It seems like everyone's saying the economy is getting better, but I have a lot of friends who are still looking for work. There is a growing throng of unemployed saying, "Yeah? Well where are the jobs?"
According to some economists the situation we're in is fairly average. Historically, Employment has lagged behind any economic recovery. What seems to happen is companies no longer lay people off, but they don't hire anyone either as they wait for signs the economy is on solid ground.
Those of you who are fortunate enough to still have a job may be experiencing the other side of this hiring freeze. You've probably noticed your workload increasing and that you're now doing the job of 2 or 3 people. Well, it's probably going to be like that until the end of 2010 as companies start feeling better about adding to their staff.
It may seem odd that there are so many qualified people looking for jobs, and here you are doing the work of 3 people. But don't worry, there's light at the end of the overworked and underpaid tunnel. Usually the employment lag is around 6 - 12 months.
For those who are still looking, I have researched a bunch of websites that cater to the northwest job market. Hopefully some of these will be new to you and you can check them out with happy results!
Take courage, and happy hunting!
- Jay
Jay Silver | Northwest Realtor & People Connector | DiscoverNorthSeattle.com
nice job informative!