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Gov. Scott: More than 260,000 Openings Statewide; February Online Job Vacancies Increase 8 Percent
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the number of available online job openings in Florida increased by 8.8 percent in February 2013 compared to the previous February by 21,366, for a total of 263,240 openings (seasonally adjusted). Job postings in Florida also increased over the month compared to January 2013 by 256 openings (+0.1 percent).
Governor Scott said, “Our efforts to cut taxes, cut regulations and make government live within its means has resulted in the creation of nearly 200,000 private sector jobs for Florida families. With online job postings up by more than eight percent in February, it’s clear that our work to grow jobs and opportunities is working. While this is great news, we’ll continue working to grow more jobs for Florida families.”
Florida’s labor demand, measured by online advertised vacancies, bottomed out in April 2009 at 152,181 ads. Since then it has increased by 72.8 percent, adding 111,059 job openings.
According to the Help Wanted OnLine data series from The Conference Board, online job demand was highest in the large metro cities, led by Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Among the cities with the most online ads, the highest percentage gain over the year in online ads was in Ocala (+51.3 percent).
Major occupational groups with the most online ads in February were sales and related occupations; healthcare practitioners and technical occupations; office and administrative support occupations; and management occupations.
| Top Advertised Occupations for Florida-February 2013 |
Online Ads February 2013
|
Online Ads February
2012 |
| Florida Total Ads |
263,240
|
241,874
|
| Registered Nurses |
14,856
|
11,670
|
| Retail Salespersons |
8,020
|
7,109
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
6,440
|
5,964
|
| Customer Service Representatives |
5,564
|
5,197
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
5,420
|
4,191
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
4,757
|
3,676
|
| Sales Reps, Wholesale & Mfg, Except Technical & Scientific Products |
4,177
|
4,086
|
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
3,549
|
2,774
|
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
3,501
|
2,865
|
| Web Developers |
3,361
|
3,249
|
| Computer User Support Specialists |
3,242
|
2,494
|
| Accountants |
3,098
|
2,558
|
| Computer Systems Analysts |
3,047
|
2,084
|
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
3,042
|
3,242
|
| Insurance Sales Agents |
2,919
|
2,390
|
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
2,896
|
2,124
|
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
2,843
|
2,679
|
| Marketing Managers |
2,807
|
3,512
|
| Occupational Therapists |
2,798
|
2,272
|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
2,761
|
2,418
|
SOURCE: The Conference Board, Help Wanted OnLine, prepared by the Florida Department of EconomicOpportunity, Labor Market Statistics Center.
