The survey also shows that three out of five openings pay less than $12 per hour, said JOBS NOW, a nonpartisan coalition that advocates for family-supporting jobs. That means 60 percent of the job openings in the state do not pay enough to support a family, the group said.
JOBS NOW's updated Cost of Living in Minnesota research shows that in a Minnesota family of four with both parents working, each worker must earn a statewide average wage of at least $12.24 per hour just to meet their basic needs.
Overall, the survey found that Job vacancies declined in the fourth quarter of 2006, down 9 percent from one year ago, to 55,250.
Other statewide findings include:
- Of the six occupations in Minnesota with the most job openings, only one pays a median wage of more than $9.50 per hour.
- Two occupational groups—retail sales and food preparation and serving—make up more than one-fourth (26 percent) of all job openings and have a combined median wage of $7.10 per hour.
- Sixty percent of job openings in Minnesota require no education or training beyond high school; and the median wage for these openings is $8.86 per hour.
For more information
Read the full job vacancy report at this link:
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/jobvacancy.htm
Learn more about The Cost of Living in Minnesota the JOBS NOW Coalition website, www.jobsnowcoalition.org
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