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Monster.com says it's seen a 6 percent increase in job postings since a year ago, even though national unemployment's only dropped one percent since then.
While the national unemployment rate for August (8.1 percent) is down one full point from a year ago, the Monster Employment Index says it’s seen a 6 percent increase in available jobs over that same time frame.
Turns out 18 of the 20 industries it tracks have seen job growth. Here are the top five…
| Year-over-year Growth | % Growth | ||||||||
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting | 13% | ||||||||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 13% | ||||||||
| Manufacturing | 11% | ||||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 11% | ||||||||
| Administrative Support | 10% |
Public administration (down 16 percent) and education (down 3 percent) were the two industries posting fewer jobs.
The index also tracks jobs by market, with all 28 metro areas seeing a growth in listings. Houston, Dallas, Orlando, Chicago, and Indianapolis saw growth of 14 or 15 percent. The slowest job growth came from San Francisco, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Seattle.
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