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Those looking for Miami nursing jobs may have had some luck as of late, as the area's education and health services industry was one of only two sectors to add jobs on a monthly basis during May.

That month, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall area's unemployment rate increased from 11.4 percent to 12.3 percent, following a decrease from 12 percent during April. That increase keeps the areas rate above the national average at the time of 9.7 percent.

The Miami area had a total non-farm employment of 981,500 workers during May, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 978,400 workers during April and only a 1 percent decrease from last year.

Only two industries managed to add jobs between April and May. The government industry grew the most, adding 3,700 workers for a total employment of 160,100, while the trade, transportation and utilities industry added 1,300 jobs for a total of 243,800 workers.

Employment in the manufacturing and information industries remained even over the month with 35,300 jobs 16,700 jobs, respectively. Employment in the mining and logging industry remained even over the month and year with 300 jobs.

At the same time, only two industries added jobs over the year during May. The government industry increased by 3.6 percent, while the education and health services industry grew by 2.2 percent to 160,500 workers.

The information industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year, losing 10.2 percent of its workforce between May 2009 and May 2010. Construction was a close second, losing 10.1 percent of its workforce over the year for a total of 34,000 jobs.

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

• Manufacturing by 6.9 percent
• Financial activities by 6.7 percent
• Other services by 4 percent
• Professional and business services by 1.1 percent
• Trade, transportation and utilities by 1 percent
• Leisure and hospitality by .7 percent

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