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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Josh Adams, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">1501 Mendocino Ave | Santa Rosa, CA | 95401</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Amelia Yim [mailto:Amelia.Yim@sonoma-county.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 03, 2016 13:04<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Job Market Tracker April '16<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Attached is the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s
<b>April 2016 Job Market Tracker</b>.<b> </b>Included is our monthly analysis of real-time online job postings, aggregated from over 25,000 sources, as well as a
<b>bonus feature</b> highlighting trends in the <b>Creative Industries</b> over the past year. You can now find past reports
<a href="http://edb.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1033&id=2039">here</a> on our website! </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, feedback, customized report requests, or would like to schedule a meeting please do not hesitate to contact Juan Nieto at
<a href="mailto:juan.nieto@sonoma-county.org" target="_blank">juan.nieto@sonoma-county.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">From the JMT team of Sonoma County Economic Development Board – Juan Nieto, Aadhar Chhabra, Brian Marland, Amelia Yim</span><b><s><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#215868"><o:p></o:p></span></s></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#205768">HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Over 9,000 available job openings during the April 2016 monthly reporting period, an increase of 102 postings compared to the same period last year.</span>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting job openings grew 262% in the past year to 123 available jobs, potentially signifying a shift towards online recruiting for an industry that has relied on word-of-mouth and other
traditional hiring methods.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Creative Industries online job postings grew 25% in the past year with Marketing Managers as the most advertised occupation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">- Please see attached for full report -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Amelia Yim</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Workforce & Public Policy Project Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sonoma County Economic Development Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">141 Stony Circle, Suite 110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Santa Rosa, CA 95401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Phone: (707) 565-7221<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Email:
<a href="mailto:amelia.yim@sonoma-county.org"><span style="color:blue">amelia.yim@sonoma-county.org</span></a>
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