Yesterday, was an important day, as President Obama delivered his second State of the Union Address.
While what was shared last night was similar in tone to what we heard the previous year, there was something unique happening in the chamber. In response to the recent events that occurred in Tucson, members of congress sat together, rather than divided by party. In regards to the untraditional seating arrangements, President Obama said, “What comes from this time will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but if we can work together tomorrow.”
And we hope they can—as the subject of jobs was again a hot topic. The creation of new jobs and new industries was talked about, as well tax cuts and incentives for businesses to hire with the goal of creating more private sector jobs in 2011.
So will it work? Will these new tax cuts lessen the fears that corporations (large and small) have had when it comes to hiring? Will new jobs be created? Well, we like most of you certainly hope so!
So what do we at Beyond.com, the world’s largest network of niche career communities, believe will happen between now and the 2012 State of the Union Address?
Currently, our team is busy analyzing the employment trends that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2010, but I can tell you that they’ve already noticed a 59% gain in online job posting when comparing the first six months to the last six months of 2010. Which is great news!
It looks like employers are starting to hire again, and we hope that that trend continues as more organizations start to feel more comfortable with the state of the economy. This recovery however, will be a slow and steady one, as we don’t expect things to change overnight.
Additionally, as we work towards achieving clean energy breakthroughs and pursuing efforts to improve our infrastructure, in 2011 we predict that there will also be job increases in the following industries:
- Healthcare and Medical
- Information Technology
- Accounting and Finance
- Management and Business
- Media and Communications
While these are merely predictions, we hope that we can work together to make it happen.
