8 Quotes by Steve Pogorzelski

There is a labor market recovery in Indianapolis and the nation. We see consumer confidence where consumers believe jobs are plentiful. You add that all together and it does spell good news for job seekers.

Like many of the nation's major metropolitan markets, the Orlando area experienced a slight decrease in online job availability during December, due in part to a typical year-end slowdown in recruitment.

The Orlando area's job market continues to show stability, with a sold level of opportunities spanning the corporate, private and public sectors. The market also continues to boast one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates, which stood at 3.3 percent at the end of November.

The surge in the Monster Local Employment Index in February suggests a healthy and confident business climate across all major metro areas in the U.S., with particularly strong growth amongst markets in the West and South. The first quarter of the year is clearly off to a solid start with the Index results showing strong, broad growth in employer demand for workers.

Despite this anticipated seasonal slowdown, almost all industries, occupations, regions and states show much higher levels of online job availability than a year ago, demonstrating solid growth over the course of 2005.

The broad growth in employer demand measured across nearly all of the top cities in the country is another positive sign of U.S. labor strength in the first quarter of 2006. The Monster Index is also showing a greater number of online opportunities within the business and healthcare sectors, which are key indicators of the health of the U.S. economy.

The hiring outlook continues to bode well for job seekers and for this springs' new crop of college graduates.

The January findings of the Monster Local Employment Index show that eight major U.S. markets rebounded from a seasonal slowdown in recruitment in December, indicating increased online hiring activity due to higher demand for workers. The national Index findings for January were clearly consistent with other labor and economic indicators pointing to solid employment growth at the outset of 2006, so overall, this year's labor market appears to be off to another strong start.