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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dean, Business and Professional Studies<o:p></o:p></span></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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">tel (707) 524-1731<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Heather LoBue [mailto:Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 12, 2016 13:40<br>
<b>To:</b> Heather LoBue <Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Job Market Tracker July Edition<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Good afternoon,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Attached is the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s <b>July 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> of hiring trends
in the <b>Education industry</b>. You can now find past JMT reports <a href="http://edb.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1033&id=2039" target="_blank" title="Cmd+Click to follow link"><span style="color:#954F72">here</span></a> on our website! </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please consider participating in the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GT6KRJH"><span style="color:#954F72">feedback survey</span></a> to provide information about how you use the report. Seven months after
the initial release of the Job Market Tracker Monthly Reports, we are working to continue improving the reports. The EDB wants to ensure the Job Market Tracker is as useful as possible and provides the information you need about current hiring trends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To improve distribution of the reports, the EDB will be transitioning the release of the monthly Job Market Tracker Reports to an online email marketing platform starting in October 2016. Using Constant Contact
to deliver the monthly reports will allow us to manage subscriptions more effectively. Please look for the new email format in October!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#215868">JULY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#215868"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Over 9,000 job postings were advertised in July 2016, an increase of 759 postings compared to the same period last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">With 836 postings, the Retail Trade industry had the most job postings in the July reporting period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Santa Rosa had 215 new job postings since July 2015, as it continues to have the most job postings of any Sonoma County city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">- Please see attached for full report –</span></b><span style="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 Heather LoBue at <a href="mailto:heather.lobue@sonoma-county.org" target="_blank">heather.lobue@sonoma-county.org </a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:black">Heather LoBue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Heather LoBue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Business Services Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Sonoma County Economic Development Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">141 Stony Circle Ste. 110, Santa Rosa, CA 95401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Phone: 707.565.6415</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Fax: 707.565.7231<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Email:
<a href="mailto:Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org">Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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