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Higher Education Advertised Job Openings Jump 47 Percent as Sector Continues to Outperform Economy

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 18 -- Advertisements for job openings in higher education were up dramatically in the first quarter of 2010. In fact, the number of advertised job openings increased every month of Q1 2010. Advertised job openings for January, February, and March were up 11.1 percent, 14.8 percent, and 47.0 percent respectively compared to the same months the year before, according to a new report published by HigherEdJobs, the leading resource for job advertisements in academia. (http://www.higheredjobs.com/link.cfm?q=1&y=2010&id=3).

Higher education employment continues to be stable and follow historical patterns despite overall U.S. employment experiencing significant losses throughout 2008 and into 2009. The total number of jobs has decreased 5.9 percent from December 2007 to March 2010. In contrast, the total number of jobs in higher education has increased 5.1 percent over the same time period.

Other findings from the latest report on higher education jobs and job openings:

• The ratio of faculty to non-faculty postings was down during the first quarter of 2010 compared to the year before, but was still higher than pre-recession levels.
• The number of jobs at community colleges continues to increase while the percentage of job openings from community colleges declines slightly.
• The ratio of part-time postings in higher education continues to rise, although the rate of growth may be moderating in 2010.

HigherEdJobs is the leading source for jobs and career information in academia. During 2009, more than 2,600 colleges and universities posted over 55,000 faculty, administrative and executive job postings to the company’s website. HigherEdJobs is visited over two million times each month by 700,000 unique visitors. HigherEdJobs is published by Internet Employment Linkage, Inc. which is headquartered in State College, PA, and has an accounting and operations office in Oak Park, IL.

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To view the complete report, go to: http://www.higheredjobs.com/link.cfm?q=1&y=2010&id=3