Topping the February report as the state with the best opportunities for job seekers is Massachusetts, followed by California, Colorado, New Hampshire and Virginia. Connecticut ranks sixth, followed by Minnesota, Vermont, Maryland and Washington State. The JOI ranks all 50 states according to their current job opportunity climates. Company officials say the JOI is not intended to be an exhaustive survey of U.S. employers. States at the top of the list, like Virginia and Maryland, have much better opportunity climates for job seekers.
Unemployment is low in both states and opportunities abound, particularly in technology.
Despite the current slowdown in the national economy, our area job market continues to show great vitality. Villella says the area's high-growth information technology and telecommunications and management services sectors will help the region grow faster this year than other technology regions like Boston, Silicon Valley, Seattle, and the Research Triangle in North Carolina. HireStrategy is an online executive recruiting firm. Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.