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Job Vacancies by Industry

Industry Group Number of Job Vacancies
Professional & Business Services 4,781
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 7,784
Leisure & Hospitality 7,329
Education & Health Services 9,001
Other Services 1,989
Construction 2,684
Financial Activities 2,012
Manufacturing 2,276
Unclassified 432
Information 363
Public Administration 1,259
Natural Resources & Mining 139
Total 40,049
Top 10 Job Openings
Job Title Number of Job Vacancies
Waitstaff 2,269
Retail Salespeople 1,914
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants 1,410
Cashiers 1,232
Registered Nurses 1,209
Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 815
Home Health Aides 741
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 728
Receptionists and Information Clerks 712
Customer Service Representatives 709
Comparison of Pre-Katrina and Post-Katrina Vacancy Data
Industry Employment Vacancy Rate, % Median Hourly Wage
Industry Group Pre-Katrina Post-Katrina Pre-Katrina Post-Katrina Pre-Katrina Post-Katrina
Professional & Business Services 77,854 202,304 4.5 2.4 $ 12.00 $ 14.00
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 129,468 386,864 2.6 2.0 $ 8.50 $ 9.00
Leisure & Hospitality 89,179 205,960 4.4 3.6 $ 6.50 $ 7.00
Education & Health Services 134,492 456,207 2.7 2.0 $ 12.00 $ 11.75
Other Services 17,177 47,905 6.0 4.2 $ 9.80 $ 10.45
Construction 31,961 142,253 3.0 1.9 $ 14.00 $ 13.00
Financial Activities 32,963 89,486 3.1 2.2 $ 14.00 $11.54
Manufacturing 41,300 144,228 3.7 1.6 $ 13.50 $ 13.29
Unclassified 1,043 3,724 N/A 11.6 N/A $ 7.00
Information 10,328 28,217 3.5 1.3 $ 9.60 $ 10.36
Public Administration 30,754 101,356 8.7 1.2 $ 12.60 $ 11.06
Natural Resources & Mining 9,028 58,933 2.4 .2 $ 12.50 $ 10.00
Total 605,547 1,867,437 3.7 2.1 $ 10.90 $ 10.00
 
SOURCE: Louisiana Department of Labor Job Vacancy Survey Second Quarter 2005 (Pre -Katrina data); Second Quarter 2009 (Post-Katrina data)

A job vacancy is an employee job available for immediate filling on the survey reference date and for which recruitment action has been taken. Recruitment action includes efforts to fill vacancies by advertising, by factory notices, by notifying public or private employment agencies or trade unions and by contacting, interviewing or selecting applicants already registered with the enterprise or organization. Excluded are vacancies:

  • for jobs which became vacant on the survey date and were filled that same day
  • for jobs of less than one day's duration
  • to be filled by persons already hired, or by promotion or transfer of existing employees
  • to be filled by employees returning from paid or unpaid leave or after industrial dispute(s)
  • not available for immediate filling on the survey reference date
  • for work to be carried out by contractors
  • for which no recruitment action has been taken
  • where a person has been appointed but has not yet commenced duty
  • to be filled by staff from contract labor agencies
  • for jobs available only to persons already employed by the enterprise or organization

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