His wife does not work. There are not a lot of big industries left in this country that are offering the kind of benefits and pay I m making now. Help still wanted Theoretically, laid-off workers have employment opportunities in the new jobs still being created. The services sector added 81,000 jobs in January, and hospitals and doctors offices reported solid gains. So did construction, real estate firms and mortgage banks.
Many companies still have help wanted signs posted.
A survey of second-quarter hiring plans by temporary staffing agency Manpower Inc. showed that 28 percent will need additional staff in the second quarter, while 8 percent plan cutbacks. The report, based on a survey of 16,000 businesses nationwide, showed that some 59 percent expected their work forces to be unchanged, and 4 percent were uncertain. Some 58 percent expected no change, and 4 percent were uncertain. Despite the failure of many dot-coms, technology companies still are hiring and expanding. There were so many open positions going begging before the current problems, and now they re being filled.