Compared to February 2012, the market for jobs in Jacksonville is showing almost
14% more job openings this year. This is an excellent time for job seekers to
put themselves out in the marketplace.
Employers in Jacksonville are looking for
candidates for minimum wage openings as well as for executive offices. In spite
of this, this growth is believed to have little impact on the current
unemployment rate of Jacksonville.
Job Growth versus Rate of Unemployment
Even though at 8%, the unemployment rate of
the city is lower than the country’s average; the positive figures may not be
able to major impact on this rate with more people trying to get a piece of the
Jacksonville Jobs pie. Since
unemployment rates are determined on the basis of the number of people actively
looking for jobs, with more people venturing into a job seeking exercise, the
growth in openings may actually result in the growth of unemployment rates.
Up until now, many unemployed members of workforce
have been quite discouraged to actively put themselves in the marketplace.
Economic Growth in Jacksonville
Most experts give credit to the fact that
this region primarily consists of a very diverse economy. Since it does not
need to rely on one or two industries, it is able to exhibit among the fastest
growth rates when compared to other counties in Florida. Furthermore, most of
the industries that have settled businesses in this region, are simultaneously
exhibiting growth.
According to
Forbes Magazine, the city of Jacksonville is exhibiting the second fastest rate
of growth in tech services in all of the United States. A major boost for the
economic confidence of the region, the city has been able to outshine the
traditional tech leaders such as San Francisco and Raleigh, N.C. With a 50.2% growth in the local
employment within the tech service sector over the last decade, the average
salary for this industry in Jacksonville is about 2,913 USD per annum.
The last year has also suggested a positive
trend of registered nurses, food service managers and supervisors, truck
drivers, customer service personnel and people in the hospitality and retail
segments.
