctly manage their human resource needs. Policy makers and workforce development professionals need to understand how the supply and demand for labor is affecting various regions of the state in order to help educators, businesses, and job seekers better perform their roles.

Nebraska employers were sampled by using a random sample, stratified by industry, size class, and region of the state. The 2007 quarter 2 survey had a sample of 2,963 employers, and a 69.5 percent response rate. The sample was drawn for a five percent margin of error at a 65 percent response rate. Estimates of the number of job vacancies open by occupation, industry, firm size, region, and statewide were derived from weighting the number of job vacancies reported by respondents.

Supply and Demand IndicatorsNebraska Workforce Development has information on the supply of labor in the form of the labor force/workforce data on record dating back to 1951. The Job Vacancy surveys collect complimentary information on the demand for labor; job vacancies. The unutilized supply of labor is measured by the unemployment count and the unemployment rate. Equivalents for the demand for labor are the count of job vacancies (the stock of unfilled job openings for which firms are actively trying to recruit new workers as of a given date) and the job vacancy rate (the number of job vacancies divided by employment, multiplied by 100). The length of time positions are open is another indication of workforce shortages that the survey data reveals. Job vacancy survey results are comparable from the fourth quarter of 2004, conducted in the second and fourth quarters of each year.

The estimate of the number of job vacancies is determined by applying a weight to the number of job vacancies reported by employers. The job vacancy rate for occupations, a point-in-time estimate, is calculated by dividing the estimated number of job openings by Occupational Employment Statistics employment estimates. The job vacancy rate for industries is calculated by dividing the number of estimated job openings by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages employment data.

The duration of job openings is an informative measure of workforce supply and demand. Where positions are filled within 30 days it is an indication that there is an adequate supply (workers) for that occupation to satisfy the demand for workers (unfilled jobs), or a balance in supply and demand. Positions remaining open for longer than 60 days may indicate that a shortage of workers exists in that occupation. This shortage could be due to specialization in education and training requirements. Employers reporting that job vacancies are always open may indicate that there is high turnover in these occupations.

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Region Definitions

The Nebraska economic regions were grouped into three regions of the state that were expected to have similar responses.

Economic Job VacancyRegions Regions Counties

Metro Omaha Cass Douglas Sarpy Saunders

WashingtonLincoln Lancaster Seward

Eastern Northeast Antelope Boone Boyd Brown

Burt Butler Cedar ColfaxCuming Dakota Dixon DodgeHolt Keya Paha Knox MadisonPierce Platte Polk RockStanton Thurston Wayne

Southeast Cass Fillmore Gage JeffersonJohnson Nemaha Otoe PawneeRichardson Saline Thayer York

Central Adams Blaine Buffalo ClayCuster Franklin Garfield GreeleyHall Hamilton Harlan HowardKearney Loup Merrick NanceNuckolls Phelps Sherman ValleyWebster Wheeler

Western Mid Plains Arthur Chase Cherry Dawson

Dundy Frontier Furnas GosperGrant Hayes Hitchcock HookerKeith Lincoln Logan McPhersonPerkins Red Willow Thomas

Panhandle Banner Box Butte Cheyenne DawesDeuel Garden Kimball MorrillScotts Bluff Sheridan Sioux

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Survey Response Rates2007 Quarter 2

Response Rate

ReturnsSample Size

Region

Eastern 911 673 73.9 %Metro 1,615 1,070 66.3 %Western 437 316 72.3 %

Statewide 2,963 2,059 69.5 %

Response Rate

Returns Sample Size

Industry Name

Natural Resources & Mining 40 32 80.0 %Utilities 52 37 71.2 %Construction 195 128 65.6 %Manufacturing 268 191 71.3 %Wholesale Trade 161 112 69.6 %Retail Trade 394 211 53.6 %Transportation & Warehousing 99 66 66.7 %Information 72 51 70.8 %Finance & Insurance 166 115 69.3 %Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 44 30 68.2 %Professional & Technical Services 152 102 67.1 %Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 66 45 68.2 %Administrative & Waste Services 155 108 69.7 %Education Services 202 172 85.1 %Health Care & Social Assistance 328 254 77.4 %Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 69 51 73.9 %Accommodation & Food Services 249 135 54.2 %Other Services 93 71 76.3 %Public Administration 158 148 93.7 %

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Response Rate

ReturnsSample Size

Business Size

Very Small 430 298 69.3 %Small 1,396 940 67.3 %Medium 757 514 67.9 %Large 380 307 80.8 %

2006 2Quarter

Eastern 9,624 266,442 39.3 %% 3.6Metro 18,530 558,614 32.2 %% 3.3Western 5,280 82,471 40.3 %% 6.4Statewide 33,434 907,527 35.5 %% 3.7

Major Findings and Over the Year Change

Job Vacancies and Job Vacancy Rate

Job Vacancy

RatePercent

Part TimeTotal

Vacancies

TotalEmployment

2007 Quarter 2 4.9% 38.7 %Eastern 257,257 12,494 5.5% 27.3 %Metro 536,036 29,266 5.2% 36.3 %Western 80,590 4,182 5.3% 31.2 %Statewide 873,883 45,942

The Nebraska Job Vacancy Survey results showed an estimated 45,942 jobs open statewide during the second quarter of 2007 and an overall job vacancy rate of 5.3 percent. There was an over the year increase of 12,508 job vacancies, and a corresponding increase in the job vacancy rate of 1.6 percentage points to 5.3 percent.

In 2007, 63.7 percent of the job vacancies in Nebraska were in the Metro region, which experienced an increase of 10,736 job vacancies over the year. The Eastern region claims the next highest share of the state's job vacancies, with 27.2 percent in 2007, where there was an over the year increase of 2,870 job vacancies. The Western region had 9.1 percent of the state's total job vacancies in 2007, with an over the year decrease of 1,098 job vacancies.

The job vacancy rate is an indicator of the demand for labor. The Western region's job vacancy rate decreased 1.2 percentage points from 6.4 percent in second quarter of 2006 to 5.2 percent in the same quarter of 2007.The Metro region's job vacancy rate increased 2.2 percentage points, from 3.3 percent in 2007 from 3.3 percent in 2006.

The percent of job vacancies that were for part-time jobs (1-34 hours a week) declined 4.3 percentage points statewide, from 35.5 percent in second quarter of 2006 to 31.2 percent in 2007. Part time job vacancies in the Eastern region declined a scant 0.6 percentage points to 38.7 percent, the Metro region experienced a 4.9 percentage point decrease to 27.3 percent, and the Western region saw a decrease of 4.0 percentage points to 36.3 percent.

In the second quarter of 2007 the supply of jobs exceeded unemployment by 1.5 jobs for every unemployed person Statewide. The Metro region had 1.7 jobs per unemployed person, while the Western region had 1.4 and the Eastern region had 1.2.

*Region unemployment will not add to statewide because the statewide numbers are forced to the national

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MonthlyAverage

Unemployment*

10,164 17,493 3,087

30,013

9,883 16,597 3,061

28,863

Quarter 22006Eastern 11.2 12.8 44.1 31.9% % % %Metro 11.8 5.7 41.6 40.9% % % %Western 9.3 17.4 42.8 30.5% % % %Statewide 11.2 9.6 42.5 36.7% % % %

Open 30 - 59 days

Open 60 + days

Openless than 30 days Always

Open(Balance in Supply & Demand) (Difficult to Fill) (High Turnover)

2007 Quarter 2Eastern 10.5 11.2 34.7 43.6% % % %Metro 13.0 9.0 50.5 27.5% % % %Western 23.4 11.5 28.5 36.5% % % %Statewide 13.3 9.8 44.2 32.7% % % %

The state experienced a 1.7 percentage point increase in the percent of job vacancies that were open less than 30 days, from 42.5 percent in second quarter of 2006 to 44.2 percent in second quarter of 2007. Job vacancies that were open 60 or more days and may be more difficult to fill (possibly requiring specialized training or experience) comprised 9.8 percent of the state's vacant jobs in 2007, a slight 0.2 percentage point increase over the year from 9.6 percent in 2006. A third (32.7%) of the job vacancies statewide were always open in 2007, which is an indication of high turnover, compared to 36.7 percent in 2006; a decrease of 4.0 percentage points.

The Metro region saw a decrease of 8.9 percentage points in job vacancies with a balance between the supply and demand for workers, changing from 41.6 percent in 2006 to 50.5 percent in 2007 open less than 30 days. The region also experienced an increase of 3.3 percentage points of job vacancies that were difficult to fill, from 5.7 percent open 60 or more days in 2006 to 9 percent in 2007. The region experienced a decrease of 13.4 percentage points in the rate of job vacancies experiencing high turnover, going from 40.9 percent always open in fourth quarter of 2006 to 27.5 percent a year later, in 2007.

The Eastern region experienced a 9.4 percentage point decrease in the percent of vacancies open less than 30 days, or those with a balance between supply and demand, from 44.1 percent in 2006 to 34.7 percent in 2007. The region experienced a 1.6 percentage point decrease in the percent of job vacancies that were difficult to fill and open 60 or more days, from 12.8 percent in 2006 to 11.2 percent in 2007. The percent of job vacancies that experienced high turnover increased in this region with job vacancies reported always open increasing 11.7 percentage points, from 31.9 percent in 2006 to 43.6 percent in 2007.

The Western region experienced a 14.3 percentage point decrease in the share of job vacancies that were experiencing a balance between supply and demand, with vacancies open less than 30 days dropping from 42.8 percent in the second quarter of 2006 to 28.5 percent in the same quarter of 2007. The region had a decrease of 5.9 percentage points in difficult-to-fill vacancies, from 17.4 percent in 2006 to 11.5 percent in 2007. The percent of vacancies reported in the high turnover category of always open increased 6 percentage points, from 30.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006 to 36.5 percent a year later, in 2007.

Duration of Job Vacancies

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Occupational Demand

The building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupation group experienced the largest statewide over the year increase of 4,149 estimated job vacancies, with a 17.0 percent job vacancy rate in second quarter of 2007. Job vacancies in this group included janitors and cleaners, excluding maids and housekeepers (4,054), maids and housekeeping cleaners (246), landscaping and groundskeeping workers (238), and first-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping (219). The occupation group with the most openings in second quarter of 2007 was food preparation and serving-related workers with 7,008 job vacancies. Occupations in this group included combined food preparation and serving workers (2,112), food preparatioin workers (1,510), waiters and waitresses (1,184), dining room and cafeteria attendants (478), and bartenders (429).The farming, fishing, and forestry occupation group experienced the largest decline in estimated job vacancies of 1,693, dropping to 536 estimated job vacancies in second quarter of 2007. Included in this occupation group were 340 vacancies for agricultural equipment operators.

Percent Change

Numeric ChangeOccupation Group

2006 Q2 Job

Vacancies

2007 Q2 Job

VacanciesBldg & Grounds Cleaning & Maintnce 4,149 650.3 % 638 4,787Food Preparation & Serving-Related 3,235 85.7 % 3,773 7,008Sales & Related 1,998 69.8 % 2,863 4,861Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 1,795 87.6 % 2,049 3,844Business & Financial Operations 790 58.6 % 1,347 2,137Computer & Mathematical 781 159.7 % 489 1,270Healthcare Support 624 36.8 % 1,697 2,321Transportation & Material Moving 473 18.2 % 2,600 3,073Arts, Design, Entertnmnt, Sports, Media 473 270.3 % 175 648Management 352 60.2 % 585 937Protective Service 329 108.9 % 302 631Construction & Extraction 314 20.8 % 1,506 1,820Office & Administrative Support 155 3.7 % 4,211 4,366Legal 115 310.8 % 37 152Life, Physical, & Social Science 106 57.9 % 183 289Architecture & Engineering 59 20.3 % 291 350Production -12 -0.5 % 2,614 2,602Education, Training, & Library -127 -10.2 % 1,243 1,116Installation, Maintenance, & Repair -225 -15.8 % 1,426 1,201Community & Social Services -343 -30.8 % 1,115 772Personal Care & Service -840 -40.8 % 2,061 1,221Farming, Fishing, & Forestry -1,693 -76.0 % 2,229 536

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Industry Demand

The administrative and waste services industry had the most vacancies and the largest statewide over the year increase of all industries of 4,667 job vacancies with an estimated 8,531 job vacancies in second quarter of 2007. Included in this industry were job vacancies for janitor and cleaner, except maids and housekeepers (3,799), telemarketers (1,187), packaging and filling machine operators and tenders (329), nursing aides, ordelies, and attendants (295), and data entry keyers (259). The industry with the second most job vacancies in second quarter of 2007 was accommodation and food services with 7,016 estimated vacancies. Occupations in demand in this industry included combined food preparation and serving workers (1,933), food preparation workers (1,077), waiters and waitresses (1,053), cashiers (447), and bartenders (383).The other services industry experienced the greatest over the year decline in job vacancies of 1,106. This industries job vacancies declined from an estimated 2,143 in second quarter of 2006 to 1,106 job vacancies a year later in 2007. Occupations with the most job vacancies in this industry included hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (278), retail salespersons (203), employment, recruitment, and placement specialists (145), and massage therapists (78).

Percent Change

Numeric ChangeIndustry

2006 Q2 Job

Vacancies

2007 Q2 Job

VacanciesAdministrative & Waste Services 4,667 120.8 % 3,864 8,531Accommodation & Food Services 3,481 98.5 % 3,535 7,016Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 3,097 466.4 % 664 3,761Retail Trade 1,606 56.5 % 2,841 4,447Finance & Insurance 1,030 89.3 % 1,153 2,183Public Administration 574 68.2 % 842 1,416Manufacturing 532 21.6 % 2,467 2,999Transportation & Warehousing 511 37.7 % 1,357 1,868Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 383 157.6 % 243 626Wholesale Trade 319 37.5 % 850 1,169Health Care & Social Assistance 196 4.1 % 4,743 4,939Information 23 6.4 % 361 384Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 15 13.8 % 109 124Utilities 10 12.5 % 80 90Construction -33 -2.0 % 1,626 1,593Education Services -232 -12.4 % 1,873 1,641Other Services -1,037 -48.4 % 2,143 1,106

Health Insurance

Offered

Paid Leave*

Retirement savings plan or pension

No benefits offered

2007 2Quarter

29.5 36.4 29.9 59.5Part Time % % % % 72.0 76.4 67.8 20.9Full Time % % % %

Health Insurance

Offered

Paid vacation

Leave

Retirement savings plan or pension

No benefits offered

Paid Sick Leave

2006 Quarter 2

23.8 11.0 27.9 27.6 62.6Part Time % % % % % 71.6 44.5 73.1 67.3 20.7Full Time % % % % %

58.7 63.9 56.0 33.0% % % %All Vacancies

54.6 32.6 57.0 53.2 35.6All Vacancies % % % % %

*Starting with this second quarter 2007 report, paid sick leave and paid vacation leave are consolidated into the single category of paid leave. This removes any error in the interpretation of responses for those employers that offer paid leave that can be used for either sick or vacation leave. If employers respond that they offer either sick or vacation leave, the paid leave category will be used. This results in a more accurate presentation of findings for paid leave that will be used for future survey reports.

Health Insurance was offered with 58.7 percent of job vacancies in the second quarter of 2007, up from 54.6 percent in the same quarter of 2006. There was very little change over the year in the percent of full-time job vacancies that offered the benefit, going from 71.6 percent in 2006 to 72.0 percent in 2007. Health insurance was offered to 23.8 percent of part-time vacancies in 2006, and to 29.5 percent in 2007.

Paid sick leave was offered with 32.6 percent of vacancies in the second quarter of 2006, and was consolidated into a paid leave category starting in 2007. Paid sick leave was available to 44.5 percent of the full-time vacancies and 11.0 percent of part-time vacancies. Businesses offering employees "personal time banks" that can be used for either sick or vacation leave may have responded only in the paid vacation category.

Paid leave was the benefit offered most in second quarter of 2007, with 63.9 percent of job vacancies offering the benefit, 76.4 percent of full-time and 36.4 percent of part time. The paid leave category will be comparable in future quarters.

In second quarter of 2006, 57.0 percent of full-time job vacancies offered paid vacation. Part-time job vacancies were offered the benefit less often, with 27.9 compared to 73.1 percent of full time vacancies.

Retirement savings plan or pensions were available with 56.0 percent of job vacancies overall in 2007, up from 53.2 percent the previous year. Two thirds (67.8%) full-time job vacancies and three out of ten (29.9%) part time vacancies were offered the benefit in 2006.

No benefits were offered with a third (33.0) percent of the job vacancies overall in second quarter of 2007 compared to 35.6 percent a year ago. In 2007 no benefits were offered with part time vacancies at 2.8 times the rate of full time vacancies. Two out of ten (20.9%) full-time job vacancies and six out of ten (59.5%) part time vacancies had no benefits offered.

More information on employee benefits is available from results of the Nebraska Benefits Survey at www.NebraskaWorkforce.com, select Labor Market Information, then Compensation.

Benefits Offered

11Results of the Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor 2007 quarter 2 Nebraska Job Vacancy Survey

Nebraska Job Vacancy Report

2007 Quarter 2

Office of Workforce Security,Labor Market Information Center

2007 Quarter 2

Statewide

Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group and Firm SizeThe second quarter of 2007 Job Vacancy survey revealed that Nebraska had 45,942 job vacancies statewide and a job vacancy rate of 5.3 percent. Small businesses had the highest vacancy rate of 8.0 percent, and large firms had the lowest rate of 2.5 percent. Firms employing fewer than 50 employees hired 41.8 percent of the state's employment, yet accounted for 63.4 percent of the state's vacancies. Overall, 28.8 percent of job vacancies were reported always open, ranging from 32.4 percent of large firm's vacancies to 16.6 percent of small firm's vacancies.

The occupation group with the most job vacancies was food preparation and serving-related, with 7,008 vacancies and a job vacancy rate of 9.4 percent. Employers reported 46.9 percent of these vacancies always open. Slightly over half (54.1%) of the state's vacancies fell into the five occupation groups of food preparation and serving-related(15.3%) sales and related (10.6%), building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (10.4%), office & administrative support (9.5%), and healthcare practitioners and technical (8.4%).

The occupation group with the highest statewide job vacancy rate was farming, fishing, and forestry (18.7%), with 76.7 percent of the vacancies for seasonal or temporary positions. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance had the second highest job vacancy rate of 17.0 percent, with 80 percent of the vacancies temporary or seasonal.

Part Time

%

Number of

Job Vacancies

AverageWageOffer$***

Temporaryor

Seasonal%

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Always Open

%

Employment Estimate ofTotal Filled

Jobs*

Statewide Table 1a: Employment and Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group

Major Occupation Group

Requiring Field or

Occupational Experience

%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Demand Indicators Other Characteristics

7,008Food Preparation & Serving-Related $7.02 67.6 8.5 9.4 53.4 11.8 - 74,380

4,861Sales & Related $9.13 45.8 6.9 - 50.3 10.4 - -

4,787Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance $7.81 8.8 80.0 17.0 2.9 5.9 - 28,240

4,366Office & Administrative Support $11.15 25.9 4.9 - 15.6 30.2 21.2 -

3,844Healthcare Practitioners& Technical $22.12 28.6 0.4 - 12.5 59.6 89.6 -

3,073Transportation & Material Moving $13.10 19.6 15.9 4.2 52.2 35.3 - 73,540

2,602Production $12.02 11.1 5.3 3.2 59.0 39.0 - 80,560

2,321Healthcare Support $9.44 47.1 9.3 9.3 66.1 9.5 54.0 25,070

2,137Business & Financial Operations $21.94 1.2 0.5 5.7 3.4 27.0 82.0 37,740

1,820Construction & Extraction $11.23 6.7 18.9 - 41.8 23.9 - -

1,270Computer & Mathematical $23.87 1.7 0.8 6.0 9.4 60.2 92.0 21,090

1,221Personal Care & Service $10.41 46.5 26.9 - 74.9 48.5 46.2 -

1,201Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $13.98 3.4 5.6 3.2 29.0 51.5 - 37,130

1,116Education, Training, & Library $19.46 38.4 5.6 2.1 9.0 38.1 72.6 53,620

937Management $31.77 5.8 1.1 3.2 6.4 83.9 79.6 29,090

772Community & Social Services $13.37 31.0 1.0 6.0 12.3 50.5 75.0 12,960

648Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media $14.97 72.8 10.0 - 41.4 26.4 - -

631Protective Service $9.81 53.7 56.9 4.7 9.7 17.4 - 13,470

536Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $9.07 76.3 76.7 18.7 3.7 3.9 - 2,860

350Architecture & Engineering $25.18 1.4 0.6 - 6.0 69.7 93.7 -

289Life, Physical, & Social Science $24.01 10.4 14.5 3.5 4.2 68.5 84.1 8,360

152Legal $28.27 - - - - 16.4 57.2 -

Firm Size** 50,364 3,802Very Small (1-4 employees) 7.5 20.8 21.8 26.6 13.7 54.5 $14.16

315,092 25,322Small (5-49 employees) 8.0 32.7 21.3 37.0 24.3 23.5 $11.58 242,265 10,066Medium (50-249 employees) 4.2 33.3 9.9 29.1 33.2 34.4 $12.93 266,162 6,752Large (250 or more employees) 2.5 38.5 4.8 15.4 42.8 47.9 $16.40

873,883 45,942 $12.80 31.2 16.4 28.1 32.1 5.3Statewide Overall 32.7

* Employment estimates of total filled jobs by Occupation are from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 2005 survey data.**Employment estimates of total filled jobs by Firm Size are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wage (QCEW) 2005, 3rd quarter data.***Occupation wages are based on the average wage offers reported by employers and imputation from the OES 2005 survey data.- No responses in these categories

Results of the Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor 2007, quarter2 Nebraska Job Vacancy Survey

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Statewide2007 quarter 2

Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group

Four and a half out of ten (44.2%) of the state's vacancies were reported to have been vacant for less than 30 days, indicating that there is a balance between the supply and the demand for workers in many of the state's vacant jobs.

When vacancies have been open sixty or more days there may be a shortage of workers with the required education or training to fill these positions, such as in computer and mathematical occupations where 44.0 percent of the vacancies were in this category. However, if there is a severe shortage of people with the needed specialty skills, job vacancies may be reported as always open as well. Overall, employers reported one out of ten (9.8%) of the state's job vacancies open for 60 or more days.

A third (32.7%) of the state's vacancies were reported always open, typically an indication of high job turnover. Employers reported 27.8 percent of full-time and 43.3 percent of part time vacancies always open. Three fourths (74.9%) of personal care and service occupations were as always open, with 46.5 percent of the vacancies part-time.

Statewide Table 2a: Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group

Occupation Group 30-59 Days

%

60 + Days%

Always Open

%

Less Than 30 Days

%

PartTime

%Management 15.9 18.2 6.4 59.4 5.8Business & Financial Operations 9.0 7.2 3.4 80.4 1.2Computer & Mathematical 14.9 44.0 9.4 31.7 1.7Architecture & Engineering 20.6 23.1 6.0 50.3 1.4Life, Physical, & Social Science 9.3 51.2 4.2 35.3 10.4Community & Social Services 16.8 15.7 12.3 55.2 31.0Legal 80.3 - - 19.7 - Education, Training, & Library 12.8 6.9 9.0 71.3 38.4Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media 4.3 20.4 41.4 34.0 72.8Healthcare Practitioners& Technical 27.3 26.4 12.5 33.8 28.6Healthcare Support 9.1 5.4 66.1 19.4 47.1Protective Service 47.5 - 9.7 42.8 53.7Food Preparation & Serving-Related 6.8 2.2 53.4 37.6 67.6Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance 4.9 0.6 2.9 91.5 8.8Personal Care & Service 11.0 1.1 74.9 12.9 46.5Sales & Related 11.6 5.0 50.3 33.1 45.8Office & Administrative Support 20.2 9.0 15.6 55.1 25.9Farming, Fishing, & Forestry - 21.5 3.7 74.8 76.3Construction & Extraction 12.5 25.8 41.8 19.9 6.7Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 17.6 11.2 29.0 42.3 3.4Production 9.8 8.0 59.0 23.3 11.1Transportation & Material Moving 16.3 5.3 52.2 26.1 19.6

Part Time 12.4 37.3 6.9 43.3

Full Time 13.7 47.4 11.1 27.8

13.3 9.8 32.7 44.2Statewide Duration of Job Vacancies Overall 31.2


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Statewide

Benefits Offered by Major Occupation GroupThe benefit package offered is an important part of total compensation which can add a great deal of value, helping employees balance work life and family life. This table reports the percent of vacancies in major occupation groups that offer a variety of benefits. This survey does not measure the percent of people who take advantage of the benefits offered. For example, some individuals may choose not to purchase health insurance for financial reasons or if they are covered through a spouse.

2007 Quarter 2

Statewide, almost two thirds (63.9%) of job vacancies offered paid leave, three fourths (76.4%) of full-time and one third (36.4%) of part-time. Over half (56.0%) of the job vacancies offered retirement savings plan or pension, two thirds (67.8%) of full-time and 29.9 percent of part-time. Health insurance was similarly offered by over half (58.6%) of the state's job vacancies, 72.0 percent of full-time and 29.5 percent of part-time.

No benefits were offered with a third (33.0%) of the job vacancies overall, 20.9 percent of full-time and 59.5 percent of part-time.

Statewide Table 3a: Benefits Offered by Major Occupation GroupMajor Occupation Group Title

HealthInsurance

%

AverageWageOffer

$

PartTime

%

PaidLeave

%

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

NoBenefits Offered

%

94.3 94.3 95.0Management $31.77 5.8 4.5

50.7 50.6 50.7Business & Financial Operations $21.94 1.2 49.3

99.1 99.1 99.3Computer & Mathematical $23.87 1.7 0.7

98.6 100.0 98.6Architecture & Engineering $25.18 1.4 -

92.4 90.7 90.7Life, Physical, & Social Science $24.01 10.4 7.6

79.3 85.0 83.9Community & Social Services $13.37 31.0 15.0

23.0 99.3 99.3Legal $28.27 - -

63.5 71.6 64.4Education, Training, & Library $19.46 38.4 24.9

24.5 28.1 24.5Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media $14.97 72.8 71.9

97.0 97.8 93.8Healthcare Practitioners& Technical $22.12 28.6 2.1

61.4 76.4 66.2Healthcare Support $9.44 47.1 21.2

38.5 38.5 29.3Protective Service $9.81 53.7 60.7

23.5 37.7 23.7Food Preparation & Serving-Related $7.02 67.6 56.8

15.9 17.2 10.9Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance $7.81 8.8 80.8

58.9 84.5 59.5Personal Care & Service $10.41 46.5 14.9

61.1 61.0 50.7Sales & Related $9.13 45.8 33.8

79.4 84.7 77.6Office & Administrative Support $11.15 25.9 12.4

25.4 25.4 23.7Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $9.07 76.3 74.6

78.1 75.6 70.1Construction & Extraction $11.23 6.7 16.6

90.6 96.7 89.1Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $13.98 3.4 3.3

80.9 82.3 76.7Production $12.02 11.1 12.8

62.6 64.9 53.3Transportation & Material Moving $13.10 19.6 29.8

$9.49 29.5 36.4 29.9Part Time 59.5

$14.30 72.0 76.4 67.8Full Time 20.9

63.9 56.0 $12.80Statewide Benefits 58.7 33.0


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Statewide2007 Quarter 2

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation Janitors and cleaners had the greatest number of estimated vacancies (4,054) statewide. The job vacancy rate for this occupation cannot be calculated due to suppression in the OES survey results. The average wage offer was $7.72 per hour. Nine out of ten (89.3%) of these vacancies were temporary or seasonal.

Registered nurses, with 2,117, had the second-most job vacancies statewide. This occupation had a job vacancy rate of 12.6 percent, with 7.8 percent reported always open, and 40.2 percent part time. These vacancies paid an average of $23.60 per hour.

Many occupations have an always open rate substantially above the statewide rate of 32.7 percent. Home health aides (99.8%), telemarketers (87.0%), and combined food preparation and serving workers (80.9%) are among the highest always open rates.

Statewide Table 4a: Employment and Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation*

Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$

EmploymentEstimateof Total

Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Janitor & Cleaner, Ex Maids & Hous $7.72 3.9 89.3 3.5 - - 4,054 2.5

Registered Nurses 12.6 $23.60 40.2 0.1 63.9 96.7 16,800 2,117 7.8

Combined Fd Prep and Serving Workrs 13.3 $6.90 68.2 12.5 1.7 - 15,830 2,112 80.9

Retail Salespersons 5.3 $8.80 44.8 12.7 3.7 0.3 29,390 1,570 21.7

Food Preparation Workers 25.5 $7.41 82.2 4.8 5.0 - 5,910 1,510 45.4

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attend 12.0 $9.33 45.4 11.7 6.2 57.1 12,330 1,484 65.4

Truck Driver, Heavy & Tractor-Trail 5.4 $17.00 1.8 6.1 58.9 54.7 27,580 1,482 65.2

Telemarketers 26.2 $7.90 42.7 2.9 0.3 2.9 5,320 1,395 87.0

Waiters and Waitresses 7.6 $4.64 70.6 7.2 7.8 - 15,640 1,184 51.4

Cashiers 4.8 $7.28 72.3 6.6 2.0 - 23,480 1,126 62.9

Accountants and Auditors 307.2 $24.04 - - 1.4 99.7 320 983 -

Personal Financial Advisors 307.2 $25.49 - - 1.4 99.7 320 983 -

Construction Laborers 23.1 $10.59 13.4 22.0 10.0 - 3,770 872 49.2

Laborers & Frght, Stock, & Mat Move 6.2 $9.16 31.4 19.8 8.4 - 13,420 834 52.9

Helpers--Production Workers 17.5 $9.77 10.4 6.2 - - 3,670 643 56.0

Customer Service Representatives 3.2 $10.19 18.9 1.8 42.4 17.5 18,760 599 22.2

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants 20.3 $7.81 96.4 8.6 2.9 - 2,360 478 -

Home Health Aides $8.39 61.1 - - 34.3 - 455 99.8

Computer Support Specialists 12.0 $17.38 1.8 - 28.7 78.8 3,650 439 -

Bartenders 9.6 $5.88 57.6 0.7 33.3 - 4,450 429 21.4

Licensed Pract & Licensed Voc Nurse $13.96 21.1 2.6 33.2 100.0 - 379 21.4

Recreational Protective Service Wkr 33.5 $6.92 85.6 95.5 4.5 - 1,120 375 -

Packaging & Filling Mach Op & Tend 12.4 $20.64 - - 89.7 89.7 2,960 368 74.7

Interviewer, Ex Eligibility & Loan 14.7 $10.31 63.5 24.3 17.7 3.3 2,490 367 24.5

Emplymnt, Recruitmnt, & Placem Spec $20.24 - - 26.8 81.8 - 340 15.6

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Fd Prep & Ser 6.7 $12.72 1.2 - 83.9 0.3 4,810 322 60.9

Office Clerks, General 2.0 $10.27 19.0 10.6 25.9 38.9 16,290 321 0.6

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosme 11.0 $11.45 25.9 - 89.8 99.0 2,840 313 99.0

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 3.1 $8.52 49.8 5.1 11.3 10.0 9,940 311 55.6

Maintenance & Repair Wkr, General $11.12 13.4 13.1 44.1 18.6 - 306 21.9

Child, Family, & Sch Social Workers 20.3 $11.53 56.0 - 51.0 47.0 1,490 302 26.5

Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians $15.02 20.7 - 69.3 60.3 - 300 29.7

Data Entry Keyers 13.0 $11.82 36.9 1.4 3.1 2.4 2,270 295 1.0

Heating, Air Cond, & Refr Mech & In 15.7 $15.55 - 9.2 47.6 68.8 1,860 292 12.7


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Weldrs, Cuttrs, Solderers, & Brazer 7.3 $12.30 - 4.6 77.3 14.5 3,840 282 70.9

Truck Driver, Light or Delivery Ser $10.17 55.9 8.8 16.1 - - 261 25.3

Sales Rep, Wholes & Man, Ex Tech/Sc 2.6 $12.42 24.7 - 54.1 62.2 10,100 259 9.3

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Office & Admi 4.1 $14.66 - 0.4 41.3 81.9 6,280 259 9.3

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4.2 $7.99 43.1 2.4 3.7 - 5,860 246 0.4

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Worker 4.1 $8.42 34.9 84.9 42.0 0.8 5,750 238 16.8

Computer Programmers 7.2 $31.45 2.7 2.7 58.0 99.6 3,160 226 31.9

Bookkeepng, Accountng, & Aud Clerks 1.2 $10.57 38.1 3.1 16.8 19.5 18,300 226 4.0

Preschool Teachers, Ex Special Ed $9.09 62.2 - 37.3 2.7 - 225 10.2

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Housekeeping 19.2 $8.76 32.9 - 14.2 - 1,140 219 -

Compliance Officer,Ex Ag,Con,Tran 10.0 $13.98 - - 21.2 19.4 2,170 217 -

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant $7.34 84.7 - 6.0 - - 215 71.2

Receptionists & Information Clerks $10.19 45.2 6.2 35.7 37.6 - 210 6.2

Shippng, Receivng, & Traffic Clerks 5.1 $10.11 26.2 10.5 0.5 0.5 4,130 210 -

Bakers 20.7 $6.93 62.1 - 34.0 - 980 203 80.3

Automotive Service Tech & Mechanics 3.9 $13.84 - - 79.9 95.9 5,000 194 20.6

Personal and Home Care Aides $7.47 92.6 - 92.0 92.0 - 188 95.2

Cooks, Restaurant 3.4 $8.50 1.1 - 42.7 - 5,390 185 17.8

Secondary Sch Teach, Ex Spec & Voc 2.4 $22.29 16.5 - 45.1 97.8 7,540 182 -

Carpenters 2.2 $11.82 - - 43.9 - 8,180 180 73.3

Social and Human Service Assistants 4.3 $11.83 12.4 3.4 29.8 83.1 4,150 178 8.4

Amusement and Recreation Attendants 8.1 $9.71 15.3 92.1 11.9 0.6 2,190 177 84.2

Physical Therapists 18.5 $28.91 2.3 - 71.6 100.0 950 176 19.9

Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants 1.9 $14.14 2.4 4.2 67.3 24.4 8,930 168 -

Recreation Workers 12.7 $7.40 79.5 92.2 7.8 7.8 1,310 166 -

Secretary, Ex Legal, Medicl & Exec 1.5 $10.07 4.2 - 34.9 5.4 10,980 166 -

Comp Software Engineers, Applicatns 4.1 $27.30 0.6 0.6 98.7 100.0 3,810 155 0.6

Insurance Claim & Policy Proc Clerk 4.2 $13.44 0.7 - 56.8 17.6 3,500 148 -

Medical & Health Services Managers 6.4 $24.55 - - 75.3 87.7 2,280 146 -

Teacher Assistants 1.7 $11.50 62.9 34.3 10.0 55.7 8,240 140 32.9

Security Guards 4.0 $13.26 12.1 0.7 52.9 77.1 3,510 140 -

File Clerks 15.2 $10.37 2.9 - 9.3 - 920 140 90.0

Network Systems & Data Commun 8.0 $21.49 4.3 - 82.0 98.6 1,730 139 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Retail Sales 2.5 $15.40 4.3 1.4 92.8 32.4 5,520 139 12.2

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 3.6 $8.51 45.5 - 17.9 - 3,690 134 3.0

Agricultural Equipment Operators 37.1 $15.79 - 8.7 8.7 - 340 126 8.7

Occupational Therapists 21.2 $26.11 1.6 - 44.8 100.0 590 125 19.2

Baggage Porters and Bellhops $7.68 35.5 - 1.6 - - 124 81.5

Medical & Public Health Social Work 19.2 $16.78 36.4 - 62.0 100.0 630 121 -

Computer Systems Analysts 4.4 $23.09 - 0.8 54.6 99.2 2,730 119 31.1

Dishwashers 4.5 $7.12 61.9 37.3 - - 2,630 118 75.4

Meat, Poultry, & Fsh Cuttrs & Trim 1.5 $11.34 - - 12.8 - 7,840 117 82.1

Farm Equipment Mechanics 6.4 $13.96 - - 70.2 70.2 1,770 114 70.2

Respiratory Therapists 12.7 $20.90 1.9 - 95.4 100.0 850 108 2.8

Medical Secretaries 4.1 $11.90 41.1 - 11.2 4.7 2,610 107 -

Counter Attendnt, Cafe, Fd, Coffee 3.8 $9.22 52.4 39.8 34.0 - 2,690 103 66.0

Bill and Account Collectors 4.5 $12.02 12.6 - 47.6 26.2 2,270 103 -

Accountants and Auditors 1.4 $26.34 5.0 5.9 89.1 96.0 7,460 101 5.9

Radiologic Technologists & Tech 6.5 $20.54 1.0 - 52.0 98.0 1,540 100 -

Dental Assistants 5.5 $10.99 54.5 - 62.6 78.8 1,810 99 36.4

Highway Maintenance Workers 5.4 $10.82 5.1 71.7 42.4 - 1,850 99 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, & Invest 3.2 $17.99 16.7 - 54.2 52.1 3,000 96 -

Elementary Sch Teachers, Ex Spe Ed 1.0 $19.65 5.3 1.1 28.4 100.0 9,730 95 -

Credit Authorizrs, Checkrs, & Clerk $17.89 - - 8.0 - - 88 25.0

Advertising Sales Agents 7.9 $18.98 - 1.1 6.9 4.6 1,100 87 95.4

Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 5.4 $7.84 73.3 - - - 1,590 86 -

Paralegals and Legal Assistants 12.7 $16.68 - - 25.9 30.6 670 85 -

Network and Computer Systems Admin 5.1 $27.81 - - 98.8 97.6 1,660 84 -

Financial Managers 4.1 $33.66 - - 92.7 93.9 2,020 82 41.5

Sales Managers 5.9 $42.69 - - 97.5 96.3 1,350 80 -

Food Service Managers 6.0 $17.02 13.0 - 10.4 6.5 1,280 77 -

Probat Officrs & Correct Treat Spec 27.5 $14.18 - - 41.6 100.0 280 77 -

Plating & Coating Mach Set, Op, M/P 20.5 $9.29 - - 3.9 3.9 370 76 94.7

Soil and Plant Scientists 22.7 $22.73 22.7 22.7 77.3 77.3 330 75 -

Tellers 1.4 $8.82 41.1 - 68.5 - 5,380 73 -

Dispatcher, Ex Police, Fire, & Ambu 4.9 $11.75 4.1 - 1.4 28.8 1,490 73 60.3

Merchandise Display & Window Trim $7.24 88.9 83.3 2.8 1.4 - 72 -

Medical Records & Health Info Tech 4.1 $13.57 9.9 - 23.9 25.4 1,750 71 -

Psychiatric Aides $8.92 91.5 62.0 8.5 29.6 - 71 62.0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitte 2.9 $12.76 - - 100.0 7.2 2,400 69 -

Machinists 4.0 $10.38 33.3 - 59.4 55.1 1,740 69 10.1

Cooks, Short Order $6.07 97.1 61.8 - - - 68 33.8

Sales Rep, Wholes & Man, Tech & Sci 2.9 $16.60 25.8 - 60.6 47.0 2,240 66 59.1

Pharmacists 3.2 $40.48 4.8 1.6 93.7 100.0 1,950 63 -

Emergency Med Tech & Paramedic 12.9 $14.29 76.2 - 4.8 14.3 490 63 79.4

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 4.8 $8.12 46.8 - 43.5 - 1,290 62 19.4

Industrial Engineers 6.8 $30.06 - - 85.2 98.4 900 61 1.6

Lawyers 2.4 $46.15 - - 4.9 100.0 2,530 61 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Prod & Operat 1.3 $21.77 - 1.6 88.5 72.1 4,700 61 -

Ed, Vocational, & Sch Counselors 3.8 $17.87 1.7 - 79.7 100.0 1,540 59 -

Speech-Language Pathologists 7.1 $20.54 3.4 - 40.7 100.0 830 59 -

Administrative Services Managers 5.6 $32.50 - - 100.0 100.0 1,030 58 -

Social and Community Service Mgr 9.5 $25.67 - 1.8 98.2 98.2 580 55 -

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 17.7 $26.43 3.6 - 87.3 100.0 310 55 12.7

Maintenance Workers, Machinery 9.3 $15.47 - - 72.7 50.9 590 55 40.0

Middle Sch Teachers, Ex Spec & Voc 1.3 $18.49 3.7 - 20.4 100.0 4,180 54 -

Inspect, Test, Sort, Samp, & Weigh 2.0 $12.63 - 5.7 43.4 13.2 2,690 53 3.8

AO Human Resource Train & Labor $20.99 - - 42.9 44.9 - 49 -

Computer Operators 3.1 $13.34 - - 98.0 98.0 1,560 49 -

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $12.57 - 51.0 49.0 - 100 49 53.1

General and Operations Managers 0.7 $43.64 - 2.1 91.7 93.8 6,450 48 6.3

Training and Development Specialist 2.6 $20.57 2.1 - 79.2 75.0 1,820 48 -

All Other Assemblers & Fabricators 3.2 $9.39 - 50.0 77.1 - 1,490 48 50.0

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 2.7 $9.25 95.8 - 4.2 - 1,800 48 -

Financial Analysts 5.4 $26.17 - - 95.7 95.7 870 47 -

Comp, Benfits, & Job Analysis Spec 5.2 $21.10 - - 54.3 54.3 880 46 -

Management Analysts 1.9 $28.70 - - 97.8 95.7 2,380 46 -

Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1.3 $16.24 - - 32.6 13.0 3,460 46 -

Ed Administrators, Postsecondary 5.4 $33.78 22.2 2.2 73.3 77.8 830 45 -

Whole & Retail Buyrs, Ex Farm Prod 3.3 $19.07 6.8 4.5 54.5 90.9 1,330 44 25.0

Civil Engineers 3.0 $25.04 - - 70.5 93.2 1,470 44 -

Vocational Education Teachers $11.40 2.3 4.5 100.0 100.0 - 44 70.5


18


Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Parts Salespersons $10.15 - - - 68.2 - 44 6.8

Comp-Control Mach Tool Op, M/P 4.2 $13.22 - - 59.1 47.7 1,040 44 84.1

Nursing Instructors & Teachers $31.51 74.4 4.7 32.6 100.0 - 43 -

All Other Sales and Related Workers $16.35 - - 48.8 48.8 - 43 -

Purchasing Managers 12.4 $40.79 - - 100.0 100.0 340 42 -

Physical Therapist Assistants 12.0 $14.12 2.4 - 16.7 64.3 350 42 47.6

Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 2.8 $8.54 100.0 - - - 1,520 42 95.2

Comp Software Enginrs, Systems Soft $33.94 - - 75.0 100.0 - 40 22.5

Graphic Designers 3.1 $12.84 - - 100.0 97.5 1,290 40 -

Computer and Info Systems Managers 2.7 $42.46 - - 100.0 100.0 1,420 39 -

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1.4 $9.06 23.1 2.6 - - 2,810 39 59.0

Market Research Analysts 1.9 $25.11 10.5 18.4 78.9 86.8 2,000 38 -

Medical Assistants 1.0 $11.20 16.2 - 97.3 70.3 3,610 37 13.5

Insurance Sales Agents 1.4 $18.49 - - 83.8 86.5 2,650 37 -

Marketing Managers 5.4 $42.92 - - 94.4 100.0 670 36 -

Order Clerks 1.2 $12.54 2.8 - 16.7 2.8 3,040 36 77.8

Multiple Mach Tool Sett, Oper, M/P 5.0 $10.69 - 55.6 44.4 36.1 720 36 -

Cutting & Slicng Mach Setters, Oper 5.5 $12.34 - - 80.6 66.7 660 36 86.1

Billing & Posting Clerks & Mach Op 1.3 $12.19 11.4 - 45.7 37.1 2,770 35 -

New Accounts Clerks 3.8 $13.21 - - 77.1 22.9 930 35 -

Comp, AutoTeller, & Off Mach Repair 3.3 $11.63 - - 22.9 22.9 1,070 35 80.0

Database Administrators $28.22 - - 97.1 97.1 - 34 -

Writers and Authors 11.0 $12.72 - - 94.1 100.0 310 34 -

Human Resources Assistant, Ex Pay 2.9 $14.91 11.8 14.7 88.2 61.8 1,180 34 -

Food Batchmakers 3.5 $11.51 35.3 - 50.0 - 980 34 -

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders $10.35 - - 85.3 - - 34 85.3

Productn, Plan, & Expeditng Clerk 1.4 $13.17 18.2 3.0 60.6 66.7 2,390 33 -

Electricians 0.7 $12.04 - 3.0 24.2 24.2 4,450 33 -

Painters, Constructn & Maintenance 1.9 $15.72 - - 81.8 - 1,700 33 -

Loan Officers 1.0 $22.20 - - 100.0 87.5 3,070 32 -

Mechanical Engineers 4.3 $26.08 - - 65.6 84.4 750 32 9.4

All Other Postsecondary Teachers $38.08 12.9 6.5 90.3 100.0 - 31 -

Occupation Helth & Safty Specialist $17.22 - - 100.0 80.6 - 31 -

Electrical Power-Line Install & Rep 2.9 $22.10 - - 100.0 100.0 1,070 31 -

AO Sales Representatives, Services $13.75 - - 79.3 27.6 - 29 -

Computer Hardware Engineers 18.7 $30.29 - - 85.7 100.0 150 28 14.3

Psychiatric Technicians $10.44 - 7.1 17.9 28.6 - 28 71.4

Counter and Rental Clerks 0.9 $7.13 64.3 64.3 - - 3,020 28 64.3

Library Assistants, Clerical 3.3 $10.24 10.7 - 14.3 3.6 840 28 -

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operator 1.0 $10.63 - - 92.9 - 2,720 28 75.0

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2.1 $17.60 - - 96.3 85.2 1,310 27 -

Industrial Production Managers 2.9 $16.98 - - 100.0 19.2 890 26 -

Construction Managers 1.7 $24.04 - - 100.0 96.0 1,440 25 92.0

Food Scientists and Technologists 11.4 $18.52 - - 100.0 96.0 220 25 -

Special Ed Teachers, Secondary Sch 2.9 $19.31 - - 4.0 100.0 850 25 -

Clinical, Counsel, & Sch Psycholog 4.9 $20.41 4.2 - 12.5 100.0 490 24 -

Advertising and Promotions Managers 19.2 $39.62 - - 95.7 8.7 120 23 -

Electricl & Electrnic Enginrng Tech $20.03 - - 60.9 91.3 - 23 13.0

AO Healthcare Support Workers 3.7 $11.09 43.5 - 21.7 - 620 23 17.4

Automotive Body & Related Repairers 1.9 $15.40 - - 26.1 100.0 1,200 23 26.1

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 3.9 $12.45 95.7 69.6 21.7 - 590 23 17.4


19


Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Transprt, Storage, & Distribtn Mgr 4.6 $28.67 - 22.7 100.0 72.7 480 22 -

Instructional Coordinators 3.7 $22.80 9.5 - 76.2 90.5 570 21 -

Public Relations Specialists 1.1 $18.87 - - 100.0 100.0 1,960 21 -

Physician Assistants $35.93 85.7 - 100.0 100.0 - 21 -

Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instruc 1.6 $10.57 23.8 57.1 42.9 14.3 1,350 21 -

Engineering Managers 4.9 $37.33 - - 100.0 100.0 410 20 -

Insurance Underwriters 1.7 $18.63 - - 100.0 60.0 1,180 20 -

Child Care Workers 0.4 $7.23 90.0 - 5.0 - 4,500 20 -

Business Teachers $32.26 78.9 21.1 15.8 100.0 - 19 -

Art, Drama, & Music Teacher $29.08 57.9 - 42.1 100.0 - 19 -

Stationary Engineers & Boiler Oper 5.3 $16.32 - - 78.9 21.1 360 19 -

Mechanical Drafters 3.5 $17.11 - - 5.6 94.4 510 18 -

Electrical Engineers 2.3 $30.94 - - 58.8 70.6 750 17 -

Medical Scientists, Ex Epidemiolog 6.5 $22.27 - - 100.0 100.0 260 17 35.3

Computer Science Teachers $25.45 - - 100.0 100.0 - 17 -

Biological Science Teachers $40.35 29.4 - 5.9 100.0 - 17 -

Librarians 1.8 $11.02 82.4 - 23.5 23.5 960 17 -

Coaches and Scouts 1.7 $13.87 5.9 17.6 76.5 94.1 1,030 17 -

Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1.1 $12.31 - 11.8 64.7 23.5 1,610 17 -

Physicists $52.50 - - 100.0 100.0 - 16 -

Agricultural & Food Science Tech 4.3 $15.09 - - 31.3 56.3 370 16 -

Special Ed Teach, Pre, Kind, & Elem 1.1 $26.08 31.3 - 12.5 100.0 1,510 16 -

Cardiovascular Technlgists & Tech 7.0 $18.31 25.0 6.3 68.8 75.0 230 16 -

Health Specialties Teachers $31.81 66.7 - 60.0 100.0 - 15 -

Broadcast Technicians 5.8 $18.25 - - 80.0 80.0 260 15 -

Medical and Clinic LabTechnologist 1.0 $19.17 6.7 - 80.0 100.0 1,570 15 13.3

Sec, Commodities, & Fin Serv Sales 0.8 $19.59 - - 46.7 73.3 1,830 15 -

Switchboard Operatrs, Inc Answering 1.6 $11.74 20.0 - 100.0 53.3 910 15 -

Extrude, Form, Press Mach Set, Op 2.3 $13.51 - - 6.7 6.7 640 15 73.3

Accountants and Auditors 4.4 $24.04 - - 1.4 99.7 320 14 -

Personal Financial Advisors 4.4 $25.49 - - 1.4 99.7 320 14 -

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $20.97 - - 100.0 100.0 - 14 -

Pharmacy Technicians 0.7 $11.43 64.3 - 42.9 50.0 1,980 14 7.1

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Non-retail 0.9 $29.50 - - 100.0 71.4 1,530 14 -

Bus & Truck Mechanc & Diesel Eng Sp 0.6 $14.44 - - 28.6 57.1 2,160 14 57.1

Grind, Lap Mach Tool Set, Op, M/P 2.9 $11.12 - - - - 480 14 21.4

Chief Executives 0.8 $41.26 - - 92.3 100.0 1,590 13 -

Compensation and Benefits Managers 4.2 $40.01 - - 100.0 100.0 310 13 -

Human Resources Managers, All Other 7.6 $46.88 - - 100.0 92.3 170 13 -

Special Ed Teachers, Middle School $25.58 - - - 100.0 - 13 -

Reservation & Transprt Ticket Agent $8.95 46.2 - 92.3 - - 13 100.0

Mail Clrks & Mail Mach Op, Ex Post 0.8 $9.83 23.1 - 46.2 - 1,580 13 -

Loan Counselors 5.5 $11.36 - - 41.7 - 220 12 25.0

Architects, Ex Landscape & Naval 1.4 $31.09 - 8.3 100.0 100.0 840 12 -

Psychology Teachers $26.67 41.7 - 58.3 100.0 - 12 -

History Teachers $30.76 41.7 - 58.3 100.0 - 12 -

Producers and Directors 4.8 $14.89 - - 100.0 50.0 250 12 -

Medical Transcriptionists 1.3 $11.18 - - 50.0 91.7 930 12 -

Correctional Officers and Jailers 0.6 $13.75 8.3 - 25.0 8.3 2,130 12 25.0

Eligibility Interviewers, Gov Prog 2.7 $10.91 8.3 - 58.3 8.3 440 12 8.3

Ed Admin, Elementry & Secondary Sch 0.8 $35.91 45.5 - 54.5 100.0 1,310 11 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Purch Agents & Buyers, Farm Prod 3.0 $25.47 - - 90.9 100.0 370 11 -

AO Life, Physcl, & Social Sci Tech $13.33 9.1 - 54.5 100.0 - 11 -

Medical Equipment Preparers 3.9 $11.77 54.5 - 45.5 - 280 11 -

Training and Development Managers 4.8 $35.72 - - 70.0 100.0 210 10 -

All Other Computer Specialists 1.1 $15.94 - - 100.0 90.0 900 10 -

Technical Writers 5.6 $22.55 - - 70.0 100.0 180 10 -

AO Business Operations Specialists 0.2 $23.81 - - 77.8 100.0 4,830 9 -

Landscape Architects $17.73 - 11.1 33.3 100.0 - 9 -

Chemists 2.0 $23.34 - - 88.9 100.0 440 9 11.1

Interpreters and Translators 2.1 $16.19 88.9 - 88.9 77.8 420 9 -

Residential Advisors 2.6 $11.57 - - 88.9 33.3 350 9 -

Office Machine Operators, Ex Comput 1.3 $9.95 - - 11.1 - 720 9 -

Public Relations Managers 3.3 $29.12 - - 37.5 100.0 240 8 -

Natural Sciences Managers 6.2 $40.62 - 25.0 100.0 100.0 130 8 -

Actuaries $42.86 - - 100.0 100.0 - 8 -

Operations Research Analysts $29.00 - - 100.0 87.5 - 8 -

Statisticians $27.76 - 25.0 50.0 100.0 - 8 -

AO Drafters $15.01 - - 87.5 100.0 - 8 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Mech, Intall 0.3 $26.33 - - 62.5 62.5 2,460 8 -

Mental Health Counselors 1.1 $16.99 - 28.6 100.0 100.0 660 7 -

Occupational Therapist Assistants $17.05 - - - 100.0 - 7 -

Logisticians $28.06 - 16.7 50.0 66.7 - 6 -

Mental Hlth & Substnce Abuse Social 0.6 $15.61 50.0 - 50.0 100.0 1,050 6 -

Surgeons 2.4 $183.33 16.7 - 100.0 100.0 250 6 -

AO Physicians & Surgeons $77.15 - - 100.0 100.0 - 6 -

Team Assemblers 0.1 $8.86 33.3 33.3 - - 6,760 6 100.0

Managers, All Other 0.6 $20.83 - - 60.0 100.0 850 5 -

Prepress Technicians and Workers 0.5 $12.12 40.0 40.0 60.0 - 1,020 5 -

Purch Agents, Ex Whole,Retail,&Farm 0.3 $23.45 - - 75.0 75.0 1,570 4 -

Credit Analysts 0.7 $21.80 - - 50.0 100.0 590 4 -

Radiation Therapists $25.08 - - 50.0 100.0 100 4 -

Surgical Technologists 0.8 $16.34 25.0 - 25.0 75.0 520 4 -

Athletic Trainers $18.74 - - 50.0 100.0 - 4 -

Statistical Assistants $13.66 - - 75.0 50.0 - 4 25.0

AO Office & Admin Support Wkr $12.63 - - 75.0 25.0 - 4 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Constr & Extr 0.1 $18.30 - 25.0 75.0 - 3,130 4 25.0

All Other Life Scientists $22.19 33.3 - 100.0 100.0 - 3 -

Urban and Regional Planners 2.5 $25.89 - - 100.0 100.0 120 3 -

Mathematical Science Teachers 1.1 $20.64 33.3 - 100.0 100.0 280 3 -

Engineering Teachers $26.30 - - 66.7 100.0 - 3 -

* Publication for occupations is suppressed if data would reveal confidential employer information. Vacancies for more occupations are reported in the Statewide table than in regional tables.

**The job vacancy rate for an occupation cannot be calculated if the employment estimate for that occupation is not available from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey.


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Job Vacancies and Industry Employment


Statewide Table 5a: Job Vacancies and Industry Employment

The three demand indicators of number of job vacancies, job vacancy rate, and duration of openings (always open, an indication of job turnover), when taken together help us understand the demand for labor in a given industry.

Administrative and waste services had the most job vacancies statewide with 8,531 openings, a job vacancy rate of 18.8 percent, and 30.6 percent of the vacancies always open. This industry had 18.6 percent of the state's job vacancies and 5.2 percent of the state's employment.

The management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest statewide job vacancy rate of 24.8 percent, with 16.0 percent always open.

With 64.5%, the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry had the highest percent of job vacancies always open, followed closely by transportation and warehousing with 64.5 percent always open.

Two thirds (68.8%) of the state's vacancies were for full-time jobs. We are not able to provide the job vacancy rate for full or part time workers, as there is no comparable source of total employment for these workers. Four out of ten of the part-time vacancies (43.3%) were always open, compared to a quarter (27.8%) of full-time vacancies.

Industry

Number of Job

Vacancies

Employment Estimate of Total

Filled Jobs

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Temporary or

Seasonal%

Part Time

%

AverageWageOffer

$

Requiring Field or


%

Always Open

%

Requiring Education

Beyond High School

%


Administrative & Waste Services 18.8 10.03 8,531 30.6 17.9 10.2 47.0 45,369 18.1

Accommodation & Food Services 10.1 7.17 7,016 55.7 10.5 67.7 8.5 69,562 -

Health Care & Social Assistance 4.4 14.15 4,939 27.2 34.6 36.0 1.7 113,426 55.7

Retail Trade 4.2 8.81 4,447 39.8 15.0 48.4 5.2 105,248 12.8

Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 24.8 19.02 3,761 16.0 50.0 36.6 2.4 15,143 60.7

Manufacturing 3.0 12.79 2,999 40.1 35.4 18.0 16.3 101,269 21.2

Finance & Insurance 4.2 21.16 2,183 5.7 36.7 3.4 0.9 52,298 73.4

Professional & Technical Services 5.3 19.28 2,039 30.9 33.9 17.3 15.2 38,190 60.6

Transportation & Warehousing 4.8 15.65 1,868 64.5 45.4 12.0 3.4 38,641 45.3

Education Services 2.0 19.88 1,641 6.5 51.0 25.4 8.6 82,314 77.4

Construction 3.5 12.10 1,593 22.3 29.9 - 16.6 45,466 13.1

Public Administration 3.1 12.05 1,416 6.0 30.0 34.7 41.4 45,270 22.7

Wholesale Trade 3.0 12.67 1,169 21.5 36.8 14.0 24.6 38,359 39.8

Other Services 4.3 13.99 1,106 31.9 44.5 44.3 26.9 25,446 64.3

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 5.0 12.95 626 67.4 3.4 95.2 11.8 12,616 3.0

Information 2.0 19.51 384 10.9 59.4 15.4 1.6 19,541 44.3

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 1.6 10.20 124 - - - - 7,784 13.7

Utilities 1.0 23.03 90 1.1 71.1 8.9 5.6 8,755 78.9

Natural Resources & Mining 0.1 9.60 10 - - - - 9,186 -

9.49 14,349 13.9 15.7 43.3 17.5Part Time

14.30 31,593 34.5 39.5 27.8 15.9Full Time

873,883 45,942 12.80 31.2 16.4 28.1 32.1 5.3Statewide Overall 32.7


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Benefits Offered by Industry

The benefit package offered is an important part of total compensation which may impact a job seeker's decision to work for an employer. This table reports the percent of job vacancies within industries that offer a variety of benefits. It does not represent the percent of people who take advantage of the benefits offered to them.


The percent of vacancies in an industry that are part time tends to impact the percent of vacancies that offer benefits in many industries. The transportation and warehousing industry is an example, where 40.3 percent of the vacant positions are part time, and 46.4 percent of the vacancies had no benefits offered.

At 63.9 percent overall, paid leave is the benefit most offered. Three fourths (76.4%) of full-time vacancies and one third (36.4%) of part time vacancies are offered the benefit. Health insurance follows, with 58.7 percent of vacancies overall offered the benefit, seven out of ten (72.0%) full-time, and three out of ten (29.5%) part-time. Retirement savings plans were offered with 56.0 percent of vacancies, 67.8 percent of full-time, and 29.9 percent of part-time.

Statewide Table 6a: Benefits Offered by Industry

Industry

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

Paid Leave

%

Health Insurance

%

PartTime

%

AverageWageOffer

$

No Benefits Offered

%

Natural Resources & Mining 10.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 9.60 90.0

Utilities 94.4 94.4 94.4 8.9 23.03 5.6

Construction 87.9 85.1 73.6 0.0 12.10 4.7

Manufacturing 76.5 75.7 73.8 18.0 12.79 17.8

Wholesale Trade 69.8 73.2 61.8 14.0 12.67 26.8

Retail Trade 70.9 71.1 60.3 48.4 8.81 22.9

Transportation & Warehousing 68.5 77.7 67.9 12.0 15.65 20.1

Information 92.4 88.3 89.1 15.4 19.51 6.8

Finance & Insurance 49.4 52.9 49.9 3.4 21.16 47.0

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 74.2 74.2 74.2 0.0 10.20 25.8

Professional & Technical Services 67.2 92.6 74.8 17.3 19.28 3.4

Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 94.2 94.2 97.5 36.6 19.02 2.5

Administrative & Waste Services 43.9 44.4 38.5 10.2 10.03 54.5

Education Services 82.4 86.7 84.3 25.4 19.88 10.5

Health Care & Social Assistance 71.9 80.7 72.8 36.0 14.15 17.6

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4.3 3.5 4.3 95.2 12.95 94.9

Accommodation & Food Services 21.9 35.4 17.6 67.7 7.17 60.7

Other Services 47.5 61.6 47.5 44.3 13.99 38.4

Public Administration 55.1 56.0 56.8 34.7 12.05 42.3

9.49 36.4 29.9Part Time 29.5 59.5

14.30 76.4 67.8Full Time 72.0 20.9

58.7 63.9 56.0 12.80Statewide Benefits 33.0


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Experience and Education Requirements

47.5%

24.5%28.1%

Others

Percent of Job Vacancies by ExperienceRequirements

No Experience

Some Work Experience

RelatedWorkExperience

Statewide

36.7%31.2%

9.5%6.1%

14.3%

2.1%

Others

Percent of Job Vacancies by EducationRequirements

Statewide

NoEducation Requirement

High Schoolor GED

VocationalTraining

Associate'sDegree

Bachelor'sDegree

AdvancedDegree

EducationRequirement

AverageHourlyWageOffer

StatewideNo Education Requirement $8.42

High School / GED $10.30

Vocational Training $13.97

Associate's Degree $16.88

Bachelor's Degree $24.19

Advanced Degree $31.22

ExperienceRequirement


No Work Experience Required $10.64Some Work Experience Required $10.61Related Experience $18.34

Experience RequirementsStatewide, over a quarter (28.1%) of the job vacancies required related work experience and offered an average wage of $18.34 per hour. A quarter of the vacancies (24.5%) required some work experience, with an average wage offer of $10.61 per hour, and almost half (47.5%) had no experience requirement and paid an average starting wage of $10.64 per hour.

Education RequirementsOver a third (36.7%) of the state's vacant jobs had no education requirement and paid the lowest average wage of $8.42 per hour. A third (31.2%) required a high school diploma or GED and paid an average hourly wage of $10.30. A third (32.0%) of the states vacancies required education beyond high school. The average wage offer increased as the education requirement increased. Jobs requiring Vocational training averaged $13.97 per hour and vacancies requiring an advanced degree such as masters or PhD offer $31.22 per hour on average.


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2007 Quarter 2

Metro

Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group and Firm Size

The Metro region's overall job vacancy rate was 5.5 percent. Small businesses had the highest vacancy rate of 10.1 percent, and large firms had the lowest rate of 2.5 percent. Firms employing fewer than 50 employees hired 35.6 percent of the Metro area's employment, yet accounted for 62.7 percent of the vacancies.

Half (48.6%) of the area's vacancies were in the top four occupation groups of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (14.4%), food preparation and serving-related (12.0%), office and administrative support (11.7%) and sales and related (10.6%).

building and grounds cleaning and maintenance, with a job vacancy rate of 25.8 percent, was the occupation group with the highest job vacancy rate in the Metro region. Nine out of ten (87.9%) of these vacancies were temporary or seasonal, and had an average wage of $7.73 per hour.

Part Time

%

Number of

Job Vacancies


Temporaryor

Seasonal%

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Always Open

%


Jobs*


Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%


Metro Table 1b: Employment and Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group

4,214Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance $7.73 4.0 87.9 25.8 - 3.9 - 16,360


3,421Office & Administrative Support $11.41 25.2 5.3 - 12.7 33.2 21.3 -

3,102Sales & Related $9.65 40.2 6.8 - 43.9 13.1 - -

2,798Healthcare Practitioners& Technical $22.61 30.6 0.4 - 8.3 69.9 89.6 -

1,907Transportation & Material Moving $13.99 19.5 10.0 4.1 67.4 29.1 - 46,580

1,840Business & Financial Operations $23.07 1.4 0.4 6.3 1.4 28.1 89.2 29,280

1,222Computer & Mathematical $23.76 1.7 0.7 6.4 9.7 59.7 92.1 19,180

1,154Production $13.86 11.2 3.2 3.4 53.5 49.7 - 33,990

1,123Healthcare Support $9.96 57.4 15.4 8.4 70.9 12.6 - 13,390

787Construction & Extraction $11.85 0.6 24.0 - 41.9 29.5 - -

708Personal Care & Service $10.60 37.9 27.7 - 80.9 33.5 30.2 -

667Management $32.97 7.3 1.2 3.3 5.7 86.1 77.5 19,940

560Community & Social Services $13.74 26.6 1.4 7.0 11.1 43.0 76.1 7,960

541Education, Training, & Library $16.90 41.0 9.6 1.7 17.7 57.1 66.2 31,200

502Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $14.64 6.0 5.8 2.5 33.3 35.7 - 19,940



283Architecture & Engineering $25.12 1.8 - - 5.3 67.8 92.9 -

159Life, Physical, & Social Science $25.26 7.5 13.8 2.7 7.5 74.8 86.8 5,890

36Legal $17.73 - - - - 69.4 80.6 -

Firm Size** 24,695 1,686Very Small (1-4 employees) 6.8 17.4 21.0 12.3 1.0 $18.35


536,036 29,266 $13.72 27.3 19.4 30.7 35.9 5.5Metro Overall 27.5



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Metro2007 quarter 2


The Metro region's 50.5 percent of vacancies reported to have been vacant for less than 30 days is the largest of the three regions. Occupation groups with a high percent of job vacancies in this category indicates that the supply of labor is meeting the demand for those jobs. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations had 98.5 percent of openings in this category, followed by legal occupations with 83.3 percent.

When vacancies have been open sixty or more days there may be a shortage of workers with the required specialty experience or education. Overall, employers in the Metro region reported 9.0 percent of job vacancies open 60 or more days, 6.5 percent of part-time, and 9.9 percent of full-time. Occupations with the highest percent of job vacancies in this category included 44.4 percent of computer and mathematical vacancies and 29.6 percent of life, physical, and social science vacancies.

The Metro region had 27.5 percent of vacancies reported always open, a fifth (21.3%) of full time and 43.9 percent of part time. This response category may indicate high turnover, or at times may indicate an extreme need for qualified applicants. Personal care and service occupations had 80.9 percent of job vacancies always open, followed by healthcare support with 70.9 percent. The Metro region had the lowest overall percent of vacancies always open of the three regions.

Metro Table 2b: Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group


%

60 + Days%

Always Open

%

Less Than 30 Days

%

PartTime

%Management 12.9 15.6 5.7 65.8 7.3Business & Financial Operations 9.3 7.8 1.4 81.5 1.4Computer & Mathematical 14.6 44.4 9.7 31.3 1.7Architecture & Engineering 21.9 18.0 5.3 54.8 1.8Life, Physical, & Social Science 16.4 29.6 7.5 46.5 7.5Community & Social Services 22.7 16.8 11.1 49.5 26.6Legal 16.7 - - 83.3 - Education, Training, & Library 12.0 4.6 17.7 65.6 41.0Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media 6.1 0.7 55.2 38.0 71.9Healthcare Practitioners& Technical 31.5 26.0 8.3 34.2 30.6Healthcare Support 12.2 0.6 70.9 16.3 57.4Protective Service 19.5 - 0.6 79.9 33.0Food Preparation & Serving-Related 4.0 1.6 47.1 47.3 72.2Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance 1.4 0.1 - 98.5 4.0Personal Care & Service 4.7 2.0 80.9 12.4 37.9Sales & Related 13.4 1.9 43.9 40.7 40.2Office & Administrative Support 22.9 10.1 12.7 54.3 25.2Construction & Extraction 16.1 25.2 41.9 16.8 0.6Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 26.1 14.3 33.3 26.3 6.0Production 10.4 9.3 53.5 26.9 11.2Transportation & Material Moving 8.5 1.7 67.4 22.3 19.5

Part Time 9.7 39.9 6.5 43.9

Full Time 14.2 54.5 9.9 21.3

13.0 9.0 27.5 50.5Metro Duration of Job Vacancies Overall 27.3


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Metro


2007 Quarter 2

Overall, health insurance was offered with six out of ten (60.6%) job vacancies in the Metro region. A third (35.9%) of part time job vacancies offered the benefit, as did seven out of ten (69.9%) full time job vacancies. Paid leave was offered with 62.6 percent of vacancies overall, seven out of ten full-time (71.0%) and four out of ten (40.5%) part-time. Retirement savings plans were offered least, 56.7 percent overall, 64.9 percent with full time and 35.0 percent with part-time vacancies. Health insurance, paid leave, and retirement savings plans were offered with full time job vacancies at almost twice the rate of part time vacancies (1.9, 1.8, and 1.9 respectfully).

Part time job vacancies had no benefits offered at twice (2.2) the rate of full time job vacancies. A third (34.8%) of the region's vacancies were offered no benefits overall, 26.3 percent of full time and 57.6 percent of part time.

Metro Table 3b: Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group

Major Occupation Group Title

HealthInsurance

%

AverageWageOffer

$

PartTime

%

PaidLeave

%

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

NoBenefits Offered

%

93.4 93.4 93.0Management $32.97 7.3 6.3

42.7 42.7 42.8Business & Financial Operations $23.07 1.4 57.2

99.2 99.2 99.3Computer & Mathematical $23.76 1.7 0.7

98.2 100.0 98.2Architecture & Engineering $25.12 1.8 -



97.2 97.2 97.2Legal $17.73 - -









67.7 64.5 53.5Sales & Related $9.65 40.2 30.8




93.4 88.5 85.6Production $13.86 11.2 5.9


$10.33 35.9 40.5 35.0Part Time 57.6

$14.99 69.9 71.0 64.9Full Time 26.3

62.6 56.7 $13.72Metro Benefits Overall 60.6 34.8


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Metro2007 Quarter 2

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation

Janitors and cleaners had the most vacancies in the metro region, with 3,845 estimated job vacancies. The employment estimate was not available for this occupation due to non-response in the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, preventing the job vacancy rate from being calculated. Almost all (93.7%) of these vacancies were temporary or seasonal and none were reported always open.

Job vacancies reported as always open may indicate high turnover or at times, an extreme need for qualified applicants. Of occupations with a substantial number of vacancies combined with a high rate always open, are home health aides with 286 vacancies and 99.7 percent always open, telemarketers with 403 vacancies, 91.6 percent always open, truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer with 909 job vacancies and 87.3 percent always open, packaging and filling machine operators and tenders with 345 vacancies and 79.7 percent always open and cashiers with 877 vacancies and 74.0 percent always open.

Metro Table 4b: Employment and Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation*

Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Janitor & Cleaner, Ex Maids & Hous $7.63 2.6 93.7 1.2 0.1 - 3,845 -

Registered Nurses $24.39 41.0 0.2 73.1 97.4 - 1,690 1.5

Retail Salespersons $8.85 35.4 15.6 1.1 0.2 - 1,218 19.5

Accountants and Auditors $24.04 - - 1.3 99.7 - 983 -

Personal Financial Advisors $26.60 - - 1.3 99.7 - 983 -

Truck Driver, Heavy & Tractor-Trail $18.73 - - 47.7 77.0 - 909 87.3

Food Preparation Workers $7.68 76.3 3.1 8.5 - - 878 63.0

Cashiers 7.2 $7.48 72.4 2.5 2.6 - 12,260 877 74.0

Combined Fd Prep and Serving Workrs $7.03 92.6 29.4 4.5 - - 807 67.8

Laborers & Frght, Stock, & Mat Move 8.8 $9.29 28.6 21.8 9.3 - 8,560 753 55.8

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attend $9.81 72.0 24.7 8.1 53.0 - 700 71.6

Waiters and Waitresses $4.91 65.8 11.0 12.6 - - 547 27.8

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants $7.81 96.4 8.6 2.9 - - 476 -

Customer Service Representatives 2.9 $10.41 24.3 2.2 55.3 19.3 15,560 445 12.1

Computer Support Specialists $17.37 1.9 - 27.8 79.1 - 431 -

Telemarketers 10.6 $8.16 26.3 - 1.0 - 3,810 403 91.6

Packaging & Filling Mach Op & Tend 24.3 $21.30 - - 95.7 95.7 1,420 345 79.7

Emplymnt, Recruitmnt, & Placem Spec $21.12 - - 30.1 79.3 - 299 4.0

Data Entry Keyers $11.89 36.9 1.4 3.1 2.4 - 290 -

Home Health Aides $9.43 38.5 - - 54.5 - 286 99.7

Interviewer, Ex Eligibility & Loan $11.06 51.6 32.1 23.5 4.3 - 277 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Fd Prep & Ser $13.47 - - 84.8 - - 263 61.2

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Office & Admi $14.54 - - 39.8 81.9 - 249 9.2

Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians $15.14 25.8 - 82.9 70.4 - 240 37.1

Sales Rep, Wholes & Man, Ex Tech/Sc $12.47 27.3 - 59.3 59.3 - 231 -

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 3.7 $8.67 56.3 6.9 12.1 11.3 6,200 231 59.7


Computer Programmers 7.7 $31.57 2.8 2.8 56.9 100.0 2,800 216 33.3

Child, Family, & Sch Social Workers $12.69 40.8 - 52.1 49.3 - 213 24.4

Bookkeepng, Accountng, & Aud Clerks 2.1 $10.32 40.6 1.9 13.0 19.8 10,050 207 -

Helpers--Production Workers $9.98 - - - - - 198 44.9

Personal and Home Care Aides $7.47 92.6 - 92.0 92.0 - 188 95.2

Maintenance & Repair Wkr, General $11.11 17.5 17.0 25.1 26.9 - 171 33.9

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5.4 $8.12 40.0 - 1.8 - 3,160 170 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Receptionists & Information Clerks $10.45 34.1 7.6 44.1 25.3 - 170 7.6

Amusement and Recreation Attendants 12.4 $9.77 9.7 98.8 9.7 - 1,330 165 90.3

Social and Human Service Assistants 7.1 $11.79 9.8 3.7 30.5 86.0 2,320 164 6.1

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant 9.2 $6.90 93.6 - 8.3 - 1,710 157 65.6

Shippng, Receivng, & Traffic Clerks $10.18 35.7 - - 0.6 - 154 -

Preschool Teachers, Ex Special Ed $7.91 68.0 - 54.9 3.9 - 153 15.0

Comp Software Engineers, Applicatns $27.07 0.7 0.7 99.3 100.0 - 149 -

Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants $14.20 2.7 1.3 65.8 26.2 - 149 -

Insurance Claim & Policy Proc Clerk 5.2 $13.44 0.7 - 56.8 17.6 2,830 148 -

Network Systems & Data Commun $21.45 4.4 - 82.4 98.5 - 136 -

Security Guards $13.30 11.8 0.7 53.7 79.4 - 136 -

File Clerks $10.40 - - 5.9 - - 135 93.3

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Worker 3.5 $8.77 0.7 73.9 74.6 1.5 3,780 134 -

Recreational Protective Service Wkr 29.6 $6.48 66.9 94.7 5.3 - 450 133 -

Baggage Porters and Bellhops $7.68 35.5 - 1.6 - - 124 81.5

Office Clerks, General 1.3 $10.72 17.1 27.6 39.0 11.4 9,170 123 -

Computer Systems Analysts $22.62 - 0.9 55.5 100.0 - 110 33.6

Truck Driver, Light or Delivery Ser $9.07 91.7 - - - - 109 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Retail Sales $15.50 5.6 - 94.4 32.4 - 108 -


Secretary, Ex Legal, Medicl & Exec 1.8 $10.40 6.5 - 23.4 1.9 5,980 107 -

Heating, Air Cond, & Refr Mech & In 9.4 $20.38 - - 50.9 74.5 1,130 106 -

Respiratory Therapists $20.89 1.0 - 100.0 100.0 - 100 -

Occupational Therapists $26.65 2.0 - 51.5 100.0 - 99 3.0

Medical Secretaries $11.97 44.4 - 4.0 4.0 - 99 -

Radiologic Technologists & Tech $20.53 1.0 - 51.0 97.9 - 96 -

Bill and Account Collectors $12.20 5.3 - 51.6 28.4 - 95 -

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, & Invest 3.5 $17.98 17.0 - 54.3 51.1 2,700 94 -

Accountants and Auditors $26.49 5.5 6.6 90.1 98.9 - 91 6.6

Bartenders 3.6 $4.38 11.0 - 13.2 - 2,510 91 -


Teacher Assistants $12.76 81.2 44.7 16.5 65.9 - 85 49.4

Advertising Sales Agents 12.5 $19.04 - - 4.7 3.5 680 85 96.5

Network and Computer Systems Admin 5.9 $27.75 - - 98.8 97.6 1,400 82 -

Financial Managers 5.1 $33.61 - - 92.4 94.9 1,550 79 43.0

Probat Officrs & Correct Treat Spec $14.18 - - 41.6 100.0 - 77 -

Credit Authorizrs, Checkrs, & Clerk $11.16 - - 9.5 - - 74 29.7

Dishwashers $7.37 38.0 29.6 - - - 71 93.0

Secondary Sch Teach, Ex Spec & Voc $24.88 25.7 - 67.1 94.3 - 70 -

Merchandise Display & Window Trim $7.14 91.4 82.9 - - - 70 -

Cooks, Restaurant $8.85 - - 42.9 - - 70 14.3

Automotive Service Tech & Mechanics 2.6 $16.14 - - 72.1 88.2 2,630 68 58.8

Dispatcher, Ex Police, Fire, & Ambu $12.11 - - 1.5 32.3 - 65 67.7

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Housekeeping $10.45 - - 26.6 - - 64 -

Carpenters $13.25 - - 69.8 - - 63 66.7

Highway Maintenance Workers 24.8 $11.88 - 77.4 45.2 - 250 62 -

Medical & Public Health Social Work $19.90 73.3 - 26.7 100.0 - 60 -

Food Service Managers 6.7 $18.88 16.9 - 5.1 - 880 59 -

Administrative Services Managers $32.70 - - 100.0 100.0 - 56 -

Medical Records & Health Info Tech $13.51 - - 17.9 16.1 - 56 -

Medical & Health Services Managers $27.33 - - 100.0 100.0 - 55 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Pharmacists $40.46 5.5 1.8 92.7 100.0 - 55 -

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers $12.57 - 51.0 49.0 - 100 49 53.1

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $26.63 2.1 - 95.8 100.0 - 48 4.2

Computer Operators 3.7 $13.34 - - 97.9 97.9 1,310 48 -

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 5.2 $9.25 95.8 - 4.2 - 920 48 -

Counter Attendnt, Cafe, Fd, Coffee $8.22 66.0 87.2 12.8 - - 47 87.2

Weldrs, Cuttrs, Solderers, & Brazer 3.7 $13.47 - 27.7 97.9 57.4 1,270 47 72.3

Comp, Benfits, & Job Analysis Spec $21.10 - - 54.3 54.3 - 46 -

Emergency Med Tech & Paramedic 21.9 $13.63 97.8 - 2.2 - 210 46 95.7

Dental Assistants $11.77 - - 97.8 53.3 - 45 -

Industrial Engineers $30.85 - - 100.0 100.0 - 44 -

Compliance Officer,Ex Ag,Con,Tran $20.01 - - 100.0 88.4 - 43 -

Financial Analysts $25.76 - - 100.0 95.3 - 43 -

All Other Sales and Related Workers $16.35 - - 48.8 48.8 - 43 -

Purchasing Managers $40.79 - - 100.0 100.0 - 42 -

Management Analysts $29.18 - - 97.6 95.2 - 42 -

Middle Sch Teachers, Ex Spec & Voc 1.9 $17.26 4.8 - 26.2 100.0 2,220 42 -

Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 4.9 $8.54 100.0 - - - 860 42 95.2

Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $15.79 - - 36.6 2.4 - 41 -

Training and Development Specialist $21.44 2.5 - 77.5 72.5 - 40 -

Civil Engineers $25.30 - - 67.5 92.5 - 40 -

AO Human Resource Train & Labor $19.63 - - 28.2 30.8 - 39 -

Inspect, Test, Sort, Samp, & Weigh $12.28 - - 43.6 7.7 - 39 2.6

Social and Community Service Mgr 10.6 $25.43 - 2.6 97.4 97.4 360 38 -

General and Operations Managers $43.31 - - 89.2 100.0 - 37 8.1

Comp Software Enginrs, Systems Soft $33.71 - - 75.7 100.0 - 37 24.3

Sales Managers $40.11 - - 94.4 100.0 - 36 -

Computer and Info Systems Managers $43.52 - - 100.0 100.0 - 36 -

Insurance Sales Agents 2.5 $18.47 - - 83.3 88.9 1,460 36 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Prod & Operat 1.6 $22.30 - - 80.6 66.7 2,210 36 -

Marketing Managers 5.6 $43.36 - - 94.1 100.0 610 34 -

Vocational Education Teachers $9.26 2.9 5.9 100.0 100.0 - 34 91.2

New Accounts Clerks $13.30 - - 76.5 23.5 - 34 -

Human Resources Assistant, Ex Pay $14.91 11.8 14.7 88.2 61.8 - 34 -

Comp, AutoTeller, & Off Mach Repair $11.46 - - 20.6 20.6 - 34 79.4

Database Administrators $28.12 - - 97.0 97.0 - 33 -

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2.1 $9.03 18.2 3.0 - - 1,590 33 60.6

Sales Rep, Wholes & Man, Tech & Sci $18.23 - - 71.9 96.9 - 32 68.8

Ed, Vocational, & Sch Counselors $16.58 3.2 - 71.0 100.0 - 31 -

Occupation Helth & Safty Specialist $17.22 - - 100.0 80.6 - 31 -

Billing & Posting Clerks & Mach Op $12.71 3.2 - 48.4 41.9 - 31 -

Market Research Analysts $24.20 13.3 13.3 80.0 86.7 - 30 -

Writers and Authors $12.76 - - 93.3 100.0 - 30 -

Productn, Plan, & Expeditng Clerk 1.7 $13.64 20.0 3.3 66.7 73.3 1,770 30 -

Ed Administrators, Postsecondary $40.97 34.5 - 65.5 65.5 - 29 -

Loan Officers 1.7 $22.49 - - 100.0 93.1 1,710 29 -

Recreation Workers 4.3 $8.91 - 72.4 27.6 27.6 680 29 -

AO Sales Representatives, Services $13.75 - - 79.3 27.6 - 29 -

Computer Hardware Engineers $30.63 - - 88.9 100.0 - 27 14.8

Paralegals and Legal Assistants $17.38 - - 81.5 96.3 - 27 -

Industrial Production Managers $16.98 - - 100.0 19.2 - 26 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 1.8 $8.76 80.8 - 3.8 - 1,410 26 15.4

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $7.82 50.0 - 50.0 - - 26 42.3

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2.9 $17.76 - - 100.0 88.5 900 26 -

Library Assistants, Clerical 7.6 $10.35 7.7 - 11.5 - 340 26 -

Electricians $10.82 - 3.8 7.7 7.7 - 26 -

Medical Assistants $12.11 - - 96.0 56.0 - 25 20.0

Food Scientists and Technologists $18.52 - - 100.0 100.0 - 24 -

Elementary Sch Teachers, Ex Spe Ed 0.5 $26.21 20.8 4.2 66.7 100.0 4,770 24 -

Whole & Retail Buyrs, Ex Farm Prod 2.9 $20.21 13.0 - 43.5 91.3 800 23 30.4

Advertising and Promotions Managers $39.59 - - 95.5 4.5 - 22 -

Instructional Coordinators $22.80 9.5 - 76.2 90.5 - 21 -

Public Relations Specialists $18.87 - - 100.0 100.0 - 21 -

Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instruc 1.9 $10.57 23.8 57.1 42.9 14.3 1,110 21 -

Insurance Underwriters 1.9 $18.63 - - 100.0 60.0 1,080 20 -

Electricl & Electrnic Enginrng Tech $19.61 - - 60.0 90.0 - 20 5.0

Engineering Managers $38.81 - - 100.0 100.0 - 18 -

Mechanical Engineers $28.05 - - 44.4 72.2 - 18 -

Automotive Body & Related Repairers $15.40 - - 33.3 100.0 - 18 33.3

Stationary Engineers & Boiler Oper $16.39 - - 83.3 22.2 - 18 -

Graphic Designers $18.72 - - 100.0 94.1 - 17 -

AO Healthcare Support Workers $10.62 52.9 - 23.5 - - 17 23.5

Speech-Language Pathologists 3.3 $24.15 12.5 - 31.3 100.0 480 16 -

Computer Science Teachers $24.57 - - 100.0 100.0 - 15 -

Sec, Commodities, & Fin Serv Sales $19.59 - - 46.7 73.3 - 15 -

Switchboard Operatrs, Inc Answering $11.74 20.0 - 100.0 53.3 - 15 -

Pharmacy Technicians $11.43 64.3 - 42.9 50.0 - 14 7.1


Personal Financial Advisors $26.60 - - 1.3 99.7 - 13 -

Electrical Engineers $29.91 - - 61.5 61.5 - 13 -

Nursing Instructors & Teachers $27.12 23.1 15.4 100.0 100.0 - 13 -

Medical and Clinic LabTechnologist $18.73 7.7 - 84.6 100.0 - 13 7.7

Reservation & Transprt Ticket Agent $8.95 46.2 - 92.3 - - 13 100.0

Compensation and Benefits Managers 5.5 $40.01 - - 100.0 100.0 220 12 -

Medical Scientists, Ex Epidemiolog $19.98 - - 100.0 100.0 - 12 50.0

Broadcast Technicians $20.01 - - 100.0 100.0 - 12 -

Physical Therapist Assistants 7.5 $13.36 8.3 - 8.3 25.0 160 12 8.3

Chief Executives $40.18 - - 90.9 100.0 - 11 -

AO Life, Physcl, & Social Sci Tech $13.33 9.1 - 54.5 100.0 - 11 -

Cardiovascular Technlgists & Tech $17.29 18.2 9.1 81.8 81.8 - 11 -

Eligibility Interviewers, Gov Prog 5.5 $11.19 9.1 - 63.6 - 200 11 -

Loan Interviewers and Clerks $13.43 - 18.2 100.0 36.4 - 11 -

Purch Agents & Buyers, Farm Prod 5.3 $25.47 - - 100.0 100.0 190 10 -

Architects, Ex Landscape & Naval $30.77 - - 100.0 100.0 - 10 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Non-retail $35.62 - - 100.0 100.0 - 10 -

Mail Clrks & Mail Mach Op, Ex Post $10.97 - - 60.0 - - 10 -

Human Resources Managers, All Other $48.43 - - 100.0 100.0 - 9 -

Special Ed Teach, Pre, Kind, & Elem 0.9 $25.59 55.6 - - 100.0 970 9 -

Training and Development Managers 5.0 $34.43 - - 87.5 100.0 160 8 -

Natural Sciences Managers 7.3 $40.62 - 25.0 100.0 100.0 110 8 -

Actuaries $42.86 - - 100.0 100.0 - 8 -

Operations Research Analysts $29.00 - - 100.0 87.5 - 8 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Landscape Architects $16.54 - - 25.0 100.0 - 8 -

All Other Postsecondary Teachers $50.56 25.0 25.0 62.5 100.0 - 8 -

Technical Writers 4.7 $23.98 - - 62.5 100.0 170 8 -

Psychiatric Technicians $10.62 - 25.0 62.5 62.5 - 8 -

Correctional Officers and Jailers $13.31 - - - - - 8 25.0

Order Clerks $10.30 12.5 - 25.0 - - 8 12.5

Bus & Truck Mechanc & Diesel Eng Sp 0.7 $15.00 - - 37.5 87.5 1,090 8 87.5

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $13.70 87.5 37.5 62.5 - - 8 50.0

Public Relations Managers $30.74 - - 28.6 100.0 - 7 -

AO Business Operations Specialists 0.2 $23.20 - - 71.4 100.0 3,800 7 -

AO Drafters $14.50 - - 85.7 100.0 - 7 -

Mental Health Counselors 2.2 $16.99 - 28.6 100.0 100.0 320 7 -

Art, Drama, & Music Teacher $25.82 14.3 - 85.7 100.0 - 7 -

Coaches and Scouts 1.1 $13.56 - 33.3 50.0 83.3 540 6 -

Occupational Therapist Assistants $16.76 - - - 100.0 - 6 -

Medical Transcriptionists 1.3 $12.35 - - 100.0 83.3 450 6 -

Managers, All Other $20.83 - - 60.0 100.0 - 5 -

Agricultural & Food Science Tech 2.4 $15.48 - - 100.0 80.0 210 5 -

Child Care Workers $7.58 60.0 - 20.0 - - 5 -

Credit Analysts 0.8 $21.80 - - 50.0 100.0 510 4 -

Chemists $25.61 - - 100.0 100.0 - 4 25.0

Mental Hlth & Substnce Abuse Social 0.8 $16.06 25.0 - 50.0 100.0 520 4 -

Business Teachers $32.26 - 100.0 75.0 100.0 - 4 -

Special Ed Teachers, Middle School $24.26 - - - 100.0 - 4 -

Librarians 0.8 $22.46 25.0 - 100.0 100.0 500 4 -

Radiation Therapists $25.08 - - 50.0 100.0 - 4 -

Athletic Trainers $18.74 - - 50.0 100.0 - 4 -

Medical Equipment Preparers $11.29 - - 100.0 - - 4 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Constr & Extr $18.30 - 25.0 75.0 - - 4 25.0

All Other Life Scientists $22.19 33.3 - 100.0 100.0 - 3 -

Clinical, Counsel, & Sch Psycholog 0.9 $25.81 - - 66.7 100.0 320 3 -

Special Ed Teachers, Secondary Sch 0.6 $22.32 - - 33.3 100.0 500 3 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Mech, Intall $25.18 - - 100.0 66.7 - 3 -




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Metro Table 5b: Job Vacancies and Industry Employment

The Metro region had 61.3 percent of the state's employment and 63.7 percent of the state's vacancies. The region had a 5.5 percent job vacancy rate, with 27.5 percent of the vacant jobs always open.

The administrative and waste services industry had the most job vacancies in the region, with an estimated 6,118 vacant positions; the job vancy rate for the industry was 17.6 percent; 15.2 percent of the vacancies were always open; with 5.6 percent part time. This industry comprised 6.5 percent of the Metro region's total employment and 20.9 percent of the region's total vacancies. Seven out of ten (71.7%) of the state's health administrative and waste services job vacancies are found in the Metro region.

The management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest job vacancy rate of all industries in the region, at 27.7 percent. This industry had 3,575 vacancies, of which 16.7 percent were always open and 35.9 percent were part time. Job vacancies in this industry paid an average of $19.42 per hour.

At 89.8 percent, the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry had the highest rate of job vacancies always open. This industry had a job vacancy rate of 3.2 percent. Nine out of ten (93.6%) of these job vacancies were part time.

Industry

Number of Job

Vacancies


Filled Jobs

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Temporary or

Seasonal%

Part Time

%

AverageWageOffer

$

Requiring Field or


%

Always Open

%

Requiring Education

Beyond High School

%



Accommodation & Food Services 8.8 7.64 3,806 48.4 11.1 73.6 11.8 43,217 0.1

Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 27.7 19.42 3,575 16.7 51.4 35.9 2.5 12,889 62.9

Retail Trade 5.2 8.92 3,216 47.3 15.6 44.8 3.5 61,334 14.9


Finance & Insurance 5.1 21.60 2,035 4.1 36.2 3.4 0.9 39,555 76.7

Professional & Technical Services 5.4 19.69 1,717 29.5 37.4 11.4 17.3 31,664 68.0

Transportation & Warehousing 4.4 16.64 1,194 75.2 40.2 5.6 - 27,258 61.2

Manufacturing 2.6 15.46 1,101 31.9 48.7 6.4 2.6 42,880 36.6

Education Services 1.6 19.00 793 13.0 67.5 24.3 11.1 49,208 76.2

Construction 2.4 13.21 731 33.2 31.7 - 17.8 30,885 11.9

Public Administration 2.5 13.84 616 4.1 37.7 17.2 37.8 24,226 37.3

Other Services 3.6 16.85 557 2.5 16.3 52.2 46.9 15,519 41.7

Wholesale Trade 1.9 13.84 383 3.4 43.6 1.6 15.7 20,029 67.6

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.2 18.62 295 89.8 6.8 93.6 1.7 9,309 6.1

Information 1.8 17.56 283 14.8 61.1 19.8 2.1 15,345 41.0

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 1.5 10.08 111 - - - - 7,176 3.6

Utilities 1.3 21.72 62 1.6 64.5 12.9 8.1 4,847 71.0

10.33 7,997 17.6 18.2 43.9 14.4Part Time

14.99 21,269 35.6 42.6 21.3 21.3Full Time

536,036 29,266 13.72 27.3 19.4 30.7 35.9 5.5Metro Overall 27.5


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Benefits offered are highly correlated with job type (part-time or full-time) and temporary or seasonal job vacancies. This can readily be seen with the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry where 89.8 percent of the vacancies had no benefits offered and 93.6 percent of the vacancies were part time. The accommodation and food services industry is another example, with 73.3 percent of vacancies offered no benefits, and 73.6 percent of the vacancies part-time.

Overall, a third (34.8%) of the job vacancies in the Metro region had no benefits offered, a quarter (26.3%) of full time, and 57.6 percent of part time.

Metro Table 6a: Benefits Offered by Industry

Industry

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

Paid Leave

%

Health Insurance

%

PartTime

%

AverageWageOffer

$

No Benefits Offered

%

Utilities 91.9 91.9 91.9 12.9 21.72 8.1

Construction 100.0 92.6 67.4 0.0 13.21 -

Manufacturing 92.5 84.7 84.4 6.4 15.46 5.2

Wholesale Trade 82.8 82.8 56.1 1.6 13.84 17.2

Retail Trade 76.7 72.9 64.1 44.8 8.92 22.1


Information 90.8 85.2 85.2 19.8 17.56 9.2


Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 71.2 71.2 71.2 0.0 10.08 28.8








Other Services 47.8 47.8 47.8 52.2 16.85 52.2


10.33 40.5 35.0Part Time 35.9 57.6

14.99 71.0 64.9Full Time 69.9 26.3

60.6 62.6 56.7 13.72Metro Benefits Overall 34.8


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45.5%

23.8%30.7%

Others


No Experience



Metro

37.3%

26.8%

8.6% 7.0%

18.9%

1.5%

Others


Metro


High Schoolor GED

VocationalTraining

Associate'sDegree

Bachelor'sDegree

AdvancedDegree



MetroNo Education Requirement $8.52









Experience RequirementIn the Metro region 45.5 percent of the job vacancies required no work experience, 23.8 percent required some work experience, and 30.7 percent required related work experience. The wage offer for vacacant positions that required no experience averaged $11.23 per hour, those that required some work experience was $10.91 per hour, and job vacancies that required experience related to the position offered an average hourly wage of $19.58.

Education RequirementNo education was required for 37.3 percent of the job vacancies in the Metro region and paid an average wage of $8.52 per hour. A quarter (26.8%) required completion of a high school diploma or GED and offered an average pay of $10.94 per hour. Some form of post secondary education was required by 36.0 percent of the vacancies in the Metro region. The average wage offer for vacancies requiring vocational training was $15.58 per hour; those requiring Associate's degree averaged $17.34 per hour; vacant positions requiring a Bachelor's degree offered an average of $24.54 per hour; and vacancies requiring an Advanced degree paid $29.19 per hour on average.


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Eastern

Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group and Firm SizeThe job vacancy rate for the Eastern region was 4.9 percent overall. Small businesses had the highest vacancy rate of 8.7 percent, and large firms had the lowest rate of 2.5 percent. Firms employing fewer than 50 employees hired 49.3 percent of the region's employment, and accounted for 64.2 percent of the job vacancies.

Food preparation and serving-related Occupations, with 2,391 vacant positions, accounted for 19.1 percent of the Eastern region's vacancies. This occupation had a vacancy rate of 11.2 percent, 57.7 percent of these job vacancies were always open, and two thirds (65.0%) were part time. The top four vacancy occupations of food preparation and serving-related (19.1%), sales and related (11.8%), production (10.3%), and healthcare support (7.8%), accounted for half (49.0%) of the regions vacancies.

With a job vacancy rate of 32.2 percent, the occupation group of farming, fishing, and forestry had the highest job vacancy rate for the region. Three fourths (77.7%) of these vacancies were part time and temporary or seasonal. Job vacancy rates could not be calculated for many occupation groups due to non disclosable employment estimates. Of those that were available, high job vacancy rates included food preparation and serving-related (11.2%); healthcare support (10.8%); and community and social services (5.2%).

Part Time

%

Number of

Job Vacancies


Temporaryor

Seasonal%

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Always Open

%


Jobs*


Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%


Eastern Table 1c: Employment and Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group


1,472Sales & Related $7.92 54.9 6.7 - 66.5 2.8 - -

1,289Production $10.64 10.2 7.4 3.2 61.6 27.3 - 39,710

969Healthcare Support $8.66 39.2 - 10.8 68.2 5.1 54.6 9,010

903Transportation & Material Moving $12.04 16.7 25.4 4.2 35.4 49.8 - 21,450

800Construction & Extraction $10.80 14.0 18.8 - 35.1 14.6 - -

765Healthcare Practitioners& Technical $20.09 30.5 0.8 - 29.0 31.2 93.5 -

640Office & Administrative Support $8.93 35.3 3.4 - 30.3 16.4 - -

538Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $14.00 - 5.0 4.2 18.6 78.1 - 12,710

515Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $9.09 77.7 77.7 32.2 - - - 1,600

481Education, Training, & Library $22.35 40.7 1.0 2.9 0.8 19.3 75.5 16,460

341Personal Care & Service $9.46 62.2 38.7 - 53.7 56.6 - -

291Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance $8.56 41.9 25.4 3.3 48.5 24.4 - 8,780

247Business & Financial Operations $13.74 - - 3.8 16.6 10.5 29.6 6,490


194Community & Social Services $12.05 43.3 - 5.2 14.4 73.2 72.2 3,750

193Management $28.64 2.6 0.5 2.8 10.4 72.0 83.9 6,920


72Life, Physical, & Social Science $23.38 1.4 - 3.7 - 56.9 90.3 1,950

48Architecture & Engineering $26.35 - - - 8.3 68.8 95.8 -

18Computer & Mathematical $29.60 - - 1.3 - 61.1 - 1,410

Firm Size** 18,392 1,591Very Small (1-4 employees) 8.7 18.5 27.1 41.4 14.5 $10.11


257,257 12,494 $10.93 38.7 10.3 22.3 25.3 4.9Eastern Overall 43.6



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In the Eastern region of Nebraska a third (34.7%) of the job vacancies were open less than 30 days, where there is a balance between supply and demand. Vacancies for education, training, and library occupations had the greatest percent in this category at 83.2 percent.

Vacancies that have been open 60 or more days reflect a need for specific training or experience that may be difficult to find. Overall, one in ten (11.2%) of the region's vacancies were in this category, 7.3 percent of part-time and 13.6 percent of full time. Employers reported two thirds (66.7%) of the life, physical, and social science job vacancies open 60 or more days, followed by 63.2 percent of arts, design, entertainment, sports and media job vacancies.

Four out of ten (43.6%) of the vacancies in the Eastern region were always open, which is an indication of either high turnover or an extreme need for qualified applicants. Employers reported two thirds of healthcare support (68.2%) and sales and related (66.5%) vacancies always open. Four out of ten (39.2%) of the healthcare support vacancies were part time, and over half (54.9%) of the sales and related vacancies were part time. Little difference was found between full-time and part-time vacancies, with 43.3 percent of full-time, and 44.1 percent of part-time vacancies always open.

Eastern Table 2c: Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group


%

60 + Days%

Always Open

%

Less Than 30 Days

%

PartTime

%Management 30.6 14.0 10.4 45.1 2.6Business & Financial Operations 4.0 - 16.6 79.4 - Computer & Mathematical 11.1 27.8 - 61.1 - Architecture & Engineering 18.8 58.3 8.3 14.6 - Life, Physical, & Social Science 1.4 66.7 - 31.9 1.4Community & Social Services - 9.3 14.4 76.3 43.3Education, Training, & Library 9.6 6.4 0.8 83.2 40.7Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media 1.0 63.2 16.2 19.6 81.9Healthcare Practitioners& Technical 13.1 32.0 29.0 25.9 30.5Healthcare Support 4.6 3.7 68.2 23.4 39.2Protective Service 43.1 - 47.2 9.8 39.8Food Preparation & Serving-Related 12.0 2.1 57.7 28.1 65.0Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance 6.9 9.3 48.5 35.4 41.9Personal Care & Service 29.6 - 53.7 16.7 62.2Sales & Related 6.6 5.4 66.5 21.5 54.9Office & Administrative Support 8.8 5.9 30.3 55.0 35.3Farming, Fishing, & Forestry - 22.3 - 77.7 77.7Construction & Extraction 8.5 34.0 35.1 22.4 14.0Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 13.6 9.9 18.6 58.0 - Production 10.2 6.1 61.6 22.2 10.2Transportation & Material Moving 17.3 12.7 35.4 34.6 16.7

Part Time 12.6 36.0 7.3 44.1

Full Time 9.2 33.9 13.6 43.3

10.5 11.2 43.6 34.7Eastern Duration of Job Vacancies Overall 38.7


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2007 Quarter 2

Overall, health insurance was offered with 58.4 percent of the vacancies in the Eastern region. Full-time vacancies were offered the benefit at 3.7 times the rate of part-time vacancies in this region. Paid leave, the benefit offered most, was offered with two thirds (66.6%) of vacancies overall, 88.3 percent with full-time and a third (32.2%) of part-time vacancies. Retirement savings plan or pension was offered with 58.7 percent of the job vacancies, 89.0 percent of full-time and 26.5 percent of part time.

Employers reported that 29.4 percent of the vacancies in the region had no benefits offered, 8.6 percent of full-time and 62.3 percent of part-time.

Eastern Table 3c: Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group


HealthInsurance

%

AverageWageOffer

$

PartTime

%

PaidLeave

%

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

NoBenefits Offered

%

95.3 95.3 100.0Management $28.64 2.6 -

100.0 100.0 100.0Business & Financial Operations $13.74 - -

100.0 100.0 100.0Computer & Mathematical $29.60 - -

100.0 100.0 100.0Architecture & Engineering $26.35 - -

100.0 100.0 100.0Life, Physical, & Social Science $23.38 1.4 -










48.0 48.3 43.8Sales & Related $7.92 54.9 45.2


22.3 22.3 22.3Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $9.09 77.7 77.7


93.3 100.0 88.3Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $14.00 - -

76.0 82.7 74.6Production $10.64 10.2 14.0


$8.67 22.1 32.2 26.5Part Time 62.3

$12.36 81.3 88.3 79.0Full Time 8.6

66.6 58.7 $10.93Eastern Benefits Overall 58.4 29.4


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Eastern2007 Quarter 2

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation

In the Eastern region, telemarketers had the most vacancies with 992 estimated openings, half (49.4%) of these vacancies were part-time and 85.1 percent were reported always open. The occupation had the highest job vacancy rate for the region of 90.2 percent. Construction laborers had the second highest job vacancy rate of 58.3 percent of the 601 job vacancies.

Job vacancies that are always open have a high rate of turnover or an extreme need of applicants with special training or education. Occupations with exceptionally high percentage of job vacancies that are always open combined with a large number of vacancies include combined food preparation and serving workers (99.1%), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (63.9%), and helpers - production workers (61.8%).

Eastern Table 4c: Employment and Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation*

Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Telemarketers 90.2 $7.79 49.4 4.0 - 4.0 1,100 992 85.1

Combined Fd Prep and Serving Workrs 21.8 $6.83 47.7 - - - 4,430 966 99.1

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attend $8.71 21.2 - 0.9 63.7 - 684 63.9


Truck Driver, Heavy & Tractor-Trail 6.9 $14.40 4.4 18.7 74.8 22.9 6,980 481 35.8

Food Preparation Workers $7.30 89.6 - - - - 461 11.9

Waiters and Waitresses 10.2 $3.40 86.4 - - - 4,210 428 63.6

Helpers--Production Workers $9.72 11.9 9.9 - - - 403 61.8

Registered Nurses 7.1 $20.28 50.8 - 25.4 94.1 4,290 303 46.2

Bartenders 20.4 $6.05 81.2 1.0 44.9 - 1,430 292 23.6

Retail Salespersons $8.27 84.5 2.3 10.6 0.8 - 264 32.6

Weldrs, Cuttrs, Solderers, & Brazer 10.5 $12.07 - - 73.2 6.0 2,240 235 70.6


Compliance Officer,Ex Ag,Con,Tran 48.3 $12.49 - - 1.7 2.3 360 174 -

Janitor & Cleaner, Ex Maids & Hous $9.48 19.0 - 41.1 - - 158 63.3

Office Clerks, General 3.0 $8.55 26.7 - 23.3 44.0 5,010 150 -

Recreation Workers 26.9 $7.07 96.4 96.4 3.6 3.6 510 137 -

Cashiers 1.5 $6.20 72.3 40.0 - - 8,420 130 19.2

Customer Service Representatives 5.9 $9.36 4.1 - 5.8 4.1 2,050 121 56.2

Automotive Service Tech & Mechanics 6.9 $12.39 - - 88.3 100.0 1,740 120 -

Heating, Air Cond, & Refr Mech & In 21.5 $13.94 - 24.1 75.9 75.9 520 112 -

Maintenance & Repair Wkr, General $11.43 - - 80.6 10.2 - 108 -

Meat, Poultry, & Fsh Cuttrs & Trim 1.6 $11.69 - - - - 6,280 102 94.1

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 5.7 $8.36 33.7 - 14.7 - 1,680 95 -

Secondary Sch Teach, Ex Spec & Voc $19.90 12.8 - 37.2 100.0 - 94 -

Child, Family, & Sch Social Workers $8.74 92.1 - 48.3 41.6 - 89 31.5


Farm Equipment Mechanics 6.8 $14.79 - - 100.0 57.5 1,170 80 57.5

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Worker 5.2 $7.30 72.0 98.7 - - 1,450 75 53.3

Laborers & Frght, Stock, & Mat Move 1.7 $7.91 67.1 1.4 - - 4,010 70 30.0

Medical & Health Services Managers 12.3 $21.17 - - 47.8 73.9 560 69 -

Truck Driver, Light or Delivery Ser $12.19 68.7 34.3 62.7 - - 67 98.5

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 2.6 $8.00 33.3 - 7.9 4.8 2,440 63 44.4

Medical & Public Health Social Work 33.9 $13.71 - - 96.7 100.0 180 61 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Recreational Protective Service Wkr 14.1 $7.09 82.8 82.8 - - 410 58 -

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3.4 $7.67 65.5 - 10.3 - 1,700 58 1.7

Secretary, Ex Legal, Medicl & Exec 1.5 $9.42 - - 56.9 12.1 3,760 58 -

Shippng, Receivng, & Traffic Clerks 4.7 $9.89 - 40.7 - - 1,150 54 -

Machinists 4.7 $10.97 - - 88.9 84.4 960 45 15.6

Maintenance Workers, Machinery $15.68 - - 65.9 38.6 - 44 50.0

Speech-Language Pathologists 16.5 $19.19 - - 44.2 100.0 260 43 -

Elementary Sch Teachers, Ex Spe Ed 1.3 $19.62 - - 26.8 100.0 3,270 41 -

Comp-Control Mach Tool Op, M/P 6.1 $12.74 - - 53.8 41.0 640 39 94.9

Receptionists & Information Clerks $9.07 94.7 - - 94.7 - 38 -

Teacher Assistants $9.45 27.0 13.5 - 24.3 - 37 10.8

Cutting & Slicng Mach Setters, Oper 14.4 $12.34 - - 80.6 66.7 250 36 86.1

Counter Attendnt, Cafe, Fd, Coffee $8.10 5.7 - 82.9 - - 35 77.1

Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitte $10.56 - - 100.0 12.9 - 31 -

Multiple Mach Tool Sett, Oper, M/P 10.0 $10.49 - 71.4 28.6 17.9 280 28 -

Physical Therapist Assistants 16.3 $13.71 - - 23.1 76.9 160 26 73.1

All Other Assemblers & Fabricators 3.2 $11.04 - - 54.2 - 740 24 100.0

Packaging & Filling Mach Op & Tend 1.7 $10.84 - - - - 1,360 23 -

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operator $10.01 - - 91.3 - - 23 91.3

Special Ed Teachers, Secondary Sch 7.9 $18.90 - - - 100.0 280 22 -

Ed, Vocational, & Sch Counselors 5.1 $18.60 - - 95.2 100.0 410 21 -

Occupational Therapists 11.7 $24.67 - - - 100.0 180 21 100.0

Physician Assistants $35.65 90.0 - 100.0 100.0 - 20 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Prod & Operat 1.0 $20.04 - - 100.0 84.2 1,930 19 -

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $7.26 66.7 - - - - 18 -

Industrial Engineers 6.8 $28.03 - - 47.1 94.1 250 17 5.9

Biological Science Teachers $40.35 31.3 - 6.3 100.0 - 16 -

All Other Postsecondary Teachers $26.38 - - 100.0 100.0 - 16 -

Business Teachers $32.26 100.0 - - 100.0 - 15 -

Mechanical Engineers 4.7 $23.55 - - 92.9 100.0 300 14 21.4

Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians $14.63 - - 57.1 85.7 - 14 -

Emergency Med Tech & Paramedic 6.7 $16.60 21.4 - 7.1 57.1 210 14 35.7

Medical Records & Health Info Tech 3.0 $13.82 50.0 - 50.0 64.3 460 14 -

Amusement and Recreation Attendants 2.2 $8.94 91.7 - 41.7 8.3 540 12 -

Inspect, Test, Sort, Samp, & Weigh $13.30 - 8.3 41.7 33.3 - 12 -

Ed Administrators, Postsecondary 4.6 $24.26 - 9.1 81.8 100.0 240 11 -

General and Operations Managers 0.6 $44.36 - - 100.0 66.7 1,420 9 -

Computer Programmers 3.3 $28.59 - - 77.8 88.9 270 9 -

Whole & Retail Buyrs, Ex Farm Prod 2.3 $11.63 - - 25.0 75.0 350 8 -

Interpreters and Translators $16.28 100.0 - 87.5 87.5 - 8 -

Child Care Workers 0.9 $7.70 100.0 - - - 900 8 -

Bookkeepng, Accountng, & Aud Clerks 0.1 $11.42 25.0 - 75.0 25.0 6,240 8 37.5

Training and Development Specialist $16.89 - - 85.7 100.0 - 7 -

Middle Sch Teachers, Ex Spec & Voc 0.4 $28.21 - - - 100.0 1,590 7 -

Accountants and Auditors 0.5 $26.98 - - 83.3 100.0 1,200 6 -

AO Physicians & Surgeons $77.15 - - 100.0 100.0 - 6 -

Respiratory Therapists $20.87 16.7 - 16.7 100.0 - 6 50.0

Medical Equipment Preparers $12.47 83.3 - 16.7 - - 6 -

Social and Human Service Assistants 0.4 $11.89 40.0 - 40.0 60.0 1,330 5 -

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $24.46 20.0 - 20.0 100.0 - 5 100.0

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Mech, Intall $27.02 - - 40.0 60.0 - 5 -


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Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Computer Systems Analysts 2.7 $32.50 - - 50.0 100.0 150 4 -

Electrical Engineers $34.30 - - 50.0 100.0 - 4 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Office & Admi $18.32 - - 100.0 100.0 - 4 25.0

Vocational Education Teachers $19.12 - - 100.0 100.0 - 3 -

Cardiovascular Technlgists & Tech $20.66 66.7 - - 33.3 - 3 -

Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants 0.2 $13.70 - - 100.0 33.3 1,540 3 -




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Eastern Table 5c: Job Vacancies and Industry Employment

The Eastern region had 29.4 percent of the state's employment and 27.2 percent of the state's job vacancies. At 4.9 percent, the job vacancy rate for the region was four tenths of a percentage point lower than the state's overall job vacancy rate of 5.3 percent. Overall, employers in this region reported constantly hiring four out of ten (43.6%) of the vacant positions. The average wage offer in the region was $10.93 per hour.

With 2,379 job vacancies, the administrative and waste services industry had 19.0 percent of the region's total vacancies and employed 3.3 percent of the region's total employment. The industry also had the highest job vacancy rate in the region, of 28.4 percent. Seven out of ten (70.7%) of these vacancies were always open, and a fifth (21.8%) were part time.

The accommodation and food services industry had the second most job vacancies, with 2,030 estimated vacancies, a job vacancy rate of 10.8 percent, and 62.7 percent of the vacancies always open. The industries of manufacturing and health care and social assistance followed closely, with 1,756 and 1,694 job vacancies respectively. The job vacancy rate for these industries was lower than the region's overall 4.9 percent, at 3.5 percent in manufacturing and 4.7 percent in healthcare and social assistance. The average wage for these industries was higher than the region average of $10.93 per hour, at $11.26 and $13.63 per hour respectively.

At 43.6 percent, the Eastern region had the highest rate of vacancies reported always open, 10.9 percentage points higher than the statewide average of 32.7 percent.

Industry

Number of Job

Vacancies


Filled Jobs

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Temporary or

Seasonal%

Part Time

%

AverageWageOffer

$

Requiring Field or


%

Always Open

%

Requiring Education

Beyond High School

%




Manufacturing 3.5 11.26 1,756 41.6 27.8 25.7 26.2 50,433 13.2


Retail Trade 2.0 8.61 649 29.9 19.4 58.7 1.2 32,174 9.6

Construction 5.7 11.29 646 - 30.7 - 20.9 11,407 12.5

Education Services 2.6 22.41 635 0.6 35.9 25.7 1.1 24,414 84.3

Wholesale Trade 4.3 10.59 583 23.7 24.0 19.7 35.5 13,426 19.7

Transportation & Warehousing 6.3 13.88 554 50.5 53.4 24.7 11.4 8,726 20.6


Other Services 4.0 10.79 315 58.1 77.8 38.4 11.7 7,927 77.8

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 11.3 8.04 286 45.5 - 100.0 10.8 2,532 -

Professional & Technical Services 3.9 7.78 189 65.1 17.5 82.5 - 4,810 -

Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 9.4 6.42 137 2.2 1.5 66.4 0.7 1,464 5.8

Information 3.2 25.71 96 - 54.2 3.1 - 2,992 54.2

Finance & Insurance 0.4 11.83 41 58.5 29.3 14.6 4.9 9,348 80.5

Utilities 0.7 28.64 21 - 81.0 - - 3,034 95.2


8.67 4,833 8.6 14.4 44.1 18.0Part Time

12.36 7,661 30.9 32.3 43.3 5.5Full Time

257,257 12,494 10.93 38.7 10.3 22.3 25.3 4.9Eastern Overall 43.6


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Benefits offers are highly correlated with job type, with part time vacancies offered benefits less often than full time vacancies. This is evident in the industry of arts, entertainment, and recreation, where employers reported 100 percent of their job vacancies having no benefits offered, and the same percent of job vacancies part-time.

The industries of finance and insurance, transportation and warehousing, and construction had some combination of benefits offered with all job vacancies.

Eastern Table 6a: Benefits Offered by Industry

Industry

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

Paid Leave

%

Health Insurance

%

PartTime

%

AverageWageOffer

$

No Benefits Offered

%

Natural Resources & Mining - - - 0.0 9.00 100.0

Utilities 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 28.64 -

Construction 87.5 83.3 83.3 0.0 11.29 -

Manufacturing 65.6 69.2 66.1 25.7 11.26 27.1

Wholesale Trade 56.6 60.5 56.6 19.7 10.59 39.5

Retail Trade 60.6 60.4 62.6 58.7 8.61 25.0


Information 96.9 96.9 100.0 3.1 25.71 -







Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation - - - 100.0 8.04 100.0


Other Services 82.2 82.2 82.2 38.4 10.79 17.8


8.67 32.2 26.5Part Time 22.1 62.3

12.36 88.3 79.0Full Time 81.3 8.6

58.4 66.6 58.7 10.93Eastern Benefits Overall 29.4


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52.8%

24.9% 22.3%

Others


No Experience



Eastern

37.5% 37.1%

11.4%

5.2% 5.3% 3.4%

Others


Eastern


High Schoolor GED

VocationalTraining

Associate'sDegree

Bachelor'sDegree

AdvancedDegree



EasternNo Education Requirement $8.22









Experience RequirementIn the Eastern region half of the job vacancies (52.8%) had no experience requirement and offered an average wage of $9.53 per hour. Some work experience was required for 24.9 percent of the vacancies which paid an average of $10.13 per hour. Related work experience was required for 22.3 percent of the vacancies which offered $15.15 per hour on average.

Education RequirementNo education was required with 37.5 percent of the regions vacancies, which paid an average starting wage of $8.22 per hour. Another 37.1 percent of the job vacancies required completion of a high school diploma or GED and had an average wage offer of $9.49 per hour. A quarter (25.3%) of the vacancies in the Eastern region required post secondary education. The average wage offer increased as the educational requirement increased. Average hourly wage offers were $11.56 for vacancies requiring vocational training, $15.57 for those requiring an associate's degree, $22.26 for a bachelor's degree, and $29.52 for vacancies requiring an advanced degree.


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2007 Quarter 2

Western

Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group and Firm SizeThe Western region's job vacancy rate of 5.2 percent was comparable to the state's 5.3 percent. Very small businesses had the highest vacancy rate of 7.2 percent, and large firms had the lowest rate of 3.6 percent. Firms that employed fewer than 50 employees hired 59.6 percent of the region's employment, yet accounted for two thirds (65.4%) of the vacancies.

Half (47.6%) of the area's vacancies were in the occupation groups of food preparation and serving-related (26.7%), office and administrative support (7.3%), sales and related (6.9%), and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (6.7%). Food preparation and serving-related, with 1,118 job vacancies had the most vacancies in the region, a job vacancy rate of 14.7 percent, 63.8 percent of the vacancies always open, and 58.9 percent part-time.

Protective service occupations had the highest job vacancy rate in the region of 16.1percent, with almost all of the vacacanciestemporart or seasonal (96.8%) and part-time (97.4%).

Personal care and service occupations had the highest rate of vacancies always open, with 92.4 percent. Production occupations, with 78.6 percent always open and construction and extraction with 64.4 percent always open followed.

Part Time

%

Number of

Job Vacancies


Temporaryor

Seasonal%

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Always Open

%


Jobs*


Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%


Western Table 1d: Employment and Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group


305Office & Administrative Support $12.84 13.8 3.3 2.1 17.7 25.2 - 14,410

287Sales & Related $9.66 58.9 8.7 2.9 36.6 20.2 - 9,740

282Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance $8.27 45.7 19.1 9.1 - 16.3 - 3,100

281Healthcare Practitioners& Technical $22.86 4.6 - 6.4 8.9 34.2 79.4 4,370

263Transportation & Material Moving $10.32 30.4 26.6 4.8 - 30.0 - 5,510

233Construction & Extraction $10.64 2.1 2.1 7.4 64.4 36.9 - 3,140

229Healthcare Support $10.22 30.1 19.2 8.5 33.6 13.1 - 2,680


172Personal Care & Service $11.54 51.2 - 12.6 92.4 94.2 - 1,370

161Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $11.84 6.8 6.8 3.6 50.3 12.4 - 4,480

159Production $9.80 17.0 2.5 2.3 78.6 55.3 - 6,860

94Education, Training, & Library $19.36 11.7 5.3 1.6 - 24.5 94.7 5,970

77Management $29.20 - 1.3 3.5 2.6 94.8 87.0 2,230

58Life, Physical, & Social Science $21.38 29.3 34.5 10.9 - 65.5 69.0 530

50Business & Financial Operations $20.96 - 6.0 2.5 14.0 66.0 - 1,970

30Computer & Mathematical $24.80 - 6.7 6.0 3.3 83.3 86.7 500

20Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media $13.54 - 15.0 2.4 5.0 100.0 - 840

19Architecture & Engineering $23.10 - 10.5 4.1 10.5 100.0 - 460

18Community & Social Services $16.14 33.3 - 1.5 27.8 38.9 72.2 1,240

Firm Size** 7,277 525Very Small (1-4 employees) 7.2 38.1 8.4 27.8 51.6 $12.99

40,768 2,212Small (5-49 employees) 5.4 34.8 19.1 44.5 20.3 12.3 $9.98 20,102 993Medium (50-249 employees) 4.9 45.0 9.4 31.5 23.9 25.3 $12.79 12,443 452Large (250 or more employees) 3.6 24.8 4.2 16.8 38.3 41.4 $18.06

80,590 4,182 $11.90 36.3 13.8 27.0 25.0 5.2Western Overall 36.5



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The Western region had 28.5 percent of the job vacancies reported open less than 30 days, the lowest of the three regions, where there was a balance between supply and demand. A quarter (27.6%) of part time vacancies were open less than 30 days, and three out of ten (29.0%) full-time.Ninety five percent of both the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media vacancies were in this category. followed by 73.7 percent of architecture and engineering vacancies.

The Western region's 11.5 percent of vacancies reported open 60 or more days was the highest of all regions. Vacancies in this category may require specific education or training, making them more difficult to fill. Life, physical, and social science occupations, with 91.4 percent, had the greatest percent of job vacancies in this category, followed by management occupations with 51.9 percent.

Over a third (36.5%) of the region's vacancies were always open, 38.1 percent of part time vacancies and a 35.6 percent of full time, where we find high turnover occupations. At 92.4 percent, personal care and service occupations had the greatest percent of vacancies in this category, followed by 78.6 percent of production and 64.4 percent of construction and extraction vacancies.

Western Table 2d: Duration of Job Vacancies by Major Occupation Group


%

60 + Days%

Always Open

%

Less Than 30 Days

%

PartTime

%Management 5.2 51.9 2.6 40.3 - Business & Financial Operations 24.0 18.0 14.0 44.0 - Computer & Mathematical 30.0 36.7 3.3 30.0 - Architecture & Engineering 5.3 10.5 10.5 73.7 - Life, Physical, & Social Science - 91.4 - 8.6 29.3Community & Social Services 16.7 50.0 27.8 5.6 33.3Education, Training, & Library 34.0 22.3 - 43.6 11.7Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media - - 5.0 95.0 - Healthcare Practitioners& Technical 23.8 15.7 8.9 51.6 4.6Healthcare Support 12.7 35.8 33.6 17.9 30.1Protective Service 97.4 - 0.5 2.1 97.4Food Preparation & Serving-Related 4.3 4.5 63.8 27.5 58.9Bldg & Grounds Cleaning&Maintenance 55.3 - - 44.7 45.7Personal Care & Service - - 92.4 7.6 51.2Sales & Related 17.1 36.6 36.6 9.8 58.9Office & Administrative Support 14.1 3.6 17.7 64.6 13.8Construction & Extraction 13.7 - 64.4 21.9 2.1Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 4.3 5.6 50.3 39.8 6.8Production 1.9 13.8 78.6 5.7 17.0Transportation & Material Moving 69.6 5.7 - 24.7 30.4

Part Time 25.9 27.6 8.4 38.1

Full Time 22.0 29.0 13.4 35.6

23.4 11.5 36.5 28.5Western Duration of Job Vacancies Overall 36.3


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2007 Quarter 2

In the Western region two thirds (65.0%) of the job vacancies were offered paid leave, with 85.8 percent of full-time and 28.4 percent of part time vacancies offering the benefit. Health insurance was offered with 46.6 percent of vacancies overall, 62.4 percent of full-time and 18.9 percent of part-time. Retirement savings plan was offered with 42.9 percent overall, 59.1 percent of full-time and 14.4 percent of part-time.

No benefits were offered with three out of ten (30.7%) job vacancies, 13.3 percent of full-time and 61.2 percent of part-time.

Western Table 3d: Benefits Offered by Major Occupation Group


HealthInsurance

%

AverageWageOffer

$

PartTime

%

PaidLeave

%

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

NoBenefits Offered

%

100.0 100.0 100.0Management $29.20 - -

100.0 100.0 100.0Business & Financial Operations $20.96 - -

96.7 96.7 96.7Computer & Mathematical $24.80 - 3.3

100.0 100.0 100.0Architecture & Engineering $23.10 - -


55.6 100.0 55.6Community & Social Services $16.14 33.3 -


75.0 75.0 75.0Arts,Dsign,Entertnmnt, Sprts& Media $13.54 - 25.0






5.2 95.9 9.3Personal Care & Service $11.54 51.2 -

57.1 88.5 55.4Sales & Related $9.66 58.9 7.3




28.9 34.0 28.9Production $9.80 17.0 54.1


$7.67 18.9 28.4 14.4Part Time 61.2

$14.32 62.4 85.8 59.1Full Time 13.3

65.0 42.9 $11.90Western Benefits Overall 46.6 30.7


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Western2007 Quarter 2

Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation In the Western region, combined food preparation and serving workers had the most job vacancies, with 339 vacant positions. Six out of ten (60.5%) of the vacancies were reported always open, and 68.7 percent were part-time.

A number of occupations had a high percent of vacancies always open, including carpenters (100%), bakers (100%), hosts and hostesses, restaurant (100%), and hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (98.1%).

Employment levels were not available for some occupation groups due to low response rate in the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, preventing a job vacancy rate from being calculated.

Western Table 4d: Employment and Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation*

Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Combined Fd Prep and Serving Workrs $6.80 68.7 8.3 - - - 339 60.5

Waiters and Waitresses $6.50 50.7 12.0 11.0 - - 209 88.0

Food Preparation Workers $6.33 92.4 26.9 - - - 171 45.0

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosme $11.73 50.0 - 98.1 98.1 - 162 98.1

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Housekeeping $8.06 46.5 - 9.0 - - 155 -

Registered Nurses $20.83 4.0 - 32.3 93.5 - 124 -

Cashiers 4.3 $6.98 71.4 - - - 2,800 119 28.6

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attend $10.19 24.0 - 29.0 41.0 - 100 33.0

Truck Driver, Heavy & Tractor-Trail $13.49 5.4 - 85.9 - - 92 -

Carpenters $11.22 - - 38.9 - - 90 100.0

Retail Salespersons $9.73 55.7 4.5 19.3 - - 88 20.5

Bakers $8.13 9.4 - 81.2 - 90 85 100.0

Licensed Pract & Licensed Voc Nurse $14.69 11.3 - 38.0 100.0 - 71 33.8

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Fd Prep & Ser $9.33 6.9 - 79.3 - - 58 60.3

Janitor & Cleaner, Ex Maids & Hous $9.21 56.9 37.3 62.7 - - 51 -

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant $8.72 54.0 - - - - 50 100.0

Cooks, Restaurant $9.16 4.2 - 47.9 - - 48 47.9

Office Clerks, General 2.3 $14.48 - - - 93.8 2,110 48 4.2

Dishwashers $6.76 97.9 48.9 - - - 47 48.9

Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians $14.48 - - 2.2 - - 46 -

Helpers--Production Workers $9.33 45.2 - - - - 42 52.4

Customer Service Representatives 2.9 $10.23 - 3.0 3.0 42.4 1,150 33 33.3

Elementary Sch Teachers, Ex Spe Ed 1.8 $14.46 - - - 100.0 1,700 30 -

Landscaping & Groundskeeping Worker 5.7 $9.70 96.6 100.0 - - 510 29 -

Cooks, Short Order $6.18 92.9 7.1 - - - 28 82.1

Maintenance & Repair Wkr, General $9.97 40.7 40.7 18.5 - - 27 33.3

Medical & Health Services Managers $28.19 - - 100.0 100.0 - 22 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Retail Sales $14.73 - 9.1 81.8 4.5 - 22 77.3

Secondary Sch Teach, Ex Spec & Voc $24.71 - - - 100.0 - 18 -

Teacher Assistants $9.77 50.0 27.8 - 72.2 - 18 -

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $9.42 22.2 - 77.8 - - 18 5.6

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.8 $7.80 - 33.3 - - 1,000 18 -

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 1.3 $8.33 23.5 - 11.8 11.8 1,300 17 41.2

Exec Secretaries & Admin Assistants $13.70 - 31.3 75.0 6.3 - 16 -


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Western Table 4d: Employment and Job Vacancies by Detailed Occupation*

Job Title

JobVacancy

Rate%**

AverageWageOffer

$


Filled Jobs

Part Time

%

Requiring Field or


%

Requiring Education

Beyond High

School%

Temporary or

Seasonal %

AlwaysOpen

%

Number of

JobVacancies*

Credit Authorizrs, Checkrs, & Clerk $53.43 - - - - - 14 -

Whole & Retail Buyrs, Ex Farm Prod 7.2 $21.61 - 15.4 92.3 100.0 180 13 30.8

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 2.2 $9.13 61.5 - 69.2 - 600 13 -

Bookkeepng, Accountng, & Aud Clerks 0.5 $14.73 - 27.3 45.5 9.1 2,010 11 54.5

Laborers & Frght, Stock, & Mat Move 1.3 $7.65 - - - - 850 11 -

Social and Human Service Assistants 1.8 $12.38 44.4 - 11.1 44.4 500 9 55.6

Computer Support Specialists $17.95 - - 85.7 57.1 - 7 -

Ed, Vocational, & Sch Counselors $21.37 - - 71.4 100.0 - 7 -

Loan Counselors $10.42 - - - - - 6 50.0

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Office & Admi $17.25 - 16.7 66.7 66.7 - 6 -

Loan Interviewers and Clerks $10.26 - - - - - 6 -

First-Line Sup/Mgr of Prod & Operat 1.1 $24.12 - 16.7 100.0 66.7 560 6 -

Computer Systems Analysts $25.83 - - 40.0 80.0 - 5 -

Construction Managers $34.27 - - 100.0 75.0 - 4 50.0


Financial Analysts $30.56 - - 50.0 100.0 - 4 -

Comp Software Engineers, Applicatns $33.04 - - 75.0 100.0 - 4 25.0

Financial Managers $35.00 - - 100.0 66.7 100 3 -

Human Resources Managers, All Other $52.08 - - 100.0 66.7 - 3 -

Logisticians $28.06 - 33.3 - 66.7 30 3 -

Management Analysts $21.19 - - 100.0 100.0 - 3 -

Market Research Analysts $28.52 - 100.0 33.3 66.7 - 3 -

Radiologic Technologists & Tech $20.53 - - 66.7 100.0 - 3 -

Emergency Med Tech & Paramedic $13.69 - - 33.3 33.3 70 3 33.3

Security Guards $12.34 33.3 - 33.3 - - 3 -




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The Western region employed 9.2 percent of the state's total employment and had 9.1 percent of the state's job vacancies. The 5.2 percent job vacancy rate in this region closely mirrored the statewide 5.3 percent.

With 1,180 estimated job vacancies, the accommodation and food services industry had the most vacancies in the region, as well as the highest job vacancy rate of 15.5 percent. This industry had two thirds (66.9%) of its vacancies always open and half (49.7%) part-time. The industry hired 9.4 percent of the region's total employment and had 28.2 percent of the region's total job vacancies. The retail trade industry, with 582 estimated vacancies, had the second highest number of vacancies, a job vacancy rate of 5.0 percent, with 9.8 percent of its vacancies always open.

The manufacturing industry had the highest rate of vacancies always open at 85.2 percent, indicating a great deal of turnover in the industry's estimated 142 job vacancies which paid an average wage of $10.99 per hour. The other services industry had the second-highest percent of job vacancies always open, at 66.7 percent of the industry's estimated 234 vacancies. Vacancies in this industry paid an average of $11.51per hour.

Western Table 5d: Job Vacancies and Industry Employment

Industry

Number of Job

Vacancies


Filled Jobs

Job Vacancy

Rate%

Temporary or

Seasonal%

Part Time

%

AverageWageOffer

$

Requiring Field or


%

Always Open

%

Requiring Education

Beyond High School

%



Retail Trade 5.0 8.44 582 9.8 6.9 57.0 18.7 11,740 5.0

Health Care & Social Assistance 5.1 17.77 572 20.5 28.3 20.3 7.7 11,203 59.3


Other Services 11.7 11.51 234 66.7 66.7 33.3 - 2,000 100.0

Construction 6.8 10.81 216 51.9 21.3 - - 3,174 18.5

Education Services 2.5 15.65 213 - 34.7 28.6 21.6 8,692 61.5

Wholesale Trade 4.1 16.42 203 49.3 60.6 21.2 10.3 4,904 44.8

Manufacturing 1.8 10.99 142 85.2 25.4 13.4 - 7,956 0.7

Professional & Technical Services 7.8 30.34 133 1.5 11.3 - 9.0 1,716 51.1

Transportation & Warehousing 4.5 14.04 120 21.7 60.8 17.5 - 2,657 1.7

Finance & Insurance 3.2 16.30 107 15.9 50.5 - - 3,395 9.3

Mgt of Companies & Enterprises 6.2 25.49 49 4.1 81.6 - - 790 57.1

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 5.8 7.02 45 60.0 2.2 75.6 84.4 775 2.2

Administrative & Waste Services 1.5 13.74 34 - 41.2 23.5 17.6 2,250 11.8

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 2.1 11.23 13 - - - - 608 100.0

Utilities 0.8 17.79 7 - 100.0 - - 874 100.0

Information 0.4 11.29 5 - 60.0 - - 1,204 40.0


7.67 1,519 10.9 6.5 38.1 32.0Part Time

14.32 2,663 36.2 35.5 35.6 3.5Full Time

80,590 4,182 11.90 36.3 13.8 27.0 25.0 5.2Western Overall 36.5


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In the Western region health insurance benefits were offered for full time vacancies at 3.3 times the rate of part-time, paid leave was offered to full time vacancies at 3.0 times rate of part-time, and full time vacancies had offers of retirement savings plans at 4.1 times the rate of part time vacancies.

Benefits offered are highly correlated with job type, with part time vacancies offered benefits less than full-time. No benefits were offered for part time vacancies at 4.6 times the rate of full time vacancies. The arts, entertainment, and recreation industry reported no benefits offered with 95.6 percent of its vacancies, where 75.6 percent of vacancies were part-time.

Western Table 6a: Benefits Offered by Industry

Industry

RetirementSavings

Planor

Pension%

Paid Leave

%

Health Insurance

%

PartTime

%

AverageWageOffer

$

No Benefits Offered

%

Natural Resources & Mining 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 15.00 -

Utilities 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 17.79 -

Construction 48.1 65.3 65.3 0.0 10.81 34.7

Manufacturing 86.6 86.6 86.6 13.4 10.99 -

Wholesale Trade 83.3 91.6 87.2 21.2 16.42 8.4

Retail Trade 50.3 73.0 36.8 57.0 8.44 24.9

Transportation & Warehousing 40.8 100.0 40.8 17.5 14.04 -

Information 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 11.29 -

Finance & Insurance 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 16.30 -

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 11.23 -

Professional & Technical Services 12.8 100.0 100.0 0.0 30.34 -







Other Services - 66.7 - 33.3 11.51 33.3


7.67 28.4 14.4Part Time 18.9 61.2

14.32 85.8 59.1Full Time 62.4 13.3

46.6 65.0 42.9 11.90Western Benefits Overall 30.7


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45.1%

27.8% 27.0%

Others


No Experience



Western

30.1%

44.9%

9.8%

3.0%

9.7%

2.6%

Others


Western


High Schoolor GED

VocationalTraining

Associate'sDegree

Bachelor'sDegree

AdvancedDegree



WesternNo Education Requirement $8.29









Experience RequirementsIn the Western region 45.1 percent of the job vacancies required no work experience. These vacancies offered an average wage of $10.35 per hour. Employers reported 27.8 percent of vacancies requiring some work experience with an average of $10.13 per hour. The remaining 27.0 percent required related work experience and offered an average hourly wage of $16.31

Education RequirementsThe Western region had 30.1 percent of vacancies with no education requirement and an average wage offer of $8.29 per hour. High School education or GED was required by 44.9 percent of the vacancies and paid an average starting wage of $9.65 per hour. A quarter (25.1%) of the region's vacancies required post secondary education. Wages ranged from an average hourly wage of $12.50 for vacancies that required vocational training, to $46.32 for vacancies that required an advanced degree.


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Methodology

Job Vacancy Surveys were mailed on April 15, 2007, closing on the last working day of June. The businesses selected to receive surveys were drawn from the second quarter 2006 and third quarter 2005 Enhanced Quarterly Unemployment Insurance (EQUI) employment reports, using a random sample stratified by region, industry, and firm size. The sample was sufficiently drawn to give a 95% confidence interval and a +/- 5.9 percent margin of error.

Not included in the samples were: Employers in Temporary Help Services; Employee Leasing Services; Private Households; employers reporting zero employment; and employers not reporting by region. The remainder was a universe of 53,805 businesses from which to draw the sample, resulting in a sample of 2,963 businesses.

The same EQUI employment report that was used to draw the sample was used to calculate employment estimates of filled jobs by industry. This file had the same industry exclusions as stated above. The number of job vacancies reported by firms was weighted according to the total employment in the firm’s region, industry, and firm size class. This method assumes that other like businesses have similar employment needs.

Employers were asked to report vacancies they were actively recruiting for, and to exclude vacant positions reserved for consultants, outside contractors and others not considered employees, as well as vacancies reserved for internal employees only. A part-time job vacancy is defined as working one to 34 hours per week, and full time as 35 or more hours per week.Non-response items were imputed using the closest like occupation, region,and industry.

Where a range was given for compensation, the average of that range was used as the response, and a year consisting of 2,080 hours was assumed to arrive at an hourly wage rate for that vacant position. For teachers, nine and a half months, or 1,646.6 hours was used to calculate an hourly wage. Average wage by occupation group was reported using the average wages for all vacant jobs within that occupational group. Where wages were not reported or were not readily calculated (ex. commission pay for a salesperson), the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) estimated wage data was substituted. OES wage estimates from May of 2006 was used for imputation with the survey results.

Each reported vacancy was assigned a job title based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, with employment by occupation information coming from the 2006 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey report. The occupations are grouped into 22 major occupational groups. More information can be found on the SOC system at www.bls.gov/soc/, or at the Occupational Information Network website, O*NET OnLine at http://online.onetcenter.org/. Information on the OES wage survey can be found at www.dol.state.ne.us/nelmi.htm.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have joined with states nationwide, led by the Minnesota Department of Economic Security to form the Job Vacancy Statistics Workgroup. This workgroup developed the methodology and survey instrument used by Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor. More information on the Job Vacancy Statistics Workgroup may be found at www.JVSinfo.org or by contacting [email protected]. The Minnesota report can be found online at http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/jobvacancy.htm.

For questions regarding this report, contact Jane Sutherland at 1-800-876-1377 or email [email protected].


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DIRECTIONS

• Please direct this survey to the manager or human resources professional responsible for hiring and recruitment at this location of your business.

• Please respond before April 30, 2007. Your cooperation will allow us to complete this survey in a timely manner.

• Surveys can be returned by mail or fax. Our fax number is (402) 471-9867. When returning your survey by mail, please use the enclosed postage paid envelope to PO BOX 94600, LINCOLN, NE 68509-9981.

• No data identifying individual firms, directly or indirectly, will be published or released.

• Summary results will be available on the Internet at www.NebraskaWorkforce.com

• If you have any questions about the survey, please call: Jane Sutherland (402) 471-8273 or Anne Kersten (402) 471-8271.

• Callers outside the Lincoln area can phone toll-free, (800) 876-1377.

• Answer Part A below, and then turn the form over to complete Part B.

2007 Job Vacancy Survey 2nd Quarter: Occupations in Demand

Part A – About Your Business This form asks for information about the business, institution or organization listed in the upper right hand corner of this form.

2: Who is responding to this survey?

Your name

_______________________

Title

______________________

Phone Number

_______________________

1: Total number of Employees: If you have multiple locations, please fill out the survey for the employment unit listed in the upper right hand corner of this form.

3: Do you have vacancies at this location?

Yes Turn over survey and complete Part B

No Mail or fax survey back to the contact listed above.

I would like assistance from Employment Services staff.

It is important for you to return the survey even if you have no vacancies. You may also notify us by phone at (800) 876-1377 if you have no vacancies.

survey ID number

Comments:

If you would like a copy of the survey results mailed to you, please check this box.

Part B- CURRENT Job Vacancies At This Location

A B C D E F G H I

How

long have you been trying to fill this vacancy?

(if multiple openings,

report for the oldest one)

What education

level is usually required?

(C

hoose one)

What experience

is usually required?

(C

hoose one)

W

hat benefits are offered?

(C

hoose all that apply)

Job Titles for Vacancies

• Include positions you are actively recruiting • Include full- and part-time, temporary and

permanent workers • Exclude positions reserved for consultants,

outside contractors and others not considered employees

Full-time = 35+ hours per week Part-time = 1-34 hours per week

Num

ber of current job openings

Fill in the if position is seasonal or tem

porary (lasting for a fixed duration)

Less than 30 days

30 – 59 days

60 or more days

Constantly recruiting/alw

ays hiring

No education requirem

ent

High school or G

ED

Vocational training

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Fill in the if a license or certification required

No experience required

Some w

ork experience

Experience related to position

What is the expected hourly, m

onthly or annual com

pensation?

Health insurance

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Retirem

ent savings plan or pension

No benefits offered

(Example) Junior Accountant

2 $45,000/yr

(Example) Trainer

1 $3500-4000/mo

Full-

time

(please report an hourly wage only for PT)

(Example) Mail clerk 1 $6 – 8/hr

Part

-tim

e

survey ID number

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