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Is the Job Market Improving? [Poll]
Latest numbers show relatively low unemployment in Long Island.
Long Island is adding jobs and enjoys the lowest unemployment in New York state, according to New York State Department of Labor.
Job gains:
- Professional and business services. Added 10,100 jobs
- Healthcare and social assistance. Added 4,600 jobs.
- Financial Activities. Added 2,900 jobs.
Job losses:
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- Natural Resources, Mining And Construction. Lost 3,600 jobs.
- Specialty Trade Contractors. Lost 3,800 jobs.
- Local Government Education (Public Schools). Lost 3,500 jobs.
Which leads to the question. Are you seeing an improvement in the labor market?
Have you landed a job recently? And what were your strategies in scoring employment? Did you find that you had to switch sectors?
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Or do you still see the labor market as bleak.
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