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Although thousands of Baltimore construction jobs were added during April, the industry lost the most workers when compared to last year.

Although the Baltimore-Towson area's April unemployment rate has yet to be released, Maryland's unemployment rate decreased from 7.7 percent to 7.5 percent that month, which is lower than the national average of 9.9 percent. Baltimore had an unemployment rate of 8 percent during March.

The Baltimore area had a total non-farm employment of 1,266,300 workers during April, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 1,250,600 workers during March, but a .8 percent decrease from last year.

The leisure and hospitality industry saw the biggest monthly increase in employment, adding 8,200 jobs between March and April. The mining, logging and construction industry - which was one of the hardest hit by the recession - added 3,200 jobs.

Other industries that increased over the month include: education and health services by 2,700 jobs; trade, transportation and utilities by 1,900 jobs; government by 1,700 jobs; professional and business services by 500 jobs; and information by 100 jobs.

Only three industries managed to see a yearly increase in employment during April, with the leisure and hospitality industry growing 5.3 percent to 118,700 jobs; the education and health services industry increasing 2.9 percent to 242,100 jobs; and the professional and business services industry rising by .5 percent to 184,000 jobs.

Although it experienced the second-largest monthly increase in employment, the construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry lost 12.6 percent of its workforce between April 2009 and April 2010 when it employed 62,500 people.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• Financial activities by 7.7 percent
• Other services by 5.6 percent
• Manufacturing by 4.6 percent
• Information by 2.3 percent
• Government by .8 percent
• Trade, transportation and utilities by .3 percent

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When the marketplace starts to speed up and the regular public has extra capital to spend, retail hiring will begin to recuperate, creating added Phoenix sales jobs.

Retail salespersons are generally responsible for marketing products, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances or clothes in a retail setting. even though these employees aren't paid massively high wages, they ought experience plenty of career opportunities across the state in the close future.

In addition, there are no conventional education requirements for retail salespersons, as employees frequently gather skills through on-the-job preparation. however, a college degree or years of experience can help employees move on into upper positions.

According to the Arizona Workforce Informer, the normal compensation for retail salespersons in Arizona in 2007 was $12.35 per hour, while the mean beginning-stage earnings was $7.76 per hour and the upper-level pay was $14.65 per hour.

Work throughout the state is expected to advance from 83,366 workers in 2006 to 105,933 workers by 2016, accounting for an mean of 4,824 occupation openings per year and an average overall growth rate of 27.1 percent.

Throughout the land, employment of retail salespersons is anticipated to go up by 8 percent among 2008 and 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means virtually 374,700 fresh jobs could show up during the 10-year episode, which is higher than likely across pretty much every other occupation.

The biggest industries that employ retail salespersons in Arizona include:

1. department stores - 13.8 pct
2. Building material and supplies dealers - 10.7 pct
3. clothing stores - 10.3 percent
4. automobile dealers - 8.3 percentage
5. additional widespread trade stores - 6.1 percent

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Unemployed workers looking for Seattle jobs this month had a better chance than their counterparts in many other cities.

Juju's Job Search Difficulty Index for May named Seattle the 13th best city for job seekers among the 50 largest cities in the United States. The index found that Seattle had 3.75 unemployed individuals per advertised job during May.

The index is based on the ratio of jobless workers to the number of job openings advertised online. It includes millions of online jobs from employer career portals, recruiter Web sites and job boards.

The 10 best cities for job seekers during May were:

1. Washington, D.C.
2. San Jose, Calif.
3. New York, N.Y.
4. Baltimore, Md.
5. Oklahoma City, Okla.
6. San Antonio, Texas
7. Hartford, Conn.
8. Salt Lake City, Utah
9. Boston, Mass.
10. Austin, Texas

The 10 worst cities, from most to least difficult, were:

1. St. Louis, Mo.
2. Detroit, Mich.
3. Miami, Fla.
4. Las Vegas, Nev.
5. Riverside, Calif.
6. Los Angeles, Calif.
7. Portland, Ore.
8. Sacramento, Calif.
9. Birmingham, Ala.
10. Orlando, Fla.

The State of Washington as a whole was ranked the 26th best state for job seekers among all states. The state had 4.98 unemployed individuals per advertised job during May.

The 10 best states for job seekers during May were:

1. District of Columbia
2. Maryland
3. Virginia
4. Nebraska
5. Delaware
6. North Dakota
7. Massachusetts
8. Kansas
9. Connecticut
10. Oklahoma

The 10 worst states, from most to least difficult, were:

1. Michigan
2. Idaho
3. Nevada
4. Mississippi
5. Kentucky
6. Oregon
7. Rhode Island
8. Ohio
9. Alabama
10. South Carolina
11. California

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More unemployed people have had luck finding Atlanta work as of late.

During March, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta area's unemployment rate decreased from 10.7 percent to 10.4 percent, following a decrease from 10.8 percent during February. Despite those increases, the area's rate was still higher than the national average at the time of 9.7 percent.

The Atlanta area had a total non-farm employment of 2,247,000 workers during March, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 2,237,100 workers during February, but a 2.9 percent decrease from last year.

Six industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment during March, including: construction by 400 jobs; trade, transportation and utilities by 2,600 jobs; professional and business services by 2,100 jobs; leisure and hospitality by 6,000 jobs; other services by 1,300 jobs; and government by 1,000 jobs.

Employment in the mining and logging industry remained even over the month with 1,200 jobs. Three industries managed to see a yearly increase in employment during March.

The other services industry added the most jobs over the year, growing by 2.4 percent to 100,600 workers, while the leisure and hospitality industry increased by .2 percent to 222,700 workers.

The education and health services industry employed 273,600 workers during March, down from 273,800 workers during February, but a 1.8 percent increase from last year.

Despite adding workers over the month, the construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year, losing 16.1 percent of its workforce between March 2009 and March 2010, when it employed 89,700 workers.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• Mining and logging by 7.7 percent
• Manufacturing by 9.1 percent
• Trade, transportation and utilities by 1.9 percent
• Information by 6 percent
• Financial activities by 7.2 percent
• Professional and business services by 2.7 percent
• Government by 2.5 percent

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Anyone seeking Arizona nursing jobs (Click here) should have some luck during the near future, as the state's education and health services industry was the only one that increased over the year during March.

That month, Arizona's unemployment rate increased from 9.5 percent to 9.6 percent, following an increase from 9.2 percent during February. Despite the latest increase, the state's rate was still slightly lower than the national average at the time of 9.7 percent.

Arizona had a total non-farm employment of 2,386,600 workers during March, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 2,389,900 workers during February and a 3.3 percent decrease from last year.

Four industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment, including: mining and logging by 100 jobs; professional and business services by 1,900 jobs; education and health services by 1,100 jobs; and leisure and hospitality by 1,700 jobs.

Only one industry managed to see a yearly increase in employment. The education and health services industry employed 334,100 workers during March, up from 333,000 workers during February and a 2.3 percent increase from last year.

The construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry employed 112,600 workers during March, down from 115,500 workers during February and a 19.9 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

• Mining and logging by 11.4 percent
• Manufacturing by 7.2 percent
• Trade, transportation and utilities by 1.9 percent
• Information by 7 percent
• Financial activities by 3.6 percent
• Professional and business services by 3.5 percent
• Leisure and hospitality by .6 percent
• Other services by 5.3 percent
• Government by 2.7 percent

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The city is growing in nearly every way possible, but there is still a big difference between what educated and non-educated workers earn in Austin jobs.

"The State of Metropolitan America: On the Front Lines of Demographic Transformation," a recent study from the Brookings Institution, found that while Austin is becoming bigger, younger, more diverse and more educated, there is an increasing gap between education levels and income.

During 2008, 47 percent of non-Hispanic whites older than 25 in Austin had a bachelor's degree, while 23 percent of African Americans and 17 percent of Hispanics had one. That has led to Austin's 12th-place ranking for the highest wage disparity.

The report examined the demographic transformations that occurred between 2000 and 2008 in America's 100 largest metro areas. Results revealed that the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Houston areas are facing similar problems as Austin.

"The message is if you want to know what American society as a whole is going to look like in 10 years, just look at these big metro areas," Alan Berube, senior fellow and research director at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, and one of the report's authors, said. "That's where we're headed."

For the most part, Austin is similar to the other metro areas included in the report. However, the city defies aging trends and has one of the fastest growth rates in terms of child population. Austin has the fifth-largest share of children and is tied for the fifth-largest share of married couples with children.

Other findings of the report include:

• Even though the nation as a whole is growing larger, older and more diverse, cultural gaps between older whites and younger minorities are continuing to grow. There are now more than 100 million baby boomers and seniors throughout America. At the same time, one-third of the nation's population is non-white.
• Immigration is one of the biggest factors causing various areas throughout the country to grow. About one in four American children have at least one parent who is an immigrant.
• More than one in three adults had a post-secondary degree during 2008, which is an increase from one in four during 1990. However, African Americans and Hispanics, which make up a big chunk of the workforce, are more likely to not have a bachelor's degree.
• Households saw inflation-adjusted income decrease by more than $2,000 between 2000 and 2008. In addition, poverty is moving to the suburbs of many large metro areas, with the number of residents living in poverty increase by 15 percent since 2000.

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Those looking for Raleigh jobs in the biotechnology industry should have some great employment options.

"State Bioscience Initiatives 2010," a new report from the Biotechnology Industry Organization and Battelle Memorial Institute ranked North Carolina seventh in the nation for total bioscience occupational employment with 23,630 workers in the industry.

California led the nation in bioscience employment, followed by Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Florida. The study looked at how states and regions are faring in their efforts to attract companies and jobs in the bioscience industries.

The Durham-Chapel Hill area ranked first among mid-sized markets for jobs in two employment concentrations in the life sciences industry. The area employed 8,270 workers in its research, testing and medical laboratories sector, and 6,755 workers in its drugs and pharmaceuticals sector.

Among all large-sized markets, the Raleigh-Cary area ranked fourth for the number of drugs and pharmaceuticals jobs with 3,331 employees, and ranked 11th for research, testing and medical laboratories jobs with 3,718 employees.

The Raleigh and Durham areas together accounted for 10,816 of the 18,789 drug and pharmaceutical jobs in North Carolina during 2008, and 12,988 research-and-testing company jobs that same year.

Part of the reason for North Carolina's success in the biotech industry is that between 2004 and 2009 the state received $6.49 billion from the National Institutes of Health for biomedical research centers and 2,308 bioscience-related patents.

In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted 579 clinical trials for the 10 largest disease categories in North Carolina during 2009.

Throughout the nation as a whole, the biotech industry continued to add jobs throughout 2008, despite the economic recession. Employment in the industry reached 1.42 workers during 2008, which is an increase of 19,000 jobs from the previous year.

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If you're looking for Houston tech jobs and have an aptitude for science and math, consider becoming a nuclear technician.

Nuclear technicians assist scientists in laboratory and production activities by performing technical tasks that involve nuclear physics, mostly in operation, maintenance, production, and quality control support activities.

In order to become a nuclear technician, you'll first have to obtain the proper education and training. Science technicians in general usually take some formal post-secondary training to get a certificate or degree, but the amount of training you should take depends on the occupation you want to specialize in.

Most employers prefer applicants who have at least two-years of specialized post-secondary training, which can be obtained through an associate degree or certificate in applied science or science-related technology.

Some positions, such as biological and forensic science technicians, may need a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Other science technicians with only a high school diploma may be able to begin work as a trainee and undergo on-the-job training with the direct supervision of a more experienced technician.

Most technical and community colleges offer programs in specific technologies or general education in science and mathematics. In addition, many associate degree programs are designed to easily transfer students to a bachelor's degree program at a college or university.

Fortunately, those who have the skills to become a nuclear technician will experience good employment opportunities in the near future, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

In the Gulf Coast region, where Houston is located, employment is expected to remain at 100 workers between 2006 and 2016. Throughout Texas as a whole, however, employment will increase from 250 workers during 2006 to 300 workers by 2016, accounting for 50 additional jobs and a growth rate of 20 percent.

Employment of nuclear technicians throughout the nation is expected to increase from 6,502 workers during 2006 to 6,939 by 2016, accounting for 400 additional jobs and a growth rate of 6.2 percent.

Throughout the nation, electric power generation, transmission and distribution accounts for 90.68 percent of nuclear technician employment, while architectural, engineering and related services accounts for 8.48 percent of employment.

Nuclear technicians also are paid relatively well. During 2008, the average wage in the Gulf Coast region was $28.74 per hour, while the average wage throughout Texas was $33.61 per hour and the average wage across the nation was $32.17 per hour.

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