Nov 6, 2010 6:24 pm US/Mountain
Retail, Educaiton, Health Care Are Hot Job Sectors
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DENVER (CBS4) ― Restaurants and bars is one of the sectors adding jobs. The news is also good for those looking for work in retail, health care or education.
Constantly on her feet, Mari Andrede keeps track of 23 5-year-olds.
"Putting in definitely more hours than I'm getting paid for," Andrede said.
But Andrede is not complaining.
"I love what I do, I'm happy to do it," she said.
Andrede is a first-year kindergarten teacher for Denver Public Schools.
"I was a whole year unemployed, so this has been a blessing absolutely."
Education is one of the hot hiring sectors, according to the government's newly-released jobs report. It's up more than 29,000 jobs nationally for the month of October. Also strong is retail, which added almost 28,000 jobs. And healthcare is up by 24,000 jobs.
The hiring process can be stressful, according to Aric Grell.
"It's just unnerving sitting there wondering if you are even going to get called back for an interview," Grell said.
Now he's thrilled to have landed a better-paying job as banquet server with Embassy Suites.
Food service is another hot sector adding 24,000 jobs last month.
"I dropped off 50 to various different restaurants, hotels, bars, any type of service industry and I got one call back," Grell said.
Both new hires say personality and persistence is what landed them a paycheck.
National employment is still above 9 percent.
Experts say despite the positive news, the job gains are concentrated in just a few sectors.
The sluggish economy still has a long road to recovery.
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