TALLAHASSEE, FL -
Governor Rick Scott announced Thursday that Florida job openings continued to increase in January. Gov. Scott said that the number of available online job openings in Florida grew by 12 percent over the year, for a total of 255,979 openings. This figure was adjusted for seasonal positions.
Gov. Scott said, "With more than 255,000 job openings available in our state, it's clear the decisions we're making are helping employers feel more confident about the future of their businesses. My Florida Families First Budget lives within our means while continuing our progress of job creation by providing a quality education for every Floridian, ensuring we have a talented workforce available for current and future employers and improving the state's business climate to facilitate job creation. Ensuring that every Floridian who wants a job, gets a job remains my number one priority."
According to the Help Wanted OnLine data series from The Conference Board, online job demand was strongest in the large metro cities, led by Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville. Among the cities with the most online ads, the highest percentage gain over the year in online ads was in Miami at 26 percent.
Major occupational groups with the most online ads in January were healthcare practitioners and technical occupations; sales and related occupations; office and administrative support occupations; and computer and mathematical occupations.
Top Advertised Occupations for Florida
January 2013 Total Online Ads: 255, 749
Registered Nurses: 17,171
Retail Salespersons: 7,070
First-Line Supervisors/
Managers of Retail Sales Workers: 7,025
Customer Service Representatives: 6,817
First-Line Supervisors/
Managers of Food
Preparation and Serving Workers: 4,533
Truck Drivers,
Heavy and Tractor-trailer: 3,614
Web Developers: 3,250
Computer Systems Analysts: 3,148
Medical and Health Services Managers: 3,105
Executive Secretaries
and Administrative Assistants: 3,050
Accountants: 3,020
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg,
Except Technical & Scientific Products: 2.991
First-Line Supervisors/Managers
of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 2.840
Physical Therapists: 2,799
Occupational Therapists: 2,770
Computer Support Specialists: 2,698
Sales Agents, Financial Services: 2.528
Sales Representatives,
Services, All Other: 2,514
Insurance Sales Agents: 2,400
Sales Managers: 2,168
The source of this data was compiled by The Conference Board, Help Wanted OnLine, prepared by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Labor Market Statistics Center.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity combines the state's economic, workforce and community development efforts. The department says this new approach helps expedite economic development projects to fuel job creation in competitive communities.
For more information, including valuable resources for employers and job seekers, please visit www.floridajobs.org.
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