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11/3/2010 7:16:11 AM EDT
The stock market is up.
The economy is somewhat stable though not growing quickly.
Many employers are squeezing the last OT hours out of their FT employees and some have been hiring PT staff.

Could 2011 see growth followed by hiring in late 2011 and 2012?

What does your crystal ball tell you?
11/3/2010 7:20:37 AM EDT
[#1]
I think there will some growth over the next few years but not enough to offset the loses from the last couple of years. It is going to still be rough going for the next few years.
11/3/2010 12:04:39 PM EDT
[#2]
bump
11/3/2010 12:06:53 PM EDT
[#3]
rule of thumb to use.  if GDP is growing 1.5% annually, that means corporate sales are not growing.

if corporate sales are not growing, companies will not hire.

tell me where you think GDP growth is by 2012 and i can give you an answer.
11/3/2010 12:10:39 PM EDT
[#4]
I think in some fields there will be growth. Technology can always use more personel and will continue to grow as its complexity and specialization does.

I do believe nurses are still in high demand as well as doctors.

My crystal ball says in some years we may see an exponential rise in jobs supporting technology like we already are experiencing. In some companies engineers to not talk with the customer directly. Also requirements and design are done independantly from development... I'm not so sure this is a good thing but it does seem to be a trend.
11/3/2010 12:12:42 PM EDT
[#5]
Who knows, last night on TV I heard at least one republican who won say we need to concentrate on jobs and that includes a jobs bill. Way to miss the point entirely. I'm hoping that person was in a traditionally overwhelmingly democrat state.
11/3/2010 12:14:46 PM EDT
[#6]
Most of the higher paying techical jobs have been outsourced to other countries. And all we got left are the "Mac Jobs," in retailing & the hospitality industry.
11/3/2010 12:15:20 PM EDT
[#7]
You need 5% GDP growth to simply keep up with population growth and at least 7% to lower unemployment 1%.

It's going to be years of shit.
11/3/2010 12:33:27 PM EDT
[#8]
i read UK newspapers a lot and have always thought it was strange that 1% GDP growth is considered to be excellent...
11/3/2010 4:29:07 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
I do believe nurses are still in high demand


AAAAH THIS MEDIA INSPIRED BULLSHIT NEEDS TO GO THE FUCK AWAY!!!!!!!!

There is still some demand for experienced nurses, but there is a MASSIVE GLUT of inexperienced nurses because everyone has been repeating this "nursing shortage" bullshit for year and schools have opened or increased program size far far far far past what the hospitals need. New RNs are fighting over $10/hr aide jobs hoping that if they work that long enough the hospital might hire them to be a nurse.

50% of the newly graduated nurses in the Denver area are are unemployed.