These openings are the result of company expansions, labor shortages in difficult to fill positions, seasonal fluctuations, and normal turnover among the 771,100 employed workers in the area.
Employers find it increasingly difficult to find trained workers.
The survey showed an estimated 10,624 full-time jobs for experienced or technically trained workers, with 60 percent of these jobs identified as difficult to fill. The number of entry level jobs for workers with high school or less and lacking occupation-specific experience is down from last year. In May employers reported 4,439 full- time openings in this category, compared to 7,125 openings last year. At the same time, the number of jobs available in Milwaukee County, and particularly in the central city targeted Enterprise Community, were far fewer than those needed.