Ken Yee was going to lose his job due to a plant closing, but he found a new one before it happened. Ouellette's experience wasn't all that unusual, according to corporate recruiters and outplacement firms. They say that despite the slowdown in the Arizona economy in recent months, most of their clients have been able to find new jobs. It might take them longer than in recent years, and they might wind up in different industries, but they eventually are finding work. Now we're an eight.
People are concerned because they thought last year was normal, but it was abnormal.
Last year you might have had five offers in a week, but that was an anomaly. People with marketable skills, such as engineers, are finding a receptive job market. High-tech workers still are in demand, although if layoffs in that those industries continue to climb, such workers could find it more difficult to find jobs in the Valley. Unskilled workers and those with large salaries and fancy corporate titles also can expect their job searches to take longer, experts say. They say that the construction and real estate industries still are strong in Arizona, and the job market remains good for the financial services sector, including accounting.