14 States are at full employment levels
Full employment states challenged in recruiting IT Pros with Security skills
State unemployment rates continue to improve. At the start of the shutdown there were 14 states with unemployment rates less than 3.5%. In October, for the first time since the pandemic, there 14 states with unemployment rates lower than 3.5%.
In September the 11 states at full employment (unemployment rates 3.5% or less) - Minnesota (3.5%); Illinois (3.5%); North Dakota (3.3%); Wisconsin (3.2%); Arkansas (3.1%); Georgia (3.1%); Montana (3.1%); New Hampshire (2.9%); Iowa (2.8%); Alabama (3.1%); South Dakota (2.8%); Virginia (2.8%); Oklahoma (2.7%); Utah (2.2%); and Nebraska (1.9%).
With seven (7) states at level lower than 3% the picture could not look brighter. The issue those states is finding individuals who can fill the jobs that are open. In the case of Utah, with a high concentration of IT professionals, it is an employees’ market. Employers have to have great salaries and benefits to retain and attract IT Pros who have high in demand skills in areas like security.
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