Job
Market Remains Flat But At Strong Levels – Labor Day Holiday will affect
market
(Albany,
NY, August 28, 2013) – As the Region approaches the Labor Day
holiday, job postings are down very little in the capital region, across the
State and even up slightly nationally. “ The holiday will tend to put a damper
on hiring activity for a week or so – but all indications are that the Fall
will be very, very strong for jobs. Forecast from all sources are consistent –
employers will hire more employees in the second half of 2013 – now – that in
the first half. Jobs are abundant in all sectors in our region as well,
stated Dan Moran, of Next-Act (www.next-act.com), a career transition
management firm located in Colonie.
Job
postings the past seven days were 1830 compared to 1990 the week before – a
very little change. “Our market is still showing consistency and strength”.
Other
markets in NYS posted similar slightly-lower results. The Capital Region
continues to still outpace Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, all larger markets
with more employers and population.
One
Trend Causing Concern – More Hires are Part-Time vs. Full Time
In
many markets in the nation (not necessarily the Capital Region), a significant
percentage of hiring has been for part-time jobs. “It appears that
companies are filling what were full-time jobs with part time workers and
analysts feel this is the result of potentially significantly higher costs of
health insurance as the result of the Affordable Health Care Program. Part-time
workers are exempt from the requirement to provide health insurance and
therefore, protects a company from this cost which is still an unknown.
“This trend will likely continue until employers know the full cost of
mandated health insurance”.
National
Job Scene
On
the national level, job postings were up very at about 564,000 compared
to 563,000 the week.
About Next-Act
Next-Act,
a division of DVG, Inc. is a career management & transition firm directed
by Dan Moran, the Founder & President of the firm. Moran contributes over
thirty years experience in career consulting, business and human resources
management. In 2013, his firm will celebrate 25 years in business. Moran is
noted for his expertise in helping today’s “boomers” move on to fulfilling
second careers, while helping executives and professionals achieve their career
goals. The firm also provides human resources consulting and corporate services
to companies. Moran is also a certified facilitator for C.J. Hayden’s Get
Clients Now! & Get Hired Now! programs.
Dan
Moran
President
& Founder
Next-Act:
Career
Management & Transition Specialists
Corporate
Management Services
Celebrating
25 years providing career & corporate management services in 2013!
125
Wolf Road, Suite #128
Albany,
NY 12205
Phone:
518-641-8968
eFax:
586-279-4212
Visit the Assessment Center: next-act.com/assessment-center.cfm
Manage Performance & Achievement: next-act.com/prescriptive-performance-analysis.cfm
No comments:
Post a Comment